Fort Worth, Texas-based Green River Ordinance (GRO) are the next big band-on-the-block. GRO are intelligent, diverse, dynamic alt/pop/rock with plenty of heart and soul and they inspire me in a way that few rock bands do. GRO’s warm, intense, emotive rock and roll tunes illicit feelings in me that are all at once sexual and joyous, passionate and compassionate. With an alt.rock-power pop sound that will make you think of Third Eye Blind, Nickelback or Matchbox Twenty, GRO are truly the next legend-band in the making.
GRO’s debut album The Beauty of Letting Go is in turns warm, intense, romantic and passionate. Their lyrics are a bit country with a pop twist but still rock and roll and somehow maintain an ardent passion and emotional intensity. Their music is guitar-driven indie rock with a smooth river of Texas flowing through the heart of it. This album is easily the best album from an unsigned artist released this year. It is so good that it is the only album from an independent artist on my “Ten Best Albums of 2006” list.
So that winds it up really. This is the best that Band of the Week had to offer this year. I hope that 2007 can be as good as 2006 has been. Band of the Week returns with a brand new artist on January 6, 2007.
Article comments
1 - kyle lovell
There are better bands than the ones noted... Gods Chocolate for one. otherwise worthwhile reviews.
2 - A.L. Harper
God Chocolate were never one of my Bands of the Week.
3 - K.C. Sanchez
Great column!!! You should check out two bands from Southern California: Test Your Reflex and Sex On Sunday. Both are very catchy and very good. Best in San Diego and Orange County area!
4 - Tara
Sex On Sunday and Test Your Reflex are both cool Cali bands, but Pinback should be also be added to the list of hot bands from San Diego and OC.
Tara
5 - greg
check out hence reverie on of the best undeground bands from south jersey ive ever heard