All Music and Performances by Brandon Cartwright all art by Tyler Cartwright

Operating from within the welcoming confines of the self-coined descriptor “posi-djent,” Chicago’s HARM LESS appropriates a style known for aggressiveness and technique-worship and re-purposes it with warmth and a welcoming spirit. Beginning life as a tribute to multi-instrumentalist Bryan Kingsley’s father and dedicated to the path of moving forward through life with bright-eyed insistence and purpose, HARM LESS invites listeners to experience joy through volume. 

Eschewing the tropes often associated of musical endeavors centered around a single individual – myopic tones, limited scope, dominant instrumentation – SAFE’S PACE possesses compositional richness and organic delivery that belie Kingsley’s unaccompanied performance. In fact, the songs on this record feel more natural and less mechanic than what one has come to expect of djent-adjacent music. That is ultimately the goal of HARM LESS, though, to bring emotional engagement and impassioned exuberance to a stylistic melding with a conceptual foundation built on torrid riffing and intense sonic weight. 

The result is an album for lovers of loud music who are concurrently seeking a musical experience that reinforces the embracing of euphoria. From the irresistibly upbeat groove of lead single “LOOSE LEAVES” to the full-hearted melodic chug of “MADE OF THE MIST,” from the math-y sway of “UNVIOLENCE” to the massive climactic outpouring of the title track, SAFE’S PACE is a record the grabs you, shakes you, but then offers a warm embrace. It’s the kind of heavy music that’s desperately needed for so many of us in 2019.

Many of us recognize the inherent value of the quickening pulse. People applaud the dramatic crack of an electric stick into the soft doughy underbelly of our ordinary lives. We long for a moment of danger. We crave the scream of the beast. We know.

There are many choices out there. Cooled Out Babies want you to make the right choice. Don't pour a load of poison down your ears. Scream along with us. You'll feel much better.

The group likes to rope in performances from some of their many musical friends and the collection features contributions from Paul Foreman (guitar, alto sax), Brennan Connor (flutes, tenor sax), Jeffrey Kmieciak (guitar and lap steel), Brett Callaway (drum programming, keyboard), Nick Rocchio (lap steel), Sean Burke (shaker, fingersnaps and wolf whistle) and Jeff Wichmann (trumpet). 

We make this music with everything we have inside of us. We love every second and we hope you will too.

NEW ALBUM COMING THIS APRIL, 2015!!!

The Man In My Shoes is:

<"Mossmerizing" EP-
Casey Skufca (Vocals/Lyrics)
Andrew Kostro (Guitar)
Luke Thomson (Production, Guitar-ColorWheels)
Jimmy Chandler (Vocals: Wicked Ritual)>


And help from friends along the way.

Stay tuned for much much more!

Chicago-based musician, recording engineer, and producer.

Nati a inizio 2013 dall'incontro tra Giordano (ex Rebels Actions), Gianluca e Roberto (Disagio Urbano, c4 combat rock) gli Avvolte portano avanti l'attitudine e le snorità punx che hanno caratterizzato anche le nostre precedenti esperienze, rivisitando e reinventando stili e influenze. con l'estate 2013 parte l'attivita live che comincia subito con grandi nomi (Antefatti, Pig tails, Los fastidios, Plakkaggio HC, Padrini...) e parallelamente entriamo in studio per le registrazioni del nostro primo EP "Questa musica non fa per te" uscito poi il 10 gennaio 2014!

Hailing from Los Angeles, California, American XO combines ethereal pop and alternative music with west coast and americana themes.

In 2015, American XO released their debut EP, War On Baltimore, produced by Kosta Lois.  

Contact: americanxomusic@gmail.com

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