THE NOBILITY: The Mezzanine

The Nobility

The Mezzanine

© 2007 The Nobility (837101366366)

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Pure pop-rock joy packed with energetic hooks and infectious melodies.

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THE NOBILITY
The Mezzanine

"A year from now, all of your Myspace friends will be raving about this 'new' band... and claiming they heard them first."
–Norfolk Portfolio Weekly (Norfolk, VA)

"Even with the song's [Halleluiah Chorus] mellower moments, the stacked harmonies, gang vocals and violins add a grandiose element befitting the majestic-sounding title."
-All the Rage (Nashville, TN)

The Nobility, a humble little rock band based in Nashville, TN releases their full-length album The Mezzanine July 31, 2007. On The Mezzanine, The Nobility broadens their musical repertoire with a deeper exploration of narrative lyrics and less conventional arrangements, with orchestrations featuring cello, tuba, saxophone, flute, violin and French horn. The sessions were documented to magnetic 2-inch tape on classic 1970s analog gear at Brian Carter's Murfreesboro, Tennessee studio.

Legendary saxophonist Jim Hoke (Guster, Billy Joel, Bob Seger) makes an appearance, as do several soon-to-be legendary Middle Tennessee State University music students. While making The Mezzanine band members continued to listen to early Paul McCartney and Kinks records, as they have since they were chubby lads just out of diapers.

In between recording sessions and federal holidays, The Nobility squeezed in four (4) national tours in 2006 alone, performing nearly 80 concerts everywhere from bars and universities to libraries and schools.

Sean Williams is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist, Stephen Jerkins dabbles in piano, organ, guitar and backing vocals, and Brian Fuzzell plays drums and percussion. For now a host of friends and enemies fill in bass duties.

Previously The Nobility was Jetpack, but another band had the copyright or at least a better lawyer and so a name change occurred. Despite, or in spite of, the new name, the band has not alienated any fans or critics, who continue to love and cherish them.

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  • Nothing here is by the numbers
    author: All the Rage

    Nothing here is by the numbers. You'll hear inspired little hitches and quirks all over, and it's hard to think of another local indie rock release with either the amount or quality of brass and string arrangements found here... There is, indeed, a definite sense of motion here — one of a band making big strides with a sound that appears increasingly unique as it becomes more "classic."

  • These are some great tracks... Trust me
    author: Your Standard Life

    These are some great tracks and I cannot wait to hear the full-length. Trust me, you'll be singing along to Halleluiah Chorus on your first listen.

  • Quintessential Nashville indie-pop record
    author: Nashville Scene

    This quintessentially Nashville indie-pop record could be the sleeper that makes a lot end-of-the-year lists.

  • The album's ambitious and nuanced, incorporating strings and horns on many of th
    author: You Set the Scene

    I dug "Mathematics" from their first EP and thought they had a lot of potential. They realize that potential on their debut full length. The album's ambitious and nuanced, incorporating strings and horns on many of the tracks. The album starts off with two upbeat tracks "The Mezzanine" and "Halleluiah Chorus." At first you might wish all the tracks were as immediately catchy as "Halleluiah Chorus" but as you listen you begin to really appreciate the more subtle tracks. The lead singer's voice sounds a little bit like Eric Johnson from the Fruit Bats (which is another band I really like) while the band's energy reminds me a little bit of the Spinto Band. -- yousetthescene.blogspot.com

  • These are brilliantly crafted tracks... This is one highly addictive record.
    author: Music Row Magazine

    And the Disc of the Day belongs not to one of our Big Names, but to the upstarts of The Nobility, whose album drops July 31. Buy and believe. The Nobility used to be Jetpack, "but another band had the copyright or at least a better lawyer and so a name change occurred," it says here. The new CD, The Nobility Are Moving Up to the Mezzanine, is quite an amazing arrangement accomplishment. These are brilliantly crafted tracks with orchestrations featuring tuba, sax, French horn, cello and other textures. Think Sgt. Pepper era Beatles or mid-period Kinks and you'll have the general idea. In addition to this jaunty CD opener, check out the yummy, layered, propulsive popster "Hallelujah Chorus" or the sputtering Queen-ish "Let Me Hang Around." Beware: This is one highly addictive record. --Robert K. Oermann

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