“What am I to build, if my hands are broken, if I’m not the chosen one?” sings Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight on “Story of An Immigrant”, over a lush, dynamic beat that evokes the sounds of his native South Africa while steeped in the band’s everevolving present. The foursome (Steven, his brother and guitarist Andrew, drummer Richard Wouters and Kevin Dailey on keys and guitar) are living proof of what happens when you stop worrying about being the chosen one and make music built on both the roots that grew you and the love that keeps you thriving every day. Civil Twilight’s songs embrace every corner of human emotion, balancing delicate, poetic lyrics with sweeping arrangements that touch all the senses: a phrase to make you think; a rolling drumbeat you can feel in your bones; a guitar vamp as illustrative as a picture; a shimmer of keys whose light can nearly be seen and heard. Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy), their third record on Wind-Up is built on this vibrancy, on the permanent dust of a Cape Town youth; on the connection that unites them all as brothers beyond blood and on their new home in America where they pull from the innate, thriving musicianship of Nashville, where they live. When you listen to Civil Twilight, from their self-titled debut, to 2012’s widely lauded Holy Weather to now, it’s easy to understand why the band has topped five million YouTube views and reached historic success with film and television syncs – because it’s music you can’t shake, that translates experience into moments and creates melodies that become imbedded deep under the skin. We’re all immigrants, in some way, and Civil Twilight’s singing our national anthem.

WALTHAM are a band from New England, USA. The band was formed in 1989, when the members were between the ages of 12 and 15. This group of friends stayed together through the years, changing band names, changing genre's, until in 1999 abandoning all trends, and committing to the one style of music they loved most. Honoring they're love for bands like Journey, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, The Outfield, Survivor, Stan Bush, Robert Tepper and 38. Special (to name a few), WALTHAM are true to their influences. This band is the sound of the soul, of any and all fans of the 80's. 

Just a dude who plays guitar and writes songs. I started when I was 12 years old. I don't really use Soundcloud for public reasons, but I think this a good place to list all the bands I've been in. (In chronological order)

-WALTHAM (Ryko Disc)
-THUNDER CANES
-SUPERGLUE (Pitchfork Records)
-DAMONE (RCA)
-JETFUEL
-ROBBY ROADSTEAMER 
-NO ALLEGIANCE
-GRAVEYARD BBQ (Guitar Hero)
-PIGGY D. AND THE EVACUATION PLAN
-SEEMLESS (Equal Vision Records)
-ANKLA (Bieler Bros. Records, Inc)
-POWERMAN 5000 (Mighty Loud Records)
-DOOM PARTY
-ANDREW W.K. (Sony)
-PPL MVR (Elektra Records)
-FULL RETARD (Jay Davis Comedy)

I was also the composer and music producer for VH1 Stevie Tv (Season 2)

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