Jonas Sees In Color
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In the summer of 2010, North Carolina rock and roll outfit JONAS SEES IN COLOR found themselves spinning through the air. It was the last week of a relentless two year touring schedule in support of their debut album; the van landed upside down, a contortion of metal and showering glass. The band crawled out through the windshield, refused to leave the tour to seek medical attention, and climbed into the back of a box truck with the remains of their instruments. They finished the tour bruised and bloody, laying down in the pitch black heat for hours on end. They had long claimed willingness to die for their music, now they were faced with a new challenge: to live for it. JSIC returned to the eclectic south, homeless and hungry to create something new. They renovated a 1960's schoolbus, ... moved in, and began writing a much-awaited second album. Emerging a few months later with a fresh batch of authentic, fiery rock tunes; the band relocated to Music Mania, a small, log-cabin studio in the Carolina woods. The resulting album, âHARVESTâ (named after the intense whisper-to-howl two-part-movement that concludes the album), is a collection of experiences, thoughts, and stories; as startlingly honest as it is brashly poignant; it is the sound of a band who has found new color in the world. JONAS SEES IN COLOR â âHARVESTâ to be released on Halloween 2011. Jonas Sees in Color is an American rock and roll band from Greensboro, North Carolina composed of members Ryan Downing (vox), Jonathan Albright (gtr), Owens (gtr), Michael Deming (bass gtr), and John Chester (drumset). The bandâs debut, self-titled album, Jonas Sees in Color, was released on September 29, 2009 on Glassnote Records. The name Jonas Sees In Color is a reference to Lois Lowryâs 1993 Newberry Award winning novel The Giver. Singer Ryan Downing explains, âOur name is basically a metaphor. In The Giver, the main character (Jonas) lives in a black and white world. When he is chosen to take on the responsibility of the hopes, thoughts, and feelings of his entire village, he finally begins to see in color. One of the most important goals of our music is to create a connection with the listener by accurately connecting the stories and ideas contained in our music in a way that allows the listener to take and interpret the songs as their own.â They cite The Beatles, The Black Crowes, Band of Horses, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket and Otis Redding as musical influences, as well as literature such as The Giver, The Catcher in the Rye, and works by Japanese modernist Haruki Murakami. Frontman Ryan Downing also cites Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones as inspiration.
Updated Oct 13 2011 12:57 PM via Last.fm
Updated Oct 13 2011 12:57 PM via Last.fm
