These Stars Are For You by Saving Graces

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Power Pop | Modern Rock

5 tracks | 15 minutes

Released Jun 2003
on Paisley Pop

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Fantastic power pop / modern rock CD EP from North Carolina

Editorial review

Yes, pop bands still sprout like dandelions in Winston-Salem, NC, and the debut EP from the Saving Graces demonstrates that the current crop is sounding nearly as good as the hardy perennials from the past. Led by former Neidermeyer frontman Michael Slawter, the Saving Graces are able to shift gears from the sophisticated grace of "Song for Anyone Else" to the lean, spunky energy of "The Things That Make You Strange" without stalling out or putting too much strain on the clutch, while Slawter's estimable guitar and vocal abilities get a first-class assist from bassist Drew Jenkins and drummer John Holoman. The production (by Slawter with D. Henry Fenton and Britt Uzzell) is polished and savvy but still reveals a keen edge, documenting a band with both hooky smarts and a rock & roll heart. These Stars Are for You is a promising calling card for the Saving Graces, and hopefully they have enough where this came from for a full-length release sometime soon. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

"These Stars Are For You is one of the best introductory EPs since R.E.M.'s Chronic Town a couple of decades back" - Ken King, junkmedia.org

Led by singer/songwriter Michael Slawter, and featuring bassist Drew Jenkins and drummer John Holoman, this Winston-Salem, N.C.-based combo has earned comparisons to Cheap Trick and The Raspberries by writing brainy and shimmering power-pop.

With the release of their debut EP, "These Stars Are For You," the rest of the world will finally figure out what the rest of the Piedmont Triad has known for months: This is one serious band. Over five songs, The Saving Graces effortlessly blend 60s-vintage Britpop ("The Things that Make You Strange"), bouncy New Wave-style rock ("Idiot Proof") and gorgeous balladry ("Sad Golden Waves Goodbye.").

"Girl Automatic" has enough hooks to snare a creel of fish, with Who-ish power chords played against a voice plangent in both of the word's meanings: loud, resounding and suggestive of sadness.