Grafton Tanner
Grafton Tanner is an English and Film Studies double major at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. While attending high school in Macon many moons ago, Grafton studied percussion and performed in several district, region, and state level wind ensembles. After a brief stint in music school that left him musically vapid, Grafton holed himself up in his dorm room (Reed Hall room 240), read Gravity’s Rainbow, lost his mind, and wrote the beginning songs for his now active synthrock band Space Ghost. Hoo nelly! He has a penchant for 20th Century classical music, late 70’s disco funk, avant-jazz, and soundtracks for early Disney Halloween cartoon specials (preferably on VHS format). At most hours of the day, Grafton enjoys writing poetry, eating at Keba, and saying “y’all.”
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Grafton’s Top 11 Releases of 2011
Writer Grafton Tanner fills you in on his top picks for the best releases of 2011!
Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues”
As we reach the end of the year, we look at one of our favorite records from 2011.
Givers’ “In Light”
“Givers will no doubt jump from one musical idea to the next, never quite settling…” -Grafton Tanner
Bon Iver’s “Bon Iver”
“It’s an album about memory, about experience, and what it means to look into the past with Vaseline-covered eyes.” -Grafton Tanner
James Blake’s “Enough Thunder” EP
“This is an EP of James Blake the performer, the talented pianist and vocalist.” -Grafton Tanner
Dark Dark Dark’s “Wild Go”
“Dark Dark Dark knows how to write the hooks that will swirl in your brain for days on end” -Grafton Tanner
The Grand Revision’s “Ursa Lux EP”
There is something that feels right with The Grand Revision’s Ursa Lux EP. Something that feels like a return to form. Or a return to a basic sensibility without the anxiety of having to reinvent or re-imagine. From Canton, Ohio, The Grand Revision is a rock band that manages to truly rock while still maintaining [...]
Jenn Mierau’s “hush”
“As an artist, jenn mierau could usher in a new era of well-produced, well-written gothic synth pop, something that could take the sting out of formulaic glam pop. Mierau is skillfully able to pair her sensual vocals with dissonant piano chords and create a sound all her own.” – Grafton Tanner
Chrome Sparks’ “My <3″
“My <3 is a mile-marker for the age of dubstep, chillwave, and sample-based music. It slightly graces the region of bedroom synthpop but doesn’t prominently feature the hypnagogic qualities of DIY electronica.” – Grafton Tanner
