HAVE I GONE TOO FAR by ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ
- Have I Gone Too Far -
- All My Favorite Clowns Are Dead -
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Have I Gone Too Far / All My Favorite Clowns Are Dead. The Single is moody post-punk that is broadly political and decidedly intimate. “Have I Gone Too Far” was written in May 2020 and attempts to capture the day to day isolation, monotony and depression that went along with quarantining during the hight of the pandemic.
In late February 2020 Midriff Records put out the 8th release by Eldridge Rodriguez titled "Slightest of Treason", an album inspired in part by the shift toward conservative dogma in US politics. The band planned supporting the release with live shows starting with their record release party at Great Scott in Boston in mid/late March. By mid March the live music scene was dead, most media outlets were stymied, clubs were shuttered, radio was figuring out how to broadcast remotely and "Slightest of Treason" was lost in the chaos and shuffle created by the initial months of the pandemic. With an abundance of time on their hands the band went back into Bluetone Studios (owned and operated by David Grabowski) and started to safely work on the "Slightest of Treason" follow up. The product of which was 25 plus new tracks for an as yet untitled album with a more relaxed, contemplative sound accompanied by lyrics that reflect the past year-plus we all experienced. The Have I Gone Too Far single ("B-Side"; All My Favorite Clowns are Dead) release is the second single from these sessions. The band plans on releasing a number of singles leading up to a full length release sometime early 2022.
Cameron Keiber- guitar, keys, vocals
David Grabowski- bass, keys
Clayton Keiber- guitar
Dennis Grabowski- drums, percussion
Recorded and mixed by the band at Bluetone Studio, Somerville MA.
Engineered by David Grabowski.
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Newtonville, MA
Album Art:
Design- Bea Talplacido, Cameron Keiber
Cover Picture by Victoria Woodward
“Have I Gone Too Far” is a marked change in tone from the band’s previous single. Musically, the single takes a post-punk approach with angular, meandering guitars set against a pounding backbeat until it erupts in gang choruses and synths.
The B-side of the single, “All My Favorite Clowns Are Dead,” is a bouncy, noise-pop track that changes directions multiple times in its three-plus minutes and explores American culture’s fickle fascination with and dismissal of celebrity.” — The Big Takeover
“Driving and deliberate, A-Side “Have I Gone Too Far” is a beats-heavy ditty that’s all the more pronounced with Dennis Grabowski’s inspired drumming and Cameron Keiber’s hearty baritone. Deeper in is this lush soundscape (Courtesy of Dave Grabowski) reminiscent of a contemporary like White Lies or a classic like Men Without Hats making for an instant signature Eldridge Rodriguez favorite.
On the flippety flip is “All My Favorite Clowns Are Dead” which is a whimsical march in a similarly masterful way that The Flaming Lips do what they do with bassist Dave Grabowski’s subtle bounce accenting brother Dennis’ hits while the brothers Keiber lay down some solid guitar atmosphere under Cameron’s heartfelt vox.— Rock and Roll Fables
PAST PRESS
“Kicking off with a simmering, staccato pace of sporadically blasting guitar riffs and a laid-back drum-beat groove, the song rises with intensity on the chorus sections, blazing with a pressing bass line, a web of dynamic and fiery guitar interplay, kinetic drums and cymbals strikes, and passionately yearning vocals.” — The Big Takeover
“Alice Drills” is a throwback of a different sort and what I imagine a meeting between The Cure and R.E.M. at The Factory after Ian Curtis’ untimely demise might sound like.” — Rock and Roll Fables
“Eldridge Rodriguez Deliver New Alternative Masterpiece, Album Of The Year Contender With Slightest of Treason.” — Rock and Roll Fables
“There is energy to be found in the unlikeliest of places. In anger and fear an sadness and doubt. Slightest of Treason does not so much as harness this energy as unleash it.” — Various Small Flames
“Purely electric with an intense Vigor” — Medium
“Serving up a sound that is both enjoyably noisy and deliciously poppy, it’s a fine showcase for the bands latest album — Analogue Trash
OTHER RELEASES BY ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ
REVIEWS
“I started 2021 by winning a pair of Hot Ones Reebok sneaks and the promise that live shows might actually happen again. And then people kept being stupid and live music is still in a state of flux…and I still haven’t worn those kicks outside yet. But through it all, stellar music continues to drop. Like the latest singles from Eldridge Rodriguez which, in a slight departure from last year’s stunning Slightest Of Treason full-length, sees the quartet treading new sonic territory.
But I digress.
One of my most favorite outfits with a song about one of my most favorite sea creatures??? Sign. Me. Up. “Megalodon” and “Alice Drills” are the first taste out of over 25 songs recorded during this current funk (Record coming late 2021/early 2022 preceded by even more singles) and they truly deliver beyond what fans might’ve been expecting from the Keiber’s and Grabowski’s. “Megalodon” is a formidable, fuzzy mover and shaker and a real ER classic with an Old School Boston vibe that seemingly captures the combined essences of Mission Of Burma, Pixies, and Jonathan Richman and on the flip side, “Alice Drills” is a throwback of a different sort and what I imagine a meeting between The Cure and R.E.M. at The Factory after Ian Curtis’ untimely demise might sound like.
“Megalodon/Alice Drills” lands on September 10th through Midriff Records. You can stream the tracks upon release by clicking here and here or head here for streaming and digital downloads. For the latest on Eldridge Rodriguez, including up-to-date info on when even more new music is coming, head on over to the socials when you click here, here, or here.“— Rock and Roll Fables
“In late February 2020 Midriff Records put out the 8th release by Boston-based indie rock/noise pop outfit Eldridge Rodriguez.
Titled Slightest of Treason, the album was inspired in part by the shift toward conservative dogma in US politics, and a reaction against it.
Eldridge Rodriguez planned on supporting the release with live shows starting with their record release party at Great Scott in Boston in mid/late March.
But by mid-March the live music scene was dead, most media outlets were stymied, clubs were shuttered, radio was figuring out how to broadcast remotely, and Slightest of Treason was lost in the chaos and shuffle created by the initial months of the pandemic.
With an abundance of time on their hands, band members Cameron Keiber (guitar, keys, vocals), David Grabowski (bass, keyboards), Clayton Keiber (guitar), and Dennis Grabowski (drums, percussion) went back into Bluetone Studios (owned and operated by David Grabowski) and started to work on the follow-up to Slightest of Treason.
The product of which was 25-plus new tracks for an as yet untitled album with a more relaxed, contemplative sound accompanied by lyrics that reflect the past year-plus we’ve all experienced.
Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of the band’s first single from these sessions, the heartfelt and restless “Megalodon” (which is backed by the B-side “Alice Drills”).
Kicking off with a simmering, staccato pace of sporadically blasting guitar riffs and a laid-back drum-beat groove, the song rises with intensity on the chorus sections, blazing with a pressing bass line, a web of dynamic and fiery guitar interplay, kinetic drums and cymbals strikes, and passionately yearning vocals.
The changing state of the song’s composition, which contains contemplative verses and more urgent choruses, aptly reflects our current tumultuous times.
The “Megalodon” 2-song single officially releases this Friday, September 10th via Midriff Records.
Eldridge Rodriguez plan on releasing more singles leading up to their full length release sometime in late 2021/early 2022.”