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Below is a video of a new song In the Making -
called "Downhill" and a window behind the scenes
to the creation process of another All Original Song
by The Tunes and Tones.
The Tunes and Tones
Album: Apple
The Florida-Based Group The Tunes and Tones seem
out of place in their hometown. The Band's Electrifying
clash of garage rock, '60's british invasion guitar pop,
and quirky indie stylings give them a New York City Vibe.
However, unlike their contemporaries - The Strokes, The
Tunes and Tones is no one trick pony; While the Iggy Pop
influence is also apparent, the group isnt shackled by genre
boundries. While so many of today's college radio acts ape
the latest flavor of the month from trendy blogs, The Tunes
and Tones are oblivious to current trends. If a few of their
tunes are reminiscent of Modest Mouse, it isnt because their
attempting to imitate them; rather, they simply share stylistic
roots, in that case the undying spectre of the artish
british band XTC.
Given their free-thinking attitude twoard rock music, The
Tunes and Tones could be caterogized as punk in the purest,
original sense of the word. After all, how else would you
describe a group that holds Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols and the
Beatles with the same degree of respect and admiration?
You can hear all three icons in The Tunes and Tone's songs;
their spirit lives with each rebellious, no-compromise groove.
"Keep Us On The Payroll" is a witty delight - a highlight of the
record. But this is not a singles bar; instead, this is an album
best enjoyed from beginning to end, letting The Tunes and Tones
cut loose as the album itself becomes a greatest-hits iPod.
By: Robert Michael Sutton
The Tunes and Tones
Album: Apple
The Tunes and Tones have a sense of humor. They must.
On the cover of Apple, the band is lying on the ground, staring
intently at the record’s namesake. This is the first image a
potential fan is greeted with, and perhaps in a case of irony, it
suffers from a lack of tone depth. Graphic design notwithstanding,
the Tunes and Tones do express a gamut of color in the music. It’s just
unfortunate that so many people are content basing
their opinion on packaging.
Dressing their music with college-rock stylings a la the Strokes,
the Tunes and Tones still manage to incorporate classic-rock
influences. The songs come in many different flavors, often
creating an eclectic but confident sound. “Crazy Lady Yates,”
for example, is delivered in a free-flowing manner reminiscent
of Bob Dylan, whereas “Grease” is more redolent of the
contemporary act Cake. Who said you can’t have your Cake and
eat it, too? Lyrically, the band is unrestrained. Opening to
applause, “Love Labels” tells a story of musicians unhindered by
critics. “They said we were all folky/and that’s all we’d bring/
I guess they’ll never grab our sound.” Regrettably, this is indicative
of what the music industry has become. Unsurprisingly,
though, the Tunes and Tones have the last say on the closing track,
“Clubs are not as packed as back in the day/And all the
record labels eat shit/I guess the music has lost its way.”
By: Jack Richter - Overground/Underground
The Tunes and Tones
Album: The Rolling Stone Effect
Staying True to their promise, this contains both great tunes
and tones.....and a few heavy ideas and light laughs as well.
A must have.
By: Rocktober Magazine
The Tunes and Tones
Album: The Rolling Stone Effect
In a region populated by alt-rockers, rappers, and an
overabundance of like-minded cover combos, the Tunes and
Tones' homespun ramble and sway provides South Florida
with a rare hint of an Americana attitude.
The acoustic guitars and shuffled rhythms complement
vocals that reside somewhere between Nirvana and Neil Young.
By: Lee Zimmerman / New Times
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By: Rockit To Russia
The Ramones Tribute Band
Velvet UnderGround-ish
Im listening to "Grease" and hear Lou Reed "Take a
walk on the wild side" and some John Fogerty and Suzie Q.
"Keep us on the Payroll" is Cadillac man; and Beatles with
a Sandy Nealson beat. "Crazy Lady Yates" has Bob Angelo
with Dale Hawkins feel. "Band of Girls" is a Buddy Knox
warped song with some Stooges.
Shezzz and they said Rock n Roll died in 1965.