Xaq Grace is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter better known throughout the States, Europe, and Japan as the bassist for the rock group Mock Orange.SELF HELP is Xaq's solo project in between touring and recording with Mock Orange.
Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: WWW.MOCKORANGE.NET
Band Members: *Matt Braun--Bass, *Sabyn Braun--Piano/Organ, *Troy Daugherty--Guitar, *Aaron Distler-- Drums, *Xaq Grace--Guitar/Vocals
Influences: Beatles, Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Leo Kottke, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Wilco, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Flaming Lips, Hall & Oats, Johnny 'guitar' Watson, Pavement and Steve Malkmus, Fiona Apple, Shins, Cornelius, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Radiohead, Superchunk (especially Come Pick Me Up), the Owls, the Grease soundtrack(I dont give a fuck what you say about the grease soundtrack), Joli Holland, the Cure, John Spencer, Police, the Band Apart, selective Michael Jackson, BeeGees, Electric Light Orchestra, some Steely Dan, some Joni Mitchell, Built to Spill, Tom Waits
Sounds Like: Guitar solos, sometimes folky acoustic sounds, singing, some synth, electronic shit here and there, horns at times, piano, sometimes rockin, sometimes junk funky
Record Label: unreleased material