The Posies are an alternative indie rock quartet hailing from Seattle, Washington. Born in 1987, The Posies are preparing to release their seventh studio album, Blood/ Candy, released by Rykodisc Records. Twenty years ago, two teenagers, Jon Auer (Big Star) and Ken Stringfellow (R.E.M. & Big Star), began writing songs together. The Posies is currently composed of Auer (Guitar, Vocals), Stringfellow (Guitar, Vocals), Matt Harris (Bass), and Darius Mainwalla (Drums).
Blood/ Candy is chalk full of soulful soft melodies and harmonious lyrics, weaved with indie folk rock compositions. The Posies scores of simple instrumentation create a vintage, polished and consistent tenor. The release is a combination of different styles, genres and influences acquired over this outfit’s lasting career. The album has a classic old-fashioned sound that will not drown – an album that takes you back in time. Through Blood/ Candy The Posies lengthy career is made clear. Blood/ Candy’s feel-good essence is haunting, I would go as far as to compare their song-writing style to The Beatles.
The Posies will be touring through Europe until mid-October, good luck guys!
Listen to their single “Licenses to Hide”
