Basic Information

Label: Pox World Empire, 54, 40, or Fight!, Cytunes, Pox World Empire
Management: yo yo mama
Members: Reid Johnson (Kathryn played and recorded on everything until just recently), Maria Albani, Chris Badger, Joshua Carpenter, Billy Alphin. Cheers to Tripp, Mega

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Schooner
Durham, NC        Indie / psychosomatic / health food

Bio

Schooner is from Durham, NC. We like staring into space and rolling over bumpy roads. We enjoy experimenting with simple song structures and sounds and aesthetically tend to go for understatement. We play disheveled pop that moves from mellow sad-eyed tunes to erratic rock numbers highlighted by boy-girl harmonies and existential lyrics.
Schooner began as a 4-track project by Reid Johnson, and currently features bassist Maria Albani (Organos), drummer Joshua Carpenter (Floating Action), ...

Songs

Ride with me
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Feel Better (Duck Kee Sessions)
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Feel Better (Duck Kee Sessions)
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Fortuition (Duck Kee Sessions)
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Fortuition (Duck Kee Sessions)
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Lose Yourself (Duck Kee Sessoins)
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Lose Yourself (Duck Kee Sessoins)
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Maybe we lose in the end (Duck K...
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Maybe we lose in the end (Duck Kee Sessions)

Comments

Sills & Smith
Sills & Smith: Flames is really different. Lovely vocal sound to this track. Feels like a sunny day at the beach. Frank Smith  Nov 11
John Michalak
John Michalak: Hey there! We're booking @ the Pourhouse on January 8th. Please call 216.624.9103, thanks!  Nov 09
John Michalak
John Michalak: Hey there! We're booking @ the Pourhouse on January 8th. Please call 216.624.9103, thanks!  Nov 09
PROMIZE™
PROMIZE™: Awesome music! Good luck on RN i'm Shelby it's great to meet ya!  Aug 04
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel: Best to you  Jul 28
Stefano Cece
Stefano Cece: Wonderful!  Jul 20
Ecologyngle
Ecologyngle: Ride With Me * great energy and feel * love this! Patricia  May 16
Hurricane Fighter Plane
Hurricane Fighter Plane: GREAT... GREAT!!!  Mar 19
Anna Bullard
Anna Bullard: how did i not notice your new tracks posted until just now? and why don't i have enough RAM to play them?? i have patience. :)  Sep 15
NTNA
NTNA: Just dropping by to do a bit of shameless self promotion. And to say "hi", of course... "All right, then, I'll go to hell." Mark Twain  May 26

Status

Status: Get "Duck Kee Sessions" here: http://cytunes.org/album/62/

Press

“The quality of frontman Reid Johnson's songwriting is consistently high. No lulls, no hints of attempting to cover a lack of inspiration, no filler, not a single welcome overstayed. Classic stuff, in other words...”
—  Eric J Ianelli, Copper Press

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