Are The PondHawks Chicago’s Best Kept Pop Music Secret? New Album May Change That

The up and coming unsigned indie band is making waves not only on the radio, but also in social media. They have a quarter of a million likes on Facebook and thousands of followers on Twitter, MySpace, Youtube and Reverbnation

WHAT IS THE SECRET?
 
Formed in 2007 by songwriting partners Mario Novelli and Jorie Gracen, The PondHawks have since captured a worldwide audience with catchy melodies and a pioneering approach to music. Some may call it retro-rock with a now sound, but the band’s unique signature style falls into its own category. 

The PondHawks have an artistry for storytelling, which evolves through meticulously crafted passages that create atmosphere and mood. Their music is driven by poetic lyricism that is clever and compelling. Stellar vocal harmonies intertwine seamlessly through musical interludes that unfold with stunning synchronicity and energy. Instruments are carefully selected to drive the melody and the emotional power of the song. 

Both of their critically acclaimed albums, The PondHawks Have Landed (2010) and Dreaming Over Ireland (2012) received extensive Triple A FM radio airplay in the US and massive Internet radio play worldwide with albums selling out their initial runs. The PondHawks Have Landed, reached the #7 spot in the Top 10 (USA) Regional Albums of 2011.

The band’s hit song “Drive,” from Dreaming Over Ireland, charted at #1 on Music World Radio’s Top 20 Alternative Songs Euro Chart. Votes from thousands of fans from around the world kept the song at #1 for 13 weeks.

When The PondHawks’ new holiday song “Winter Wine” premiered on a UK radio station in December 2015 — their first new music in three years — 45,842 listeners from around the world tuned in to hear the song. At the time the song aired, it was 11:50 PM EST and 4:50 AM in Europe.

At a recent outdoor concert headlined by the band, 8,000 fans showed up. Some traveled long distances from other states and many sported PondHawks T-shirts.

THE SECRET IS OUT!

The PondHawks' newly released third album Blue Light, their first new album in four years, is making an impact on popular streaming services. Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Music are driving album sales on iTunes (US, Europe), and Amazon.com (US, UK, Russia, Europe). 

The album is also getting robust radio airplay in the US and Europe with all 10 songs popping up on radio station playlists.

Two days after the album’s first single, “Bitter Game” was released, it charted at #3 in the Top 15 Reverbnation Picks of the Week posted by A Journal of Musical Things.

Alan Cross, music critic at, A Journal of Musical Things, writes:
"The Pondhawks have a mid-to-late ’60’s sound that brings to mind a combination of The Beatles and David Bowie.”

Alan Haber of Pure Pop Radio had this to say about Blue Light:
“This Chicago trio is a melodic treat, melding retro and contemporary influences for a decidedly catchy listening experience. Clever touches delight across the whole program, from the mandolin-powered “Armadilla,” with its playful vocal harmonies, to the pop pleasures of four-on-the-floor pop-rocker ‘Bitter Game.’ Mario Novelli, Jorie Gracen and Michael Gillespie deliver a highly desirable album and win on all cylinders.”

After one listen to Blue Light, fans of The Beatles, ELO and Paul McCartney and Wings, will be delighted to find a happy mix of pop, rock, and classic rock influences jam-packed with tasty Beatlesque flavors and psychedelia.

The PondHawks are currently the #1 ranked Indie band in the USA and the world on the Reverbnation charts. They were selected out of 3.7 million bands to join the prestigious Reverbnation Connect A & R group based in New York City. Connect’s A & R Director, Matt DuFour, described The PondHawks’ music as “timeless.”

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Interessato a collaborazioni con giornali, blog e radio per lo sviluppo e la conduzione di programmi e rubriche dedicati alla promozione musicale.

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Saturnino (Ascoli Piceno, 1969) è considerato dalla critica più accreditata uno dei migliori bassisti sulla scena internazionale. Autore di culto e popolare allo stesso tempo, Saturnino esordisce discograficamente come solista nel 1995 con Testa di basso, album in cui si mettono in luce una non comune padronanza tecnica, che può contare anche su un virtuosismo mai fine a se stesso, grande capacità compositiva ed eclettismo. In Testa di basso Saturnino è autore di tutti i brani e si avvicenda al basso, alla batteria e alla chitarra.
L’album riscuote notevoli consensi di critica e pubblico e la Verve, prestigiosa etichetta americana, lo include, unico artista italiano, nel suo catalogo. Sempre la Verve lo inviterà quello stesso anno ad esibirsi alla sua presentazione ufficiale in Italia al Propaganda di Milano, insieme a Chris Botti e Gary Thomas.
Testa di basso non rappresenta tuttavia la prima esperienza discografica di Saturnino. La sua collaborazione come bassista e coautore con Lorenzo Jonavotti data 1991. Con Jovanotti egli incidederà ben otto album, tra cui un doppio live.
Gli altri suoi cd come solista sono: Zelig (1996), il live SaTOURnino (1997), Clima (2000). Strumentista versatile capace di affrontare qualunque stile, nei suoi album si fondono strategicamente influenze che gli derivano da una cultura segnata dagli studi di musica classica (inizia a studiare violino all’età di cinque anni) e dalla passione per il funky, il jazz, il rock e l’hip hop. La sua è una musica propensa alle contaminazioni dunque, ma che esclude ogni forma di citazione. Saturnino fa così suo un concetto di nomadismo musicale in cui all’artista è concesso muoversi in libertà, senza passaporto, nei territori della musica già battuti in passato da altri: egli non ripete passivamente e, sempre con creatività, sa ottenere nuovi insiemi capaci di esprimere identità musicali inedite.
Significativo nella storia musicale e personale di Saturnino è il suo incontro, nel 1991, con Lorenzo Jovanotti. Tra i due s’instaura una forte sinergia che porterà alla realizzazione di brani di successo tra i quali L’ombelico del mondo, Io No, Penso Positivo, Salvami. È inoltre il basso di Saturnino a costituire la potente base ritmica di Il mio nome è mai più, brano inciso da Pierò Pelù, Jovanotti e Ligabue nel 1999 a sostegno di Emergency e che, con le oltre seicentomila copie vendute, rappresenta in Italia uno dei singoli di maggior successo musicale dell’ultimo decennio.

Music fans and critics consider Saturnino (Ascoli Piceno, 1969) one of the best electric bass players on the international scene. So well respected and known is he in his native Italy that it is sufficent to just call him “Saturnino” and everyone will know to whom you refer.
With both a large popular following and his own loyal fans, Saturnino made his solo debut in 1995 with Testa di basso, an album that showcases his instrumental skills, compositional invention and eclecticism. For Testa di basso Saturnino wrote all the tracks and played bass, drums and guitar. The album was a success both with critics and the public, and the historic American label Verve included him (the only Italian artist) in their catalogue. This truly re-inforced also his reputation of being a “musician’s musician”. That same year Verve invited him to perform at the official presentation of the label in Italy at Propaganda, in Milan, together with Chris Botti and Gary Thomas.
But Testa di basso was far from Saturnino’s first experience in a recording studio. His work as bassist and co-writer with top-selling hit Italian artists Lorenzo Jovanotti dates back to 1991. Together they recorded eight albums, including a live two-record set.
One of the most important events in the life and career of Saturnino was his encounter, in 1991, with Lorenzo Jovanotti. Their intense working relationship has led to successful hits such as L’ombelico del mondo, Io No, Penso Positivo, Salvami. The bass of Saturnino also guides the powerful rhythm of Il mio nome è mai più, the song recorded by Piero Pelù, Jovanotti and Ligabue in 1999 to benefit “Emergency”. This track has sold over 600,000 copies, becoming one of the most successful singles in Italy in the last decade.
Saturnino’s other solo CDs include: Zelig (1996), the live CD SaTOURnino (1997), and the very forward looking Clima (2000) which he wrote in New York and recorded in Milano. These recordings and his performances show Saturnino as a versatile instrumentalist capable of interpreting any style. His albums combine influences from his study of classical music (he began studying violin at the age of five) and his passion for funk, jazz, rock and hiphop. He makes music welcomes influences but is free of any form of imitation. Saturnino has his own, original take on a concept of musical nomadism, in which the artist is free to roam without a passport throughout the musical territories already explored by others in the past. He never merely repeats their discoveries, but creatively generates new combinations capable of expressing innovative musical identity.
In concert he has an a vibrant energy and charisma that reaches out to the audiences tirelessly bringing them into the action and the music.

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