Blank Range – Opening Band

Labels: Thirty Tigers
Number of Tracks: 1
Total Time: 3:35
Formats: Triple A, Americana, AAA, Non-Commercial, NPR
Available Date & Time: July 14, 2017 09:00 AM ET
Impact Date: August 7, 2017
Country: USA

Blank Range
"Opening Band"

Impacting August 7

From their debut album Marooned with the Treasure

Noisey Premiere

On August 25, Nashville’s Blank Range will release their debut album Marooned With The Treasure via Sturdy Girls Records distributed by Thirty Tigers.

This release makes the band’s first full length album after three years of touring the country heavily behind their first two EPs Phase II and Vista Bent.

While singer Jonathon Childers deftly uses "Opening Band" as a multifaceted metaphor throughout the song, the phrase functions literally as well. Over the last three years the band has traversed the country, almost always as a support act, with artists like Benjamin Booker, The Wild Reeds, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, The Mountain Goats and many more.

In January of 2017, the four piece band comprised of Grant Gustafson (guitar & vocals), Jonathon Childers (guitar & vocals), Matt Novotny (drums & vocals) and Taylor Zachry (bass & vocals) traveled to Durham, NC to record the album with producer Brad Cook (Hiss Golden Messenger) at Overdub Lane.

Much of the inspiration for Marooned With The Treasure is the recent sobriety of singer Jonathon Childers, who was thirteen months sober at the time of the recording. He recounts, "When you’re consuming zealous amounts of a depressant everyday it’s easy to lose the light. I was bummed on everything, probably myself the most, and the party had been over for a long time." The themes of addiction and confusion pop up in "Opening Band," as Childers acknowledges his past with the lyrics: "Well I took on earthly pleasures / Til they stayed and staked their claim / And I’ve got a couple demons / That know me by my first name."

After many years of traveling the country, the band is excited to finally release their debut album and hit the road once again, with tour dates to be announced for this fall.

Tour Dates:

8/9 @ The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL * w/ Banditos
8/11 @ The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee – Milwaukee, WI *w/ Banditos
8/12 @ Tall Tales Music Festival – Burlington, WI
8/13 @ SPACE – Evanston, IL * w/ The Wild Reeds
8/16 @ The Brass Rail – Fort Wayne, IN
8/19 @ Musicians Corner – Nashville, TN * w/ Son Volt
8/25 @ Grimey’s (In-Store) – Nashville, TN
9/14 @ Americanafest – Nashville, TN

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