Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Attack Release
Monday, December 21, 2009
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Gig Alerts
Every weekday, we're offering free mp3s from artists playing in the metropolitan area. Download the song, and if you like what you hear, click the tickets link to see the show.
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Every weekday, we're offering downloadable songs from artists playing in the New York City area that night. Here's one from a band carrying on the garage rock torch.
Attack Release
"Mortgage"
Playing at: Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St., East Village)
Get: Tickets ($8 at door) | Directions
Inspired by the original garage rock bands of the '60s and the revival groups of the 2000s, Attack Release play the kind of straightforward, pop-twinged indie rock that you sometimes need to hear in an overly Auto-Tuned world. But the song "Mortgage" isn't that simple: a soaring, fuzzy guitar solo toward the end ramps things up, and considering the name of the song, the lyrics - about a love you can't hold on to - seem to have a double meaning in this slowly-recovering economy.
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