Green River Ordinance - Out of My Hands
Rock - Fort Worth, Texas band keeps things basic and straight-forward in the songwriting chops department, with strong pop melodies and sing-song harmony hooks tempered with a nice mix of chunky guitar riffs and head bobbing beats. What they may lack in originality, GRO is able to ratchet up the quality song quotient with tracks that would be at home wedged between Matchbox 20 and Switchfoot. Formed in high school, Green River Ordinance and their thoroughly modern mainstream songs like first single "Out Of My Hands" and "Last October" wear their influences on their lightly starched sleeves proudly.
From the band's official bio:
"Smooth, polished and professional, their musicianship and stage presence belies their youth. They look like rock stars. But that’s where the similarity ends. You won’t find these young men bashing their way through hotel room walls. Even after all this time in the business, they are still as gracious, enthusiastic and real as the day they recorded that first CD in their church basement. They are as likely to be seen having a quiet lunch with their grandparents as they would be hanging at the Whisky in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Positive in the face of all the adversity rock and roll can throw at them, the joy they have with each other, and with their music, shines in their faces. They’re making their own rules, taking their own place in time, making their own mark on the world."
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