The Giraffes (Brooklyn band)

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Formed in 1996 by Damien Paris, Andrew Totolos and Tim Kent, [1] The Giraffes are an active hard rock band from New York City. In 2001 Singer Aaron Lazar joined the band and was with them till 2011, until he took a three years hiatus. [2] In that time one record was released (Tales of the Black Whistle.) In 2014 singer Aaron Lazar rejoined the band and released the EP Usury. The current line-up consists of singer Aaron Lazar, guitarist Damien Paris, drummer Andrew Totolos, and bassist Hannah Moorhead. Their seventh full-length album, Flower of the Cosmos, was released in 2019 by Silver Sleeve and Rough Trade. [3] The album was recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn and produced by Tony Maimone and Francisco Botero. [4]

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with keyboards.

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Discography

Studio albums

<i>The Giraffes</i> (album) 2005 studio album by The Giraffes

The Giraffes is the third full-length album by the hard rock band The Giraffes. It was released on Razor & Tie, and is their first record with the company. The track "Honey Baby Child" was written by and recorded in memory of Pierre Michel.

Razor & Tie is an American entertainment company that consists of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City, Razor & Tie releases are distributed by Universal Music Group.

<i>Pretty in Puke</i> 2006 EP by The Giraffes

Pretty In Puke is the fifth recording and third EP by The Giraffes. Recorded and mixed at Studio G in Brooklyn NY, by Joel Hamilton, it contains four new songs and a new recording of "I'll Be Your Daddy" which had previously appeared on the EP Helping You Help Yourself in a different version.

Video albums

Official bootlegs

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References

  1. ↑ Norris, Chris (June 4, 2009). "The Grateful Near-Dead". New York . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Marlowe, Keith (February 23, 2011). "An Interview w/ The Giraffes ++ Pics & The Setlist from Their Final Show w/ Frontman Aaron Lazar". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Callwood, Brett (July 16, 2019). "Album of the Week: The Giraffes' Flower of the Cosmos". LA Weekly . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hanlon, Derek (July 15, 2019). "Hannah Moorhead and Hard Rockers The Giraffes to Release New Album, Flower Of The Cosmos". Bass Magazine . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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