Haunted House is here to prove that popular rock doesn't have to be stale and unoriginal. This band shows that music can be accessible but also unique. "When I hear music that really connects with me, I feel like I have angel wings coming out of my back and I'm flying over a fucking tropical island as the sun sets, eventually soaring through the doors of a dance club and hovering over the floor as I bathe in the disco lights." Such imagery is strong and an equally strong reaction can be expected from a Haunted House audience as they soak in the refreshing and sometimes startling compositions of this doggedly determined band, out to alter the face of boring pop. Repetition is the backup of missing talent. Haunted House wants to be an original band and wants to be a band whose songs are original each time out. An original idea repeated over and over is no longer original. So this group wants each of its songs to stand on its own and have something specific to say to the listener.Haunted House wants its music to remind you of a million things at once, to be unique while referencing reality from all angles. Such artistic attempts require talent galore or failure will occur. Haunted House has yet to fail so the reader can determine for him- or herself the talent quotient of Haunted House. One listen is all it takes.From the banal to the beautiful, Haunted House draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources. People Magazine and nature ... It seems an odd combination. Of course, nature is understandable. There's nothing so sublime as nature (except maybe music, which is part of nature in its glory), but People Magazine? It's not as shallow an influence as it might seem. Haunted House actually draws sociological inspiration from it. "I'm very interested in money, fame and the effect that it has on society, as well as the clash between high rolling/champagne limo city life and the countryside." People Magazine and nature ...Haunted House has already released La Vida Es Dificil Pero Bonita Cuando Hace Sol Y El Cielo Es Una Mierda, which has since sold out but faces possible re-release. The next album, Upper Class Red White and Living, is set to come out in a limited, hand-made edition. What proves more than anything the strong abilities of Haunted House is that it is able to inject thriving new life into something as regurgitated as pop.
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Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: virb.com/hauntedhouse
Band Members: Mike Watton America's Jon Davis Cole Claerhout
Influences: The Germs, Leonard Cohen
Sounds Like: limo
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Major
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NEW DATES FOR TAHOE- FEB. 22 & 23
Thanks to all who came to see us at the lodge in Aspen and at the private parties there and on the Island of Catalina!We'll be performing at The Arena at Tahoe Ski Resort on Feruary 22nd and 23rd! Not... Posted by Haunted House on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:42:00 PST