Band claims influences as far flung as Guided By
Voices, Del Shannon, Black Sabbath, Brian May, Ween, Metallica.
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Picture Day
(L-R): Jordan Ross, Brian Wiegert, Luis Actis, Steve Sesti. Photo Credit: Kadie Foppiano.
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“One of Us”
is the latest single from the “Every Day Is Picture Day” EP by Picture Day
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“Should be
called Picture Perfect.” – Roctober
“One of Us” is the latest single from the St. Louis-based band’s
new EP “Every Day Is Picture Day,”
and is available for download now via Beats
Per Minute and streaming via Groove
Loves Melody.
“‘One of Us’
was inspired by the desire to play something with an honest-to-God riff,” says Picture Day band leader, Brian Wiegert. “We’re not often a heavy
band, but it’s definitely part of our musical DNA.” Wiegert,
a fan of Black Sabbath and Metallica, is also a fan of Ween, and explains that, “While we
couldn’t get away with jumping stylistically all over the map like Ween, we reserve the right to be a
product of our combined influences.”
“I can’t front like Robert Pollard hasn’t been a huge inspiration to me, as well,” Wiegert continues. Speaking about the
band’s tune “Madoline,” previously
featured by MAGNET,
Spinner,
and KDHX,
St. Louis, he explains, “It’s us consciously trying to do something upbeat.
The chorus is inspired by Del Shannon
and Frankie Valli, except with Brian May-style layered guitars.” The
catchy, to-the-point tunes on “Every Day
Is Picture Day,” show off the combination of chops and sense of humor that
defines this band.
Influenced by confirmed rock legends such as The Who, Bowie and the previously mentioned Guided By Voices, Picture
Day also embraces the unexpected by participating in Ween tribute nights, fostering a hip-hop side project with three
album releases to date under the name MLD,
and performing with self-described ragtime entertainer, Pokey LaFarge (a St. Louis sensation who appears on Jack White’s Blunderbuss.)
“It occurred to me some years ago, that music is the
one thing that no one is forcing me to do,” says Wiegert. “I punch a clock, and when I’m done, I drag my ass to band
practice because I want to hear some loud guitars.” Picture
Day’s latest EP “Every Day Is
Picture Day” arrives on April 16th, 2013. The single “Madoline” is streaming now. Members of
Picture Day are available for
interviews. Contact Josh
Bloom at Fanatic for
more information.
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Picture Day
“Every Day Is Picture Day” EP
(S/R – Out Now)
Track Listing:
02. Immaterial
04. Long Division
05. Happens Daily
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Picture Day Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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