There is more than one artist called Graves; 1) Greg Olin used to play in a band called York Roberts. Today, "Graves" is only subtly different from "The Graves", the nomenclature which accompanied Olin's debut Love Love Love. The evolution of the music and the moniker is somewhat telling. Like so many HUSH artists, Olin specializes in a songwriting style which can be reduced to its minimum components -- vocal and guitar -- and still work. But life is too short and friends/musicians are too plenty not to enhance the writing with a more traditional band sound: drums, bass, keys, horns, etc.
1) Greg Olin used to play in a band called York Roberts. Today, "Graves" is only subtly different from "The Graves", the nomenclature which accompanied Olin's debut Love Love Love. The evolution of the music and the moniker is somewhat telling. Like so many HUSH artists, Olin specializes in a songwriting style which can be reduced to its minimum components -- vocal and guitar -- and still work. But life is too short and friends/musicians are too plenty not to enhance the writing with a more traditional band sound: drums, bass, keys, horns, etc. With Yes Yes Okay Okay, Olin has discovered a perfect synthesis of intimate songwriting with enhanced, rule breaking instrumentation that one usually associates with the likes of Wilco and others. Perhaps more than ever, Olin's music sounds like the man behind it: utterly sincere, slightly off kilter, instantly likable. In a way, stripping "The Graves" of "The" is an indicator of the systematic dismantling of pretension that is at work in these songs.
2) A horrorpunk band featuring Michale Graves (vocals, guitar), Dr. Chud (drums), Tom Logan (guitar) and Left Hand Graham (bass). They relased one album, Web Of Dharma (2002), before splitting up.
3) An up and coming witch house producer. myspace.com/gravessevarg
4) Originaly known as Ira Graves. Graves is a powerviolence/punk/hardcore band from Boston, MA. We released a demo in June 2011 under the name Graves. We are now back to being called Ira Graves and have a split with Ultra//Negative recorded and online, 7 inch coming soon. Also getting ready for the long in the works upcoming full-length out later in 2012. You can hear all the recorded material at www.gravespv.bandcamp.com also on www.facebook.com/iragraves
For Horror Punk Artist See : Michale Graves