THE ALRIGHTS: High School

The Alrights

High School

© 2006 City Canyons LLC (881017000821)

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A remarkable variety of genres and styles all blended together into one incredibly tasty sonic treat.

tracks

1 Call Her Name
2 Heaven Sends Her Regards
3 In a Way
4 City Underground
5 Jump for Joy
6 If it is a Dream
7 The Sickness
8 Validation
9 Alright By Me
10 Young Man's Blues
11 Almost Never Always
12 Untitled
13 School Revisited

notes

Diverse. To say the Minnesota trio The Alrights is diverse in their sound is a bit like saying Mark Twain was good at writing. Whether you listen to their debut album "High School" or see the band live you will inevitably hear true diversity. One song is rock, another is soul influenced. One sounds like a spiritual, another punk. One may be smooth and exact with a lot of vocal harmonies and thoughtful arrangements while the next might be raw, almost Garage.

It's not a gimmick. It's just what lead vocalist and guitarist/ivory tickler Toby Churchill feels like doing. His lyrics for the bands tunes are no less diverse. Some are about love or carnality and some are about death and non-existence, though pretension is kept at bay with some silly numbers like a birthday song for the universe.

Danny Cosgrove plays a mean bass and sings a sweet harmony. Thankfully, he can do both at the same time allowing this three piece to often sound like four. Drummer Chad "Chavo" Amborn knows when to hold back, which is a lot given the simplicity of many of the arrangements, but has the chops to bring down the house when it's called for.

The band formed in the summer of 2003 although its members have known each other and played together for much longer. In the fall of 2005, after extensive gigging, the band was signed to a record deal by the exciting new New York City independent label City Canyons Records. The Alrights have since begun to tour and are in the process of building a national audience.

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  • Compelling musicianship!
    author: Roy Opochinski, Groovevolt

    The Alright's sound is one that most modern bands are unwilling to attempt and their musicianship is compelling. Their ability to present a diversified series of sounds insures that The Alrights should be able to capture the audience that appreciates bands whose albums don’t reek of homogeneity. High School is an intriguing debut. One hopes that they continue to experiment on future releases, because if they do, they are certain to strike gold.

  • Soulful and emotionally textural
    author: Jen Cray, Ink 19

    Toby Churchill's Kravitz tone is the prime pull to the band's can't-put-your-finger-on-it sound. Soulful and emotionally textural, it is this factor that keeps me pressing play again as HIGH SCHOOL ends--Jen Cray, Ink 19.

  • The Alrights Rock.
    author: Mike Grosshandler

    This album rocks. It's got tight vocal harmonies, smooth grooves, and catchy hooks. The Alrights will get stuck in your head.

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