Music:
Member Since: 3/2/2006
Band Website: theyoungimmortals.com
Band Members: Jacob Ray - Vocals and Gtr. Bass and drummer needed.
Here is what we looked like live. check this link for videos... Enjoy! YouTube
Buy "When History Meets Fiction" at CDbaby.com (coming to itunes)
Buy "A Small Part of Something Beautiful" now at Apple iTunes
Buy "Cubed" now at Apple iTunes
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All songs written and arranged by: Jacob Ray
Influences: Creeper Lagoon, Baby Shambles, Ed Harcourt, Mathew Ryan, Oasis, Elbow, Beatles, Shudder to Think, Elliott Smith, Blur, Modest Mouse, Stone Roses, Gin Blossoms, Radiohead, Bush, Remy Zero, AC/DC, Ben Kweller, The Beta Band, Better Than Ezra, The Cars, The Clash, Coldplay, David Bowie, Eels, The Faint, The Flaming Lips, Guns N' Roses, The Hives, Hot Hot Heat, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Pavement, Pedro the Lion, Pete Yorn, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, The Shins, Sigur Ros, The Strokes, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Verve, The Vines, Weezer...
PHOTOS BY LORIANT.COM
Sounds Like: "Lottery...Chiming guitars; keening, Suede-drenched, tunefully tormented vocals; well-timed pause before terrace-shaking chorus—certainly seems deserving of a place within the Immortals’ ‘07 debut, When History Meets Fiction, and, through a young career, it’s a bit daunting how many potential anthems Ray has already amassed."
Willamette Weekly - Jay Horton
To listen to the unreleased song "Lottery" click:
"Lottery" - Unreleased
"Rocking a choirboy fragility with resolve, depth of experience and a keening regret ever waiting on transcendence, his marvelously malleable range—teasing whisper, platinum falsetto, full-throated growl—makes him both a charismatic narrator, whether dissecting loves lost or arousing new conquests, and ubiquitous master of ceremonies, allowing the trio a fuller, richer sound."
Willamette Weekly - www.wweek.com
"Jacob Ray's clear, sweet tones, which drift somewhere between Marc Bolan and Jeff Buckley, stand out in a mix which is never muddled despite the crashing drums of Scott Gervais, the right in your face guitars and the solid bass. The songs themselves are tight and well structured with enough light and shade in the music - an element so often overlooked - to keep the listener involved and looking forward with anticipation to the next tune."
www.bluesbunny.com
"The Fever is a song that deserves all the words I overuse in music previews: jaunty, peppy, synth-decorated, owing something to jangly Britpop and something to the showmanship of '80s bands (you can just hear the potential for onstage charisma in singer Jacob Ray's voice). Clearly, it's not just me affected by this sorta-'80s, sorta-'90s pop rock ... "
Eugene Weekly
"I found it easy to like the band; they seem sure of who they are and what they want to do. They are not attempting to create a pretentious, esoteric, inaccessible artistic statement through music - instead, they are creating back to basics rock'n'roll. While some other artists might look down on them for that, it is this very quality which has likely found them success. The Immortals have created a plan to gain followers by writing good, catchy pop songs, always performing with passion, and being game - even excited - to talk with their fans."
- Vancouver Voice
"Dressed to the nines in resplendent black waiter outfits with white ties, they cut the image of success and put on a high-powered, energy-filled display that best captured the essence of what a rockstar is really all about."
- Positvely Entertainment and Dining
"The Young Immortals write songs that are short and peppy, complete with pop staples like doot-do-doot-da-dos, soul claps and countdowns … it's just contagious."
- Missoula Independent
"Their music can be best described as post-modern-operatic-melodic-rock … keeping its complex edge reminiscent of the 60's rock movement; it is accessible high energy poetry and most importantly, fun!"
- BoZone Entertainment Calendar
"On the debut album 'A Small Part of Something Beautiful', Jacob Ray's Young Immortals wear their influences on their sleeve like a badge of honor. The haunting qualities of Jeff Buckley, mixed with the pop song craft of the Beatles and Radiohead."
- Willamette Weekly
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None
