Quiet Loudly
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Hear us roar
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Quiet Loudly – Be My Baby Mama3:41
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Quiet Loudly – Like Waiting (live)4:47
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Quiet Loudly – I've Been a Miner for a Heart of Space3:24
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Quiet Loudly – Church of Mud5:13
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Quiet Loudly – Over the Balcony5:52
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Quiet Loudly – You Never Call5:26
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Meat the Press
"[Quiet Loudly] make no apologies for exerting popular music’s flagship lineup, kneading out of the most orthodox hardware some of the freshest music this side of Pavement’s career...What makes Soulgazer sound so special is its preservationist quality: we’ve not seen in a long time a debut album owing so much to classic rock actually uphold those values that once infused that subculture. That is, with Quiet Loudly, it really is about the music...Soulgazer is a self-assertive introduction that makes a strong case for the enduring merits of rock and roll."-Jared Bier, TINY MIX TAPES, 4.5/5 star review of "Soulgazer", 09/11/09
"Quiet Loudly will melt faces and hearts with their passionate “soul-gaze”. Come indulge as the trio’s dreamy-yet-angular guitar lines snake their way through a warm bed of propulsive drums and bass, carrying the oh-so soothing vocals needed in these hard times." -Bill Dvorak, THE DELI MAGAZINE. NYC artists on the rise, 03/24/09
"Spacey atmosphere winding together a mix of psych and soulful elegance." -CMJ, 2010
"This morning session involved birthday cake, beer, Smirnoff Ice, beer, huge donuts, beer and Grade-A rock-steak courtesy of the lovable Quiet Loudly. These men rip it dirty. They aren't afraid of walls-of-sound or cathartic guitar solos or swelling organ bubbles. They rock." -Travis Harrison, SERIOUS BUSINESS on BREAKTHRU RADIO, 06/27/11
"Some music is inherently loud. Some music is not. Heavy metal was made to be blasted. Antonio Carlos Jobim was not. Quiet Loudly seems to realize this. The band demonstrates a rare ability to make the calm moments boom, and can find tranquility in the midst of the thickest distortion. Check them out. I hope that you—like the hypothetical iconic rock band, and like me—will find your love for the classic rekindled by their astute and fresh perspective."-Nate Greenberg, AMPEATER REVIEW (AEM134), 06/01/11
"The most interesting band of the night was the last, Quiet Loudly...Lead singer/lead guitarist Max Goransson can pull of some vocal fireworks...but where the friction and the magic happens is in his guitar playing. Goransson likes to kick on a mantle of massive, screaming distortion. He alternately strums delicately to create a blanket of noise, and rocks out on vaguely bluesy riffs...Against all odds, Quiet Loudly’s music didn’t feel forced, or like an intellectual exercise. Through Goransson’s guitar playing they’ve found a way to make these two genres click. Quiet Loudly’s rhythm section was beautifully tight. Drummer Sal Garro played cymbal-heavy versions of Classic Soul beats, laying down the band’s foundation while complementing Goransson’s high-end distortion. Keys player John Weingarten was especially solid and held the band together like glue."-Jesse Diener-Bennett, BESTNEWBANDS.COM, review of 12/19/10 at The Mercury Lounge.
"quiet Loudly are a spectral noise-rock group whose name actually describes their music rather accurately... Consistently impressive is the band’s ability to cut loose onstage, to “rock out,” as it were, without devolving into chaos, to play with noise without sounding too “noisy” (you know, the way an old person in a movie would mean it)." -Nat Towsen, TINY MIX TAPES. Live Review, Vanishing Point 01/31/09
"The band moved all over the map with heavy distortion and beautiful breakdowns to blues-influenced guitar with stretching vulnerable vocals. Their flowing rock and roll/grunge/post-punk influenced style was extremely evocative and impressive." -Lauren Piper, CMJ STAFF BLOG. Live Review 09/27/07
"The boys from Quiet Loudly perform epic jams that reflect a diverse palette of musical influences, the two strongest being 60′s psychedelia and soul... what makes Quiet Loudly unique is the amazing cathedral-like sound produced by the guitar of Max Gorannson and the organ playing of John Weingarten. Its something that comes through your speakers and fills up the room (or ears) without much effort... The rhythm section is also very strong with Anthony Aquilino’s punchy bass and Sal Garro providing steady time and smart fills behind the drum kit. All of these elements come together to form something very special, and separates Quiet Loudly from the packs of bands looking to make a name out of the borough of Brooklyn."-Clifton Watts, THE DADADA MUSIC BLOG, 01/21/11
"They’ve combined classic soul elements with shoegaze and noise roots to create a record that is undeniably original, beautiful, and raw. Influenced by the classic indie aesthetics and sonic guitar playing of Slowdive and Sonic Youth, as well as the pained affectations of Al Green and Otis Redding, these guys present music that is undeniably infectious and emotional, yet inherently challenging and innovative."-H MONTHLY MAGAZINE Net Pick, Volume 4, Issue 9
"The band that opened for them, Quiet Loudly, was fucking awesome. A dizzy mess of Wurlitzer heroics and falsetto. Dance and I looked at each other after their set was done and we both felt like we'd seen one of 'those' shows, like seeing The Beatles at the Cavern Club or something. They were dynamic and clever, and you'll hear about them in 2012."-Pat Moll, HARFANG PERDU, 12/9/11
"Quiet Loudly is a quartet out of Brooklyn with an equal affinity for artcore noise and southern soul rock. Not an immediately intuitive combination. But the highs are high enough to produce some real keepers on their recent release Soulgazer. Whatever label you want to put on the band, you certainly can’t call them boring. Quiet Loudly is one to keep an eye on."-Mike Gutierrez, QRO MAGAZINE, 02/04/10
"One of NYC's most dynamic new bands...Their set is guaranteed to be a wake-up call to all who thought everything with challenging, guitar-based indie rock had already been done. Quiet Loudly's jagged and angular guitar riffs puncture the tightly-knit rhythmic blanket of the drums and bass, and soaring vocals and playful harmonies keep the audience on track with plenty of euphoric melody." -THE DELI MAGAZINE, 11/16/07
"Soulgazer is mind-blowing, unsettlingly adept at drawing attention from anything else the listener is trying to do, and the live show is certain to be powerful and mesmerizing; as stunning as the album is, this music is best heard live in the company of a crowd of others thoughtfully and worshipfully bobbing their heads...This is a potently bluesy set of songs, reflecting guitarist and singer Max Goransson’s love of old soul music. They’re mostly elegiac, but rather than possessing an ethereal sense of indulgence, they sound like tunes for the working stiff. They sound like quiet despair in a townie bar after a day of manual labor. They sound like dusk is settling in, there aren’t too many people around, the jukebox is playing sad songs and you lock eyes with a good-looking stranger and suddenly your heart thumps violently with the possibilities of pleasure and escape."-Marc Levy, CAMBRIDGE DAY. Feature and review of "Soulgazer", 08/14/09
"This shoegazer track's washed out guitar paired with Max's vocals is a great listen; I hope to hear more from these guys in the future." -SOMETHING.CIVIL BLOG on "Be My Baby Mama", 01/13/11
"I won’t even attempt to put a label on this music other than it rocks!"-EPIC CONCOCTION blog, 02/23/11
"We really like Quiet Loudly a lot. They combine Motown beats, scuzzy feedback and huge vocals in ways that shouldn't work at all, but end up with epic, awesome songs. They're also good men, which are hard to find."-MINIBOONE via L MAGAZINE's "8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear" Interview, 03/31/10
"Artsy Brooklyn noise-rock and shoegaze meets soulfully bluesy 70’s-style southern rock" -THE HOOK, 03/03/10
"No one would deny that Quiet Loudly sound good. They do, it’s obvious from the raw twang of the guitar on the first track of “Soulgazer,” and the tidal wave of retro, psych-indie rock that follows. Max Goransson’s bright guitar and warm voice combine effortlessly to make “Over the Balcony” one of their best. The slightly bluesy “Lift This Mountain” follows, with a guest organist, and progresses into an epic slow jam freak-out with plenty of shredding and reverb."-Ross Edwards, KNOCKS FROM THE UNDERGROUND. Review of "Soulgazer", 12/12/09
"Soulgazer takes a journey into noise rock combated against the more plaintive side of blues. It seems that the band has taken its moniker and branded a sound completely around it." -Gordon Sharp, JEZEBEL MUSIC. Review of "Soulgazer", 06/09/09
"Quiet Loudly follow with some good ol’ rock, like the kind were musicians play instruments well and don’t hide a lack of talent under distortion lo-fi fuzz or filled with synths. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about bedroom pop and electronic, and it doesn’t necessarily mean less talent…but you can’t fake the skilled guitar abilities of Quiet Loudly. "-A FEAST OF BEAST BLOG on "Brooklyn Heat" compilation, 01/12/11
"A deep mix of blues passion and shoegaze energy creating a combination that it entirely their own."-Dan Goldin, NY UNDERGROUND MUSIC EXAMINER, 07/17/09
"These tunes have some pretty serious guitar playing going on...There is a cover of "Walk on The Wild Side". I love it. I am a fan of Lou Reed, but it always bothered me that this song by Lou is really a desperation song but to me, Lou sounded sort of happy. Quiet Loudly took the despair inherent in the tune and smashed it in your face. Think of everything that was wrong with the Marky Mark version and reverse it's polarity to goodness. If Quiet Loudly reduced the song length from the 9 minutes it currently occupies to 4 minutes; Not only would they have a radio hit, but they would also destroy what makes their version of this song a masterpiece." -BOSTON MUSIC REVIEWS. Review of "Destroy All Monsters", 05/23/08 -
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Max Goransson - Guitar, Vocals
Anthony Aquilino - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
John Weingarten - Piano, Organ, Vocals
Sal Garro - Drums, Vocals
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