Sirius JAM On presents Umphrey's McGee with guests TAUK
After years of performing over 100 concerts annually, releasing seven studio albums and selling more than 3.3 million tracks online, Umphrey's McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels and attend to their lives as husbands and fathers. But you'd be wrong. With their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, and first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group - which formed on the Notre Dame campus outside of South Bend, Indiana in 1997 - has something to prove. And that's not just to their ever-loyal fan base, but to those who have never heard a note, or worse - dismiss them as "too sophisticated, too complex" or think they know what Umphrey's McGee is all about.
http://umphreys.com
https://twitter.com/umphreysmcgee
https://www.facebook.com/umphreysmcgee
Similar Skin is not just an album for Umphrey's McGee and their legion of fans, but an effort that deserves the attention of anyone with an interest in forward-thinking musicians who don't fit into an easy-to-categorize box. If you think you know what Umphrey's McGee is all about, guess again.
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Fans who have followed Umphrey's McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know what you're going to get, and Umphrey's always delivers. How else can a band be relentlessly innovative in both music AND fan relations for 13+ years? The latest expected twist arrives in the form of their newest studio album (and first with ATO Records) 'Death By Stereo,' the follow up to 2009's 'Mantis.' 'Mantis' surprised fans with a collection of music never before played, and surprised the music industry with an innovative marketing campaign that catapulted the album PAST the Heatseekers chart, debuting at #62 on Billboard's "Top 200" chart without any radio play or television appearances. 'Death By Stereo's' concise melodic approach and accessible songwriting is everything fans had hoped for, but not what anyone expected. 'Death By Stereo' is disarmingly straightforward. Sure, you can dance to it, but the clever arrangements, meticulously crafted chordal interplay, and virtuoso instrumentation put Umphrey's McGee in a category all their own.
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After years of performing over 100 concerts annually, releasing seven studio albums and selling more than 3.3 million tracks online, Umphrey's McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels and attend to their lives as husbands and fathers. But you'd be wrong. With their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, and first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group - which formed on the Notre Dame campus outside of South Bend, Indiana in 1997 - has something to prove. And that's not just to their ever-loyal fan base, but to those who have never heard a note, or worse - dismiss them as "too sophisticated, too complex" or think they know what Umphrey's McGee is all about.
http://umphreys.com
https://twitter.com/umphreysmcgee
https://www.facebook.com/umphreysmcgee
Similar Skin is not just an album for Umphrey's McGee and their legion of fans, but an effort that deserves the attention of anyone with an interest in forward-thinking musicians who don't fit into an easy-to-categorize box. If you think you know what Umphrey's McGee is all about, guess again.
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Fans who have followed Umphrey's McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know what you're going to get, and Umphrey's always delivers. How else can a band be relentlessly innovative in both music AND fan relations for 13+ years? The latest expected twist arrives in the form of their newest studio album (and first with ATO Records) 'Death By Stereo,' the follow up to 2009's 'Mantis.' 'Mantis' surprised fans with a collection of music never before played, and surprised the music industry with an innovative marketing campaign that catapulted the album PAST the Heatseekers chart, debuting at #62 on Billboard's "Top 200" chart without any radio play or television appearances. 'Death By Stereo's' concise melodic approach and accessible songwriting is everything fans had hoped for, but not what anyone expected. 'Death By Stereo' is disarmingly straightforward. Sure, you can dance to it, but the clever arrangements, meticulously crafted chordal interplay, and virtuoso instrumentation put Umphrey's McGee in a category all their own.
Sirius JAM On presents Umphrey's McGee with guests TAUK
After years of performing over 100 concerts annually, releasing seven studio albums and selling more than 3.3 million tracks online, Umphrey's McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels and attend to their lives as husbands and fathers. But you'd be wrong. With their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, and first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group - which formed on the Notre Dame campus outside of South Bend, Indiana in 1997 - has something to prove. And that's not just to their ever-loyal fan base, but to those who have never heard a note, or worse - dismiss them as "too sophisticated, too complex" or think they know what Umphrey's McGee is all about.
http://umphreys.com
https://twitter.com/umphreysmcgee
https://www.facebook.com/umphreysmcgee
Similar Skin is not just an album for Umphrey's McGee and their legion of fans, but an effort that deserves the attention of anyone with an interest in forward-thinking musicians who don't fit into an easy-to-categorize box. If you think you know what Umphrey's McGee is all about, guess again.
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Fans who have followed Umphrey's McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know what you're going to get, and Umphrey's always delivers. How else can a band be relentlessly innovative in both music AND fan relations for 13+ years? The latest expected twist arrives in the form of their newest studio album (and first with ATO Records) 'Death By Stereo,' the follow up to 2009's 'Mantis.' 'Mantis' surprised fans with a collection of music never before played, and surprised the music industry with an innovative marketing campaign that catapulted the album PAST the Heatseekers chart, debuting at #62 on Billboard's "Top 200" chart without any radio play or television appearances. 'Death By Stereo's' concise melodic approach and accessible songwriting is everything fans had hoped for, but not what anyone expected. 'Death By Stereo' is disarmingly straightforward. Sure, you can dance to it, but the clever arrangements, meticulously crafted chordal interplay, and virtuoso instrumentation put Umphrey's McGee in a category all their own.
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After years of performing over 100 concerts annually, releasing seven studio albums and selling more than 3.3 million tracks online, Umphrey's McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels and attend to their lives as husbands and fathers. But you'd be wrong. With their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, and first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group - which formed on the Notre Dame campus outside of South Bend, Indiana in 1997 - has something to prove. And that's not just to their ever-loyal fan base, but to those who have never heard a note, or worse - dismiss them as "too sophisticated, too complex" or think they know what Umphrey's McGee is all about.
http://umphreys.com
https://twitter.com/umphreysmcgee
https://www.facebook.com/umphreysmcgee
Similar Skin is not just an album for Umphrey's McGee and their legion of fans, but an effort that deserves the attention of anyone with an interest in forward-thinking musicians who don't fit into an easy-to-categorize box. If you think you know what Umphrey's McGee is all about, guess again.
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Fans who have followed Umphrey's McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know what you're going to get, and Umphrey's always delivers. How else can a band be relentlessly innovative in both music AND fan relations for 13+ years? The latest expected twist arrives in the form of their newest studio album (and first with ATO Records) 'Death By Stereo,' the follow up to 2009's 'Mantis.' 'Mantis' surprised fans with a collection of music never before played, and surprised the music industry with an innovative marketing campaign that catapulted the album PAST the Heatseekers chart, debuting at #62 on Billboard's "Top 200" chart without any radio play or television appearances. 'Death By Stereo's' concise melodic approach and accessible songwriting is everything fans had hoped for, but not what anyone expected. 'Death By Stereo' is disarmingly straightforward. Sure, you can dance to it, but the clever arrangements, meticulously crafted chordal interplay, and virtuoso instrumentation put Umphrey's McGee in a category all their own.
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