WITHOUT GRAVITY
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Loft Sessions #98 on XM with Without Gravity
"Making the long journey all the way from Iceland, Without Gravity had us swooning in no time to songs from their brilliant debut Tenderfoot plus haunting Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley covers. They even surprised us with 5 brand-new tunes, previously unrecorded...an XM exclusive!" Starting December 26th the live session will air Monday 12noon & 9pm, Thursday 3pm & 9pm and Saturday 6pm, all times Eastern.
For more information go to: http://theloft.xmradio.com
Two friends, guitarist Konni and singer/guitarist Kalli, started spending the days together strumming out songlines and ideas for lyrics.
As the songs took shape and the words found meaning they were joined by drummer/vocalist Grimsi and then double-bass player Helgi; and there was Without Gravity.
Soon thereafter they started playing concerts in the tiniest of venues, living room sized bars, backrooms of cafes.
And the rumour started spreading, that this was something worth listening to, something new, something big in its simplicity.
Yes, without gravity are no high concept retro prog-rockers, no metal-gurus, no electronic bleep-n-cuts shyness.
What they do is they come and set up their instruments wherever there is space enough and they play as intimately as if they were among old friends.
Was that all there was to it, then? Yes, and what is more: It is all you need. It is a sanctuary made from human closeness, the warmth of being together, sharing each others thoughts and emotions.
After all, it is a mad, bad and dangerous world out there.
Then after touring and testing their songs for the last two years without gravity/tenderfoot went into the studio and recorded their first album Without Gravity. Listening to it will transport you to the place where it all started, the roots of music, of communicating with a song and words, the living room in the eye of the storm.
Because, as it says in the Without Gravity ‘Beautiful Son’, the hurt will find us anyway.
Their debut album, Tenderfoot, will be released by One Little Indian Records on June 21st.
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