One thing I love about Boston's music scene is its diversity. For such a small city, it covers a very wide spectrum of musical tastes and varieties. For example, if you were to hear any track by Somerville's own The Gilded Splinters, you may initially think you were south of the Mason-Dixon. With twangy leads and sludgy warm grooves, The Gilded Splinters are the northern flannel rock response to a typically southern style. The lead vocals of singer/songwriter Josh Buckley fall somewhere in the realm of Chris Robinson and Neil Young, reminiscent of Brian Harding of the New York band Hymns. The band achieves a sound that sounds like Exile on Main Street era Stones on Vicodin (in a good way). A bit more mellowed out and much less in your face, the band still gets a very full and intricate sound thanks to the keyboards of John Carbone and the lead riffs of Jonas Kahn. The Gilded Splinters struck gold a couple of years ago when producer JP Bowersock, famous for working with such artists as The Strokes and Ryan Adams, attended one of their gigs and decided to produce their debut full-length album January. Tracks such as "Lisa Jack" and "Haunted Child" are upbeat standouts from January and have helped make the band a household name around the Boston area. The Gilded Splinters' touring schedule has been rather thin as of late, but they are also currently in the studio working on the follow-up to January, which as of now is set to release on March 1st. Be sure to give The Gilded Splinters a listen because they are a band that is making music that matters.
myspace.com/thegildedsplinters
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