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The Torches EP

by The Torches

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The Torches go the easy route and call their first ep "The Torches," but consider it a formal introduction to the band. You'll get to know their dramatic (melo- and otherwise) ways quite quickly here, and in less than an hour.

The official story: "DC-based ramshackle roots-rock collective The Torches will release their debut self-titled EP on August 24th via Lujo Records both digitally and on 7-inch vinyl. Cobbled together by front man Stephen J. Perron Guidry in 2009 while his band The Cassettes took hiatus, The Torches is a mix of friends old and new, banjo, oboe, harmonica, cello, saxophone, guitar, several-part vocal harmony and cacophony, not to mention some hollering and stomping.

The 6-song EP opens strong with The Torches' special brand of raucous verve on "Mister Vampire," followed by sweet group vocals boosting Guidry's raspy croon on jaunty "Daughter Leg." The group shows the softer side of their rough and tumble spirit on "The Coming Rain," and southern-inspired closing track "Antax (Broke Down Busted)" ends things with a heartfelt, age-old tale of feeling down and out. "

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released August 24, 2010

All songs played by The Torches and written by S. J. Perron Guidry, published by SESAC 2010.
Mixed by N. Anderson and Mastered by Hays Holladay.
2-5 Recorded by C. Conway at 3AM Studios
1 and 3 Recorded by T. Orgren at the Stonehenge Grotto

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The Torches were cobbled together by Stephen J. Perron Guidry in the late winter of 2009 and are a ramshackle and revolving group that includes banjo, oboe, harmonica, cello, fiddle, several-part vocal harmony and cacophony, as well as some hollering and stomping.

The Torches played their first show without ever having all been in the same room at once.
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