Shining Through

Since their inception 7 years ago, the Sim Redmond Band has been busy forging new ground in roots music. Traveling around the globe, playing with the likes of moe., the Neville Brothers, the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, and Habib Koite, in some of the most beautiful venues in the U.S. and Japan, the world has taken notice. SRB's unique blend of roots rock, Afro Carribean, and reggae music continues to spread like wild fire. The Sim Redmond Band is a six piece group based in Ithaca, NY but their magnetic pole is Africa, particularly the sounds eminating from West & South Africa. This magnetic pole has served as a pivot for the Sim Redmond Band to spring into straight rock grooves and pumping reggae. The vocal teamwork of Sim Redmond, Jen Middaugh, and Nate Silas Richardson creates a male/female chemistry that is rare and beautiful. Lyrically, they explore dreams, truth, and matters of the heart. The music of the Sim Redmond Band has reached the hearts of people all around the world. They have toured extensively, selling over 10 thousand records in the U.S and over 20,000 in Japan, where SRB has toured numerous times. Their latest CD 'Each New Day' has caused quite a buzz already earning them very high acclaim from all who hear them. The sky is the limit for SRB and they are sure to reach it. 'The Sim Redmond Band makes early morning music, served sunny side up. Each New Day, the collective's fifth album, draws cloudless, Vitamin C melodies from elements of reggae, Carribean and Afro beat. Polished by the band's seven year tenure, coupled with a studio sheen that coats this album, the septet's optimism is infectious, piqued by tight, polyrhythmic drumming and fortified by brass crescendos. Easy and melodic, Redmond's hazy voice is complimented by the angelic tone of Jen Middaugh, the two harmonizing together above the reverberating, sonar grooves.' Jamie Lee, Relix Magazine 'With music fans debating the very meaning of the term "progressive" more than ever these days, we at the Sea believe that expanding the boundaries of listeners' minds is just as important as expanding the boundaries of the genre. Enter the Sim Redmond Band, an Ithaca, N.Y. based outfit that takes old as dirt musical forms and gives them a bright new shine. Progressive in the purest sense of the word? Yep. One critic referred to this five man and one woman collaborative as "roots rock with an African twist." I can't top that description, so I won't even try. What I will tell you is that the band's vocalist and multi instrumentalist namesake has collected an energetic and talented group of players who deserve more mainstream attention than many of their more successful peers, including the overrated Dave Matthews Band. That will never happen, of course, but it's no reason to pass up this appealing album. Jen Middaugh's earthy vocals add touches of pop class, drummer and percussionist Asa Redmond turns in a worldly two and a half minute solo on "Ngoma" that's worthy of power metal skins master Mike Terrana, and the rhythmic music boasts an overall carefree groove that's both intoxicating and relaxing. By the way, the Sim Redmond Band has toured Japan four times since it's 1999 inception. Yet in America, these guys (and gal) have barely made it out of the Northeast. What's wrong with this picture?' Sea of Tranquility, Nov. 2006.

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