The band, Skeletons In The Piano, coming from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., just gave me the privilege to listen to their new upcoming album, “Please Don’t Die”. The band, Skeletons in the Piano, was formed by Eli Hargrave (lead vocals, guitar) and Eric Donovan (drums)  in 2007. They released their debut album, “Certain Slow Murder”, with just those two as members, and since that album got a lot of feedback, they formed a whole band together, adding members Dustin Alexander (Bass), and Jeff Ayers (violin, keyboards). Later they added, Brad Thibodeau (guitar), and they added two belly dancers for their live shows. Yes, they really have belly dancers who dance to their music at their live gigs. You have to see it to believe it.  In 2010, they released the Don Fury produced album, “Stranger On a Damned Staircase” and another EP called, “Short Pig”, shortly after.

The new album, which includes 8 tracks (see the track listing, 2nd picture). The songs can range from 3 – 8 minutes long at least. The album will be available digitally (Itunes, Spotify, etc.) and the album will be available on Vinyl at their live Putnam Den show, May 11th. The album is being released under, Magnetic Eye Records.

The band likes to describe their sound as psychedelic grunge. They also said they are influenced by Black Sabbath, and the Doors. From what I heard, these guys don’t really sound like anyone else. They really have their original sound. When you listen to a unique rock n’ roll band like Skeletons In the Piano, you know it’s them when you hear them. This is something I’ve never heard before. The band’s sound is tight, and aggressive. The guitar tone is pretty heavy, and there are some pretty complex rhythms. It sounds like these songs would be difficult to play if you tried to learn them yourself. Even though these songs sound a bit complex, these guys really have the power to make their songs catchy, fun, and easy to listen to. Eli can really sing. That guy has the pipes for sure. When you hear this guy sing, he can easily pull you into the music. His voice will certainly give you goosebumps throughout the whole record. The lyrics and song titles, may seem a little strange to you but they are really artistic and so different. There is some bad language through some of these songs, but when you listen to this album, you won’t mind them.

This band may sound great on an album, but when you go see Skeletons in the Piano live, you’ll get a different experience. Complete with belly dancers, and all. I’ve never seen Skeletons In The Piano live at a show, but after hearing this album, makes me want to. Keep in mind, I only listened to this album digitally ’cause I don’t own a vinyl player. If you want better sound quality, I would recommend you get the vinyl of, “Please Don’t Die”, from them. A better listening experience.

I think good things will come up ahead for this band in the future. This is another band, who I think deserves national recognition, too. They are one of the best bands in the area. Rock n’ roll doesn’t get recognized too much around here anymore, and these guys do a great job on keeping rock music alive. These guys still make it alright to listen to rock n’ roll. I couldn’t stop listening to, “Please Don’t Die”. Listened to it like 4 or 5 times. It was a pretty amazing album, and they just made a new fan. I will definitely come out to see them live, hopefully soon. I’m definitely gonna try to make their Putnam Den, May 11th show. When ever I’m ready to start performing live again, I would even love to open a gig for them someday.

To learn more about Skeletons In the Piano, visit these links below:

http://www.skeletonsinthepiano.com/

http://www.facebook.com/skeletonsinthepiano

As you can see, I’m about to take my blog to a different direction. To those who have been paying attention, this site isn’t just about me at all, this site is here to entertain all of you. That’s why, I’m here. I’m hoping this site will have a big future in supporting unsigned bands & artists around the states, and around the world. I’m always looking for new talent to discover and support. Just to tell you one thing, I’m not trying to compete with other local blogs and other local music promoters like Crumbs, Capital Underground, Nippertown, etc. The goal here is to discover new talent and to help promote music. Not just local bands around my area, everywhere in the world. Help unsigned acts get a little more exposure. This can even be for indie and major label acts too, if I can get lucky enough to get ’em somehow.

I’ve already gotten a few responses coming in from unsigned acts all over the world.

I’m not always about myself when it comes to music. I’m very supportive of other bands & artists, and this is my way of showing my support for unsigned music. New section made for my site, “Bands & Artist Reviews”.

Lets hope this will be successful and get bigger as time goes along. Once in a blue moon, bands & artists will mail me free albums by regular mail or send me a video to review, and I’ll gladly do that. Hopefully, bands and artists will send me stuff a lot more in the future. One thing to keep in mind though, I won’t be selective or picky to review things. I won’t ignore the submissions I won’t like. I’ll be willing to review everything that comes my way. I won’t be a nasty & mean critic like Simon Cowell and others. I plan to be a nice & friendly one. If I don’t like something I hear, I’ll just be nice about it as best as possible.

I think the music world needs something like this, and this will be good. It’s gonna be fun for you to discover new talent you never heard of, and that’s the point of this. Getting heard and getting discovered.

Kev