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Lewis

About Me


"The groups sound is fortified with sweeping vistas, displaced ache and static energy that suggests the soundtrack to a Zach Braff film or a prime time Ford commercial. This is the music of long road trips fueled by heartbreak, of artfully neglected bars darkened against sunny afternoons, of city parks in the muddy throws of early spring and of tenderly maintained collections of vintage T-shirts."
Under the rug; An EP released in 2006
"Under the Rug by Lewis: Lewis, the project of guitarist Matt Call, is a bit of an anomaly in Asheville. The trio plays the sort of pop favored by college radio stations. Under the Rug, their current EP, turns up tight, well-produced songs reminiscent simultaneously of the Cure (if they were polished for a commercial audience) and '90s alt-rock (Soundgarden with better vocals or a more polite Stone Temple Pilots). And yet, with darkly ambient background noise, synth-y drums and lyrics that evoke loneliness and loves lost, Lewis manages to be wholly modern. If Rug gets fleshed out as a full-length disc with some of the crowd-pleasing covers Lewis plays live, it will be a well-realized effort."
Alli Marshall, Arts and Entertainment editor, Mountain Xpress
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Failed To Feel... Released April 2008
Cover done graciously byTaiyo la Paix
Overall design by Jeff Hinkle

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/17/2005
Band Website: You Are Looking At It
Band Members:

Matt:Vocals/Guitar

Jarrod: Drums


Jeff: Bass

Influences: By no means a comprehensive list nor in order of importance:

Radiohead
Jeff Buckley
Death Cab For Cutie
Led Zeppelin
Elliot Smith
R.E.M.
Tool
Beck
Neil Young
U2
Chris Isaak
Nick Drake
The Eurythmics
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Pixies
Ryan Adams
Prince
TheSmiths
Elvis
Dave Eaton
Rilo Kiley
Robert Hunter
Sufjan Stevens
New Order
The Police
The Dandy Warhols
Stone Temple Pilots
Sigor Ros
Rolling Stones
The Postal Service
Barry White
Mazzy Star
Rush
The Cars
Marvin Gaye
The Cure
Pete Yorn
My Bloody Valentine
Ben Folds
Talk Talk
The Shins
The Sundays
Iron and Wine
Duran Duran
Cake
Syd Barret
Guns 'n Roses
Tears for Fears
INXS
Soundgarden
Coldplay
Fiona Apple
Beastie Boys
Bob Marley
Whiskeytown etc....

Romance, Pain, Friendship, an insatiable urge to create sound coming from an unexplained place where addiction lies.
Sounds Like: The noise coming out of your speakersMyspace Layouts - Myspace Editor


Type of Label: Major

My Blog

A New Year

Well, the new year is here and what has changed? Nothing. Just the fact that I keep having to rewrite things at work when I date them 2006. I personally think a year in itself is overrated. Why dec...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:26:00 GMT

Some Lyrics

I've been told that it's hard to understand the words to our songs, so here they are:What I Deserve don't sit so close to me when your so far insideyour masquerade may fool yourself, you don't fool me...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:49:00 GMT

Mountain Express Blog/Reveiw

Pop in Asheville: Lewis show reviewPosted by Alli Marshall | Dec 1st, 2006 --> Inserted by Sticky Image Plugin v1.31 (C) 2005 by Markus Buschhoff --> I'd like to give you some personal details a...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:33:00 GMT

ImportantMusic

this is matt. i felt i had to say somthing about this record that has been my soundtrack for the past few weeks. Ryan adams is one of the most prolific songwriters still living. when i mention his nam...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:08:00 GMT

Last Nights Show

After a bit of last minute booking confusion, we played at Guadalupe Cafe last night. The crowd grew as the night went on. We played a slightly shortened set to accomodate the aforementioned problem...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:41:00 GMT

No News is Good News

Well, we've finished our EP & are getting it pressed. We'll be playing in Sylva on Friday, taking a break for Tyler to get hitched, then playing at Westville Pub in late November. We'll see you soon...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:09:00 GMT

New Music

We've got two new songs up (Lost & Holding On) that we recorded last month. They're close to finished, but we thought we'd let you hear them anyway. Enjoy. We'll be playing around Asheville soon.
Posted by on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:09:00 GMT

Last Night

We played at Fred's Speakeasy last night with Ringer. Tons of people showed up & it was quite a good time. Ringer did an amazing cover of "Don't Let Me Down" by the Beatles. They also had a girl si...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:05:00 GMT

Tuesdays

I don't like Tuesdays. It's still early in the week & I'm still cleaning up Mondays problems at work. Thurdays are much better. Now excuse me while I'm late to work. Jarrod
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:25:00 GMT

Good Morning

Matt is living it up at the NC beaches right now. Tyler flaked out on coming to a club to see Hosefo & The Buzz. I'm sitting at home on Saturday morning, about to go meet a friend at the bakery. Hav...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 06:53:00 GMT