Tune in to www.radioheemskerk.nl on Sunday, June 9th from 3:00-4:00pm EST to hear MarsupiaL guitarists, Ian Reardon and Forrest Smith, talk about MarsupiaL’s new CD, ‘genus thylacinus’.
Tune in to www.radioheemskerk.nl on Sunday, June 9th from 3:00-4:00pm EST to hear MarsupiaL guitarists, Ian Reardon and Forrest Smith, talk about MarsupiaL’s new CD, ‘genus thylacinus’.
CD REVIEW: Marsupial - Genus Thylacinus
By Don Sechelski - 05/27/2009 - 08:19 PM EDT
Artist: Marsupial
Album: Genus Thylacinus
Website: http://www.marsupialmusic.com
Genre: Progressive Rock/Jam band
Sounds Like: Phish, King Crimson, Allman Brothers
Technical Grade: 9/10
Production/Musicianship Grade: 9/10
Commercial Value: 6/10
Performance Skill: 10/10
Best Songs: The Man Who Knows Things, Naked In The Hall Of Seduction
CD Review:
Marsupial is a four man band from Asheville, North Carolina that follows the footsteps of jam bands like The Dead and Phish. Their new release, Genus Thylacinus draws on influences as diverse as Genesis and Frank Zappa.
The band consists of Ian Reardon on guitar and vocals, Forrest Smith on guitar, Brad Mehder on bass, and Chris Carter on drums and vocals. The songwriting credits indicate a high degree of collaboration and the result is a very tight band sound and some fine guitar driven rock. Lead On is the first cut. Its jam sound is reminiscent of Phish. But the second cut, The Man Who Knows Things surprised me. Its southern rock sound was more akin to The Allman Brothers at their jamming best. Naked In The Hall Of Seduction brought back memories of King Crimson while In Between, featuring Forrest Smith on pedal steel was eerily similar to The Grateful Dead. The Tide draws on jazz influences.
Genus Thylacinus is an eclectic collection of songs that seem to pay tribute to a wide variety of sources but Marsupial pulls it off. Their guitar driven rock touches a lot of bases but doesn’t miss a bet. If you are a fan of any kind of jam band music, Marsupial probably has a song for you.
(antiMusic) Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Jam Band/prog-rockers MarsupiaL tell us about “The Man Who Knows Things” from their brand new album “Genus Thylacinus”. Here is the story they sent over:
This song was written by guitarist / vocalist, Ian Reardon, in 1998 as part of Ian’s former band, Wherever It Goes, concept album “The Green Monkey Fugue”. Reardon explains, “The song is a reference to speaking to God, or listening to your inner voice, and following your destiny. It’s the realization that everything is fine and there is no reason to worry. Life is unfolding as it is meant to be.”
As a student at Appalachian Sate University, bassist Brad Mehder would go see Reardon’s band perform at local venues in Boone, NC. “I was a big fan of this song the first time I heard it performed”, says Mehder. “To me, this songs was the perfec t example of Ian’s ability to take a simple song, and add that magic touch that transforms the song in to a great song”. For MarsupiaL, this is an example of a song that was frequently talked about being recorded and performed. However, it took another eight years for MarsupiaL to add this song to their repertoire.
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album - right here!
Posted on March 26th, 2009 by Simon Barrett in Interview, Music Reviews, Reviews
