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11 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Dec 2005
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 Shot At The Title lyrics BUY MP3 02:46 Shot At The Title lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:46 Shot At The Title
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:35 Emancipation lyrics BUY MP3 03:35 Emancipation lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:35 Emancipation
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:12 In My Head lyrics BUY MP3 04:12 In My Head lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:12 In My Head
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:08 Staring At The Moon lyrics BUY MP3 05:08 Staring At The Moon lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:08 Staring At The Moon
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 The Water's Edge lyrics FREE 03:54 The Water's Edge lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 The Water's Edge
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:51 Come Again..?! lyrics BUY MP3 01:51 Come Again..?! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:51 Come Again..?!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:10 Where Is My Girl? lyrics BUY MP3 04:10 Where Is My Girl? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:10 Where Is My Girl?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Shoot The Preacher lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 Shoot The Preacher lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Shoot The Preacher
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 We All Fall Down lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 We All Fall Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 We All Fall Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:55 Warm Rain lyrics BUY MP3 04:55 Warm Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:55 Warm Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:01 Sons and Daughters Of War lyrics BUY MP3 06:01 Sons and Daughters Of War lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:01 Sons and Daughters Of War
Sounding something like Jeff Buckley fronting Fishbone at the top of their groove game, Hollywood power-trio, Your Horrible Smile, mixes its melodic hard rock approach with Stevie Wonder-esque neo-soul funk and indie-Brit rock fervor…
Bio / Background
It’s hard to classify Your Horrible Smile; a loud, dirty, melodic & often quite sensitive rock band from lovely downtown Los Angeles, CA. They’d rather you say they’re an “indie” sort of rock band. “We’re not metal & we’re not punk...nor are we some soft-spoken Coldplay derivative,” states singer Ryan Hanifl adamantly.
Despite their differing backgrounds, Your Horrible Smile fuses many influences into one cohesive sound. The music is a representation of the best aspects of their heroes, possessing the tightness & drudge of Queens of the Stone Age, the tenacity of The Doors, and the off-kilter arrangements of Soundgarden, Bowie, & even Pink Floyd.
Kyle Robarge’s thunderous, tight bass lines provide the backbone to the band’s music. Guitarist Jason Mezilis evokes a more “classic” style, one that evokes early 70s rock: long hair, dirt under the fingernails, barefoot & disheveled. The band is held together by Ryan Hanifl’s lyrical & tenacious vocals.
↓ more ↓Ryan can channel the likes of Scott Weiland and Jim Morrison in performance, but both his tone and range remains uniquely his.
Your Horrible Smile is unapologetic in the performance of their music. The energy and intensity with which they play separates them from the regular “run-of-the-mill” bands of today. A [YHS] performance will first draw you in, and then later you will discover it is their songs that solidify their credibility. Each song has its own unique structure while still seeming familiar to the listener. “Shot at the Title” is an all out rock track, while a song like “Sons and Daughters of War” is more epic in scope, both musically and lyrically. And then there are songs like “In My Head,” songs that blur the line between ballads and rock anthems.
Your Horrible Smile is a contradiction of sorts; possessing unique artistry while remaining universally appealing. And that contradiction even finds its way into the band’s merchandise: stickers and t-shirts displaying the phrase “I [Love] Your Horrible Smile,” a motto any music fan will proudly display upon hearing the band’s music.
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Having recently completed their first cross-country US tour, YHS is currently back home in LA preparing for their first major studio outing, recording an EP under the guidance of producer Jason Wormer (Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters, White Stripes, “Morning Becomes Eclectic”)
YOUR HORRIBLE SMILE
P.O. Box 2931
Hollywood, CA 90038
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