The Explorers Club
It would be easy to dismiss the Explorers Club as a 21st century Beach Boys clone except the band is just so darn good at channeling that vintage California sound that they somehow end up sounding refreshing and vital because of it.
Formed in Charleston, South Carolina and led by singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist, and pianist Jason Brewer, the group's founding members also included multi-instrumentalists Dave Ellis and James Faust, bass player Wally Reddington, and drummer Neil Thomas, with Ellis, Faust, and Reddington supplying gorgeous harmonies to Brewer's lead vocals. Unabashed in their mission to carry Brian Wilson's musical vision forward, the Explorers Club evoke the classic mid- to late-'60s vocal sound that made the Beach Boys one of the most admired and influential bands of that decade. If that makes the band a bit of a one-trick pony, well, it's one hell of a trick. The group released a four-song EP, The Explorers Club, in 2006, three of which ended up on their debut full-length album, Freedom Wind, released in 2008 on Dead Oceans Records. The band returned in late 2011 with a series of Amazon-exclusive EPs titled The Californian Suite, The Carolinian Suite, and The New Yorker Suite, each including a couple of works in progress and a cover ("Walk on By," "Stormy," and "Hitchin' a Ride," respectively). Sticking with the '60s and their recognizable harmonies but also reaching into the sounds of '70s AM pop, the group's second album, Grand Hotel, was mixed by Mark Linnett, who worked on many Beach Boys reissues. It was released by Rock Ridge Music in February of 2012.
Brewer relocated to Nashville in 2014 and by the time of their third LP, he was the Explorers Club's sole remaining original member. With the lineup of Brewer, singer/multi-instrumentalists Paul Runyon and Michael Williamson, singer/bassist Wyatt Funderburk, and drummer Kyle Polk -- and still sporting those vocal harmonies -- the band issued Together with Gold Star Records in 2016.
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To Sing And Be Born Again
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 12 juin 2020
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The Explorers Club
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 12 juin 2020
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Age Of Impact
Rock progressif - Paru chez Magna Carta Records le 17 juil. 2007
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Freedom Wind
Rock - Paru chez Dead Oceans le 20 mai 2008
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California’s Callin’ Ya/ Nature Boy
Pop - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 13 mai 2016
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Do You Love Me? b/w Carry Me
Rock - Paru chez Dead Oceans le 8 avr. 2008
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Don't Waste Her Time (Orchestral Version)
Pop - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 29 janv. 2021
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I've Been Lonely Too Long
The Explorers Club, Chris Price
Soul - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 25 mars 2022
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Wattage - "Jingles"
Soul - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 17 juin 2022
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Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
Soul - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 9 avr. 2021
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Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Pop - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 6 mai 2022
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Ruby / I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite
Rock - Paru chez Goldstar Recordings le 27 mars 2020
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