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The Prayers

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Location: San Diego

Bio: Since San Diego’s heyday of Drive Like Jehu and Blink 182, most bands coming out of that area reference their city’s musical forefathers all too ... (more) much. Perhaps that is what brought the surprisingly fresh band, The Prayers, together. Shortly after the demise of his menacing San Diego hardcore band, The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, singer/guitarist Brandon Welchez introduced his collaborative effort with another SD hardcore alum Andrew Miller. After a few months of demo-ing “hundreds of songs,” he recruited Charles Rowland formally of Some Girls and Joel Black of Lion Fever on bass and drums respectively. Early on Brandon stated “I'm sure a lot of Plot fans will hate The Prayers, but a lot of Plot fans are morons.” So much for embracing your past, but that reasoning is what drives The Prayers to write well-crafted, subtle pop songs.

On The Prayers debut EP, God Save The Prayers (Art Fag Records), produced by San Diego maestro Alex Newport, listeners will find four true rock ‘n’ roll gems which dabble in 60’s Britpop, first wave New York punk, and power pop that could have been produced by a young Phil Spector. God Save The Prayers provides a small taste of a band that is destined for big things. (less)