Pharmacy Spirits

Music:

Member Since: 8/11/2007
Band Website: pharmacyspirits.com
Band Members: Jim Reilly - Guitar/Vox-- Courtney Nore - Drums/Vox-- Brendan Evans - Bass/Vox-- Patrick Bradley - Guitar/Vox--
Influences:The sudden exodus. The swollen exodus. The Bad Sects, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The Soft Boys, My Bloody Valentine, Big Dipper, Tiny Tim, Pink Floyd, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Volcano Suns, Sarah Vaughn, Elliot Smith, New Order, Pixies, The Smiths, Husker Du, P.J. Harvey, The Beatles, Velvet Underground, Elvis Perkins, Bob Dylan, The Replacements, Bauhaus, Nick Cave, Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen, The Swans, Psychic TV, Depeche Mode, Sex Pistols, Vivian Abduction, Ministy, Cursive, Nirvana, Tones on Tail, Ramones, Talking Heads, Cypress Hill, Dinosaur Jr., Mission of Bhurma, Pere Ubu, Big Black, Kraftwerk, Portishead, Billie Holiday, Prince, Dean Martin, Amy Huffman, Rent Money Big, Sad Old Lady, Ideal Cleaners, Strawberry Burns, Capgun Coup, Crush The Clown, The Ms., Her Flyaway Manner, Bloody Robots, Dead Prez, Mr. 1986, Burl Ives, This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, The Glove, The Prids, Butthole Surfers, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Archers of Loaf, Faith No More, The Teardrop Explodes, The Cramps, Built To Spill, Guided By Voices, Ugly Cassonova, Bikini Kill, Melvins, Morrissey, The Shanks, Brimstone Howl, The Terminals, The Show Is The Rainbow, 13 County, Paper People, Monroes, Tangelo, 10th Horse, Clean Plate Club, Wasteoid, O' Death, Skeleton Breath, His Mischief, Low, Ludacris, Black Sabbath, Syd Barrett, Ween, Pinback, Pavement, Def Leppard, Iggy & the Stooges, Nancy Sinatra, Ole Dirty Bastard, Mitch Hedberg, Flaming Lips, Mazzy Star, Smashing Pumpkins, Clan of Xymox, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, The Fall, Gang of Four, T Rex, Wreckless Eric, Richard Hell, Brian Eno, Jesus and Mary Chain, Pigface, Johnny Cash, The Moldy Peaches, The Breeders, etc....
Sounds Like: NOTES ON PHARMACY SPIRITS/THE BAD SECTS:Pharmacy Spirits,“every song ended in 1994”"When the Bad Sects lost its bassist James Pelter in early 2007, its remaining members Courtney Nore and Jim Reilly knew they still wanted to make music together. While they searched for a replacement bassist they changed the band’s name and recorded an EP worth of songs that became “every song ended in 1994.”The result is a five-song (one is hidden) collection of songs that makes for a great sampler start to the direction Pharmacy Spirits is headed. The songs would easily fit in a group with any number of 1980s new wave bands that made a name for themselves combining the ethics of garage rock with more electronic sounds created with pedals and computers.Fans of bands as varied as Built to Spill and the Cure could have fun with a half hour to burn and some headphones, and by the time track three, “Can’t Say No,” rolls around I’ve been lulled by the mellower rhythms of “Excuse Me Lady” before being yanked into a sharper reality courtesy of Nore’s frantic drumming behind Reilly’s haunting vocals.I’m appreciative of the chance to get to know even a limited number of songs from Pharmacy Spirits as they play shows in Lincoln and Omaha from time to time, and the more music I’m familiar with the more typical it is for me to have a great show experience."– OMAHA CITY WEEKLY Jan 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------Pharmacy Spirits - "Theme Song" Download"My first thought when seeing these guys live was Built to Spill. Hard rocking, but intricate in the way the songs build up, it's easy to get lost in the moment when listening to this band." -THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- The Bad Sects closed out the show, and holy shit! Jim Reilly looked like he was wrestling with demons who had taken posession of his guitar. The exorsism began on their first song and lasted through the end of their set, where in the end, it appeared as if Jim had been successful. I've never seen such intensity from Jim before, and I only wish that more people had been there to see it. His guitar playing was on fire! It might have been their best show ever, certainly one of the top 3. They broke out several new songs, I think the names were "Oh No", Wasting Away, and I don't know what the last one was called. I liked all the new ones a lot, and they clearly show the band developing in their writing. I should be getting an advance copy of the bands as-yet unreleased CD, so you may be hearing some of their stuff on SCS Radio pretty soon. - Tery Daly ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- The Bad Sects closed the show with Lost In The Supermarket and We Want The Airwaves, in their own unique way. Their Clash cover was played almost dirge-like, compared to the way The Clash recorded it, and their version of Airwaves rocked harder than The Ramones ever did it!The way this X Vs. Y stuff works is: the audience votes for which band did the best Ramones cover and which band did the best Clash cover. The winner of best cover of The Clash was The Bad Sects-Star City Scene ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- The Bad Sects-- mellow melodies and urgent vocals make --Excuse Me Lady-- one of those tracks that will repeat in your head for hours-Ground Zero 2006
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None