Skyward

Sat, Aug 23, 2014

Skyward

with John Anderson

Skyward is a big band. Not in the brassy, horn-driven kind of way. More in the epic, anthemic kind of way. With music built around powerful, driving rhythms and soaring lead lines and melodies, Skyward’s sound would not be out of place in large venues in front of large crowds. And yet, their music has an intimate, unifying quality as well. With lyrics Jon describes as “honest attempts at self-discovery,” Skyward works to write and perform engaging and impactful music that challenges audiences to really search for meaning.

Now armed with their new EP “Drift,” (released on iTunes and Amazon on April 15, 2014) recorded at Spotlight Sound Studio in Atlanta, Skyward expects big things on the horizon. “We’ve really stepped it up on Drift,” Jordan explains. “From the writing to the instrumentation to the production, it’s all gotten bigger, meatier, and more powerful.” Mike Schoeffel of The Dominion Collective writes that ““Every aspect of Drift seems to be geared toward the idea of expansiveness: the scorching guitar riffs, the sparse piano notes, the bellowing drums, the anthemic vocals…they all coalesce into a grandiose sound that gives the listener a feeling of elevation.” Music that is, in a word, big. And as they always say, “Go big…”

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  • Doors

    7:30 PM
  • Show

    8:00 PM
  • Price

    $5 Advance

    $10 Day of Show

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