Listen... Tanks!
Encyclopedia
Listen... Tanks! is an avant-garde
music group, consisting of Gary Lightbody
(of Snow Patrol
) and producer Jacknife Lee
, who has produced the last three albums for Snow Patrol, among others. The group's music is very different from Snow Patrol and has been termed "weird" by Lightbody. The group will visit Lee's home in January 2010 to record an album, after they finish working on another project Tired Pony
.
band Sunset Rubdown
's second album Shut Up I Am Dreaming
as inspiration to himself and Lee to start the project. Both Lightbody and Lee play all the instruments. The only known song by the group is "Black and Silver", which was premiered on BBC Radio 1
on 10 January 2007 by Lightbody himself, while he was guest presenting for Zane Lowe
(who was on vacation) during the 2007 takeovers. The sound of the song was described by Hot Press
as "heavily treated vocals and assorted electronic clicks and beeps". NME
described it as having a "heavily processed arrangement, pitching an ominous multi-tracked vocal backing against glockenspiels and Lightbody’s vocal". Lightbody himself sees the song as "a strange, little, dark, country, folkish beast." Apart from "Black and Silver", more music has been recorded, whose direction has been branded by Lightbody as a "mad turn".
In May 2009, Lightbody revealed plans of releasing material in an album called Listen Tank. He described the group's sound as "russian submarine music", explaining that the record utilizes a lot more voice than the guitar, the result sounding like a choir performing underwater. Due to the radical differences from typical Snow Patrol, he doesn't expect every fan to like it. Lightbody has taken an year-off from Snow Patrol to work on the project. Lightbody has hinted at the possible inclusion of a few guests on the record, but nothing has been confirmed. The duo will visit Lee's Los Angeles
home in January 2010 to finish the album after they finish working on another Lightbody side-project, Tired Pony
.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
music group, consisting of Gary Lightbody
Gary Lightbody
Gary Lightbody is an Northern Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol.- Early life :...
(of Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
) and producer Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including The Cars, U2, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, AFI, The Hives, Weezer, Vega4 and Editors.-Biography:...
, who has produced the last three albums for Snow Patrol, among others. The group's music is very different from Snow Patrol and has been termed "weird" by Lightbody. The group will visit Lee's home in January 2010 to record an album, after they finish working on another project Tired Pony
Tired Pony
Tired Pony is a music supergroup consisting of Gary Lightbody, Richard Colburn, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Troy Stewart...
.
History
Listen... Tanks! evolved after experiments in the studio between Gary Lighbody and Jacknife Lee. Lightbody has credited indie rockIndie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is an art rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in early 2005...
's second album Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Shut Up I Am Dreaming is the second LP by Sunset Rubdown. It was released in May 2006 on Absolutely Kosher Records. Shut Up I Am Dreaming is the first album showcasing the expanded Sunset Rubdown line-up, featuring new members Camilla Wynn Ingr, Michael Doerksen, and Jordan Robson-Cramer. The album...
as inspiration to himself and Lee to start the project. Both Lightbody and Lee play all the instruments. The only known song by the group is "Black and Silver", which was premiered on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
on 10 January 2007 by Lightbody himself, while he was guest presenting for Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
(who was on vacation) during the 2007 takeovers. The sound of the song was described by Hot Press
Hot Press
Hot Press is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 19,215 during 2007...
as "heavily treated vocals and assorted electronic clicks and beeps". NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
described it as having a "heavily processed arrangement, pitching an ominous multi-tracked vocal backing against glockenspiels and Lightbody’s vocal". Lightbody himself sees the song as "a strange, little, dark, country, folkish beast." Apart from "Black and Silver", more music has been recorded, whose direction has been branded by Lightbody as a "mad turn".
In May 2009, Lightbody revealed plans of releasing material in an album called Listen Tank. He described the group's sound as "russian submarine music", explaining that the record utilizes a lot more voice than the guitar, the result sounding like a choir performing underwater. Due to the radical differences from typical Snow Patrol, he doesn't expect every fan to like it. Lightbody has taken an year-off from Snow Patrol to work on the project. Lightbody has hinted at the possible inclusion of a few guests on the record, but nothing has been confirmed. The duo will visit Lee's Los Angeles
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home in January 2010 to finish the album after they finish working on another Lightbody side-project, Tired Pony
Tired Pony
Tired Pony is a music supergroup consisting of Gary Lightbody, Richard Colburn, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Troy Stewart...
.