Playing upbeat piano-rock with a healthy shot of jazz and swing is what makes Andrew North and The Rangers tick. Their debut album Phosphorescent Snacktoucches base with the jam band scene, where anything goes provided the players have mastered their instruments and left their egos back home in order to listen and collaborate. By stretching out and letting the music flow the offkilter lyrics make sense as they become part of the mood and the vibe. Exhibit A Dig Deep: "Distracted, scattered, lost in thought // You think you are what you are not // The sea that swims, unclog the drain // Arrange the neurons, make a brain".
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Andrew North & The Rangers are a group to keep your eyes and ears on in 2020. Alongside the epic EP release, Lost City, today Andrew North & The Rangers are sharing with the world their latest single “Go North.” The infectious and harmonious piece shows the very heart and soul of the group, as they blend a phenomenal and captivating sound that will leave quite an impression on you. “Go North is about that daydream you may get: “What if I just walked away and didn’t stop”, says North. “It‘s a fantasy I had as a kid – wanting to explore the forests alongside the highway as our car passed by, or to walk up and down the mountains I could see in the distance. Wanting to see what was beyond them. I still daydream about that, and I think that’s why this song came when it did – it reflects my own creative recovery. I also just love mountains and snow and that kind of imagery.”
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Andrew North & The Rangers are a group to keep your eyes and ears on in 2020. Alongside the epic EP release, Lost City, today Andrew North & The Rangers are sharing with the world their latest single “Go North.” The infectious and harmonious piece shows the very heart and soul of the group, as they blend a phenomenal and captivating sound that will leave quite an impression on you. “Go North is about that daydream you may get: “What if I just walked away and didn’t stop”, says North. “It‘s a fantasy I had as a kid – wanting to explore the forests alongside the highway as our car passed by, or to walk up and down the mountains I could see in the distance. Wanting to see what was beyond them. I still daydream about that, and I think that’s why this song came when it did – it reflects my own creative recovery. I also just love mountains and snow and that kind of imagery.”
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Andrew North & The Rangers are a group to keep your eyes and ears on in 2020. Alongside the epic EP release, Lost City, today Andrew North & The Rangers are sharing with the world their latest single “Go North.” The infectious and harmonious piece shows the very heart and soul of the group, as they blend a phenomenal and captivating sound that will leave quite an impression on you. “Go North is about that daydream you may get: “What if I just walked away and didn’t stop”, says North. “It‘s a fantasy I had as a kid – wanting to explore the forests alongside the highway as our car passed by, or to walk up and down the mountains I could see in the distance. Wanting to see what was beyond them. I still daydream about that, and I think that’s why this song came when it did – it reflects my own creative recovery. I also just love mountains and snow and that kind of imagery.”
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Vermont is a great place to make music. Tight-knit, creative communities, breathtaking scenery and numerous venues all over the state make the region a haven for troubadours, rock bands and composers alike. But, due to Seven Days' mission of hyper-local coverage, we only publish full reviews for albums that come from currently Vermont-based creators. And that keeps us pretty darn busy.
As much as we'd love it if our favorite bands and artists stayed put in the Green Mountains forever, life often has other plans. Still, we like to keep tabs on former locals and shine a little light on their pursuits out of state when we can. Take a look at these four recently released albums from Vermont expats.
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The music of Andrew North is precisely what you would expect to listen to on a cheery Saturday night at your favorite Bean Town jazz club. As New England as a delicious cup of clam chowder or a walk by the seacoast, Andrew North's cheery piano melodies, and uplifting lyrics have that unifying feel to them; they evoke a strong sense of community. Backed by former bandmate and good friend Pete Casselman on drums, North stepped into a Burlington, VT studio to record Lost City, his first EP released in March that encompasses years of musical and personal discoveries.
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Terry Grosvenor of Newport performs as Terry Taffinder, and her son Andrew Grosvenor of Concord, N.H., performs as Andrew North. Each created albums of at least 10 songs or 35 minutes of music during the month of February.
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If you’re a regular reader of the Insider or a regular fan of the local music scene, you’ve probably seen the name – and probably the person, too – Andrew North. Maybe you’ve seen it as Andrew of the North, or you’ve seen the full-band version called Andrew North and the Rangers. The point is, it’s all the same guy (with sometimes different accompanying members), Andrew Grosvenor of Concord, and he has a new solo album out. He also has a show coming up at Penuche’s this Saturday night, where he’ll likely be playing cuts from the new album as well as some older stuff.
Concord musician Andrew of the North, aka Andrew Grosvenor, recently released his debut solo album, “Ursa Verde,” and is celebrating with a two-set show at Area 23 this Friday featuring a couple opening acts and his newly created trio.
Grosvenor grew up in Rhode Island and began playing piano at the age of three thanks to his mom, who is also a musician. He moved to Vermont after college with his band, The Woodshed. After the band went its separate ways, Grosvenor took about a decade off from music before embarking on his solo career as Andrew of the North. We caught up with Grosvenor last week in anticipation of his show to get all the details about his album, life in general and how you can listen to his new tunes.
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Locals may know New Hampshire-based pianist Andrew Grosvenor from his frequent appearances in Burlington, including the weekly Family Night jam sessions at SideBar and his own monthly residency at Radio Bean. Additionally, he played in the long-defunct Burlington group Woodshed. His mythic current moniker, Andrew of the North, aligns with the grandiose tunes of his latest album, Ursa Verde.
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One month. One album. It may be a lot of work, but why not?
In November, writers have National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Beginning in 2005, The Wire in Portsmouth proposed the RPM Challenge for February, which was already Album Writing Month. Musicians have 28 days to come up with either 10 songs or 35 minutes of music with cover art.
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