Alec Gross & The Districts
Win?orLose?
© 2006 Alec Gross (837101191449)
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Hard working Pop Rock/Americana, real honest music for the real people
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Currently based in Washington, DC, Alec Gross blends a mix of pop and Americana with his distinctive gift for lyric and melody. This unique singer/songwriter was raised in Bucks County, PA, where he first began playing music as a 15 year old busboy in a blues club. Alec quickly devoured every musical style he could get his hands on, from blues to punk to pop and bluegrass. He learned early how project his passion for music from the stage to his audience.
After moving to NYC at age 18, Alec began to take songwriting seriously – composing original music inspired by his real life experiences living & performing in the U.S. & abroad. Still in his early 20's, he has led a succession of bands over the past few years, playing clubs throughout the Northeast; from the Tribeca Rock Club in NYC, to the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and IOTA Club/Cafe in DC.
Presently, Alec and his band, The Districts, perform regularly in support of their latest record, "Win?orLose?".
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Bright, Bubbly, Cheerful, Exciting, Gentle, Relaxed
author: DJ Allsorts Man of Live 365 Internet RadioI love the first track Heart Attack, it's just right for an opener, followed by catchy win or lose which gets you going. love that track. Oh Little Girl is another fast track i really like. Broken In Two is a lovely ballad has a nice acoustic sound to it. So does Cold Apples. Fix My Dreams is what i call a driving song, speeding down highway, roof open - great stuff, same with Piscataway it's catchy Amercian rock. Blue Ribbon Baby slows down the pace and I love it. It's a great song. Great vocals. Just a Boy is kinda country-ish, slow paced but great. Joni Mitchell Was Right is a great, catchy number, love it. Favorite Dream is another kinda slower, countryish sounding song,got a kinda haunting theme to it,laid back,love it. I havent had time to listen to all the words but i love what I've heard, it's a great album. Ill be playing songs on our station when I update playlist in few weeks. its also recorded well hdcd I believe.
Raw honesty is the first and deepest impression that these songs make.
author: Jon Sobel, BlogCritics.orgAlec Gross combines Americana and heartland rock with a strain of folksy gentleness and a knack for melody. Raw honesty is the first and deepest impression that these songs make. Gross sings them in an emotional, slightly quavery voice reminiscent of Michael Stipe. Themes of lost love and disappointment predominate. "Broken In Two" declares: "Break me in two/One for me and one for you/One man to lie and say he's true/The other will leave but he'll still love you." And the simple, deadly refrain of "Cold Apples" cuts right to the heart: "I will wait/But not for you." But the songs take every possible viewpoint on the matter. "Joni Mitchell Was Right (1-2-3)" is a funny depiction of glimpsing a former lover looking oh-so-fine, while "Blue-Ribbon Baby" finds the beauty in sad resignation. "Piscataway" and "Just a Boy" are effective, Springsteen-esque depictions of moving away and growing up. My only criticism is that in the harder-rocking songs the arrangements and guitar sounds are rather old-fashioned - I don't dislike them, but a more modern sensibility in that area might widen the appeal, especially since the songs and vocals are so winning. (The synth in "Fix My Dreams," however, which is right out of "Lucky Man," is the cool kind of retro.)
Great Record! Raw and real.
author: Tom DerringThis is a great album. The key to this record is in the songs. Honestly produced and tightly arranged, Alec Gross expertly delivers you the theme, tells you why you should care, and all the while decorates it in a way that drives every lyric home. Stand-out tracks: Heart Attack, Cold Apples (great rhodes sound), Blue-Ribbon Baby (great female harmony), and Just A Boy (Stand-out lyric: But that Mexican Skyline it shines so bright/ I can't hold, no I can't hold...) killer.