Ours Announce North American Tour
Ours will hit the road in support of their latest, self-titled album released last year. The self-titled set came out on Ours’ own label, Cage Recording Company, the third to be released independently after several major label offerings. Ours is the brainchild of singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jimmy Gnecco who has six studio LPs and two LPs under his belt and going stronger than ever. Gnecco didn’t hesitate to step away from the majors and the limelight, to put his heart and soul into writing, performing, recording, mixing, producing, and calling his own shots.
“It was an insane process of going through 200 songs that I had written. I ended up recording somewhere around 80 of them.” Gnecco says. The album will be showcased at the upcoming gigs along with seven special shows on the trek where the band will play the breakout debut Distorted Lullabies (produced by Steve Lillywhite) in its entirety, along with other songs from the band’s catalogue. The album was released to critical raves from Rolling Stone “…like a one-man “We Are the World”-style choir of some of the best modern rock singers of the last twenty years” and Billboard Magazine: “The tracks are cemented by Gnecco’s vocals with its undeniable majesty, his voice effortlessly dips, glides, and soars. Much to his credit, Gnecco uses his instrument only to serve the song, rather than merely to show off his range.”
Over the years, Jimmy Gnecco and Ours have remained faithful to the original intention of the band’s creation: To touch people with the music, the lyrics, the voice, the songs, whether on album or live. Today, the band composed of April Bauer (keyboards), Mikey Iasiello (guitars), Chris Iasiello (drums), and Carmelo Risquet (bass), is in perfect osmosis after days and nights spent rehearsing, over and over again, in order to propose Ours’ most ambitious work to date. The band offers songs that are like invitations to travel. Their sound is huge and exciting, infiltrates the mind and heart of the listeners and raises their spirit to an unsuspected level. They never forget the details that make life worth living, and everyone can relate to the lyrics.
Ours have some notable supporters in their corner including Lana Del Rey, who Gnecco toured with as the opening act on her 2014 run. She also wrote and performed a song in his honor called ‘Jimmy Gnecco.’ Some of the most renowned producers in music worked on the band’s first three albums (Steve Lillywhite, Ethan Johns, Rick Rubin), and Rubin also recorded a track with Gnecco for the Spiderman 2 Soundtrack, with the legendary Brian May on guitar. The late Chester Bennington (Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots) also counted himself among Gnecco’s biggest fans naming him one of the Top three Best Singers of all time (see Louder / Metal Hammer 2017) along with Chris Cornell and Jeff Buckley.
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Mar 3 – Vienna, VA – Jammin JavaMar 4 – Philadelphia, PA – MilkboyMar 7 – Charlotte, NC – Amos SouthendMar 9 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar*Mar 10 – Franklin, TN – Mockingbird Mar 12 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits Mar 14 – Birmingham, AL – The NickMar 16 – New Orleans – La Parish @ House Of BluesMar 17 – Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock Room @ House Of BluesMar 19 – Dallas, TX – Three Links*Mar 23 – San Diego, CA – Soda BarMar 25 – West Hollywood, CA – The Viper RoomMar 27 – West Hollywood, CA – The Viper Room*Mar 30 – Portland, OR – Dante’sApr 2 – Seattle, WA – Sunset TavernApr 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban LoungeApr 6 – Denver, CO – Lost LakeApr 8 – St. Louis, MO – Off BroadwayApr 11 – Milwaukee WI – Shank HallApr 12 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam HallApr 14 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen*Apr 16 – Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary*Apr 19 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’sApr 20 – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk PlaceApr 22 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs*
*Distorted Lullabies Special Shows
