Indie upstart One Percent Press (Venice is Sinking, The Failure’s Union) is pleased to announce the impending release of the The Ginger Envelope’s debut full-length, Edible Orchids. The Ginger Envelope is an Athens folk-pop mainstay, one of the town’s best kept secrets until now. Featuring members of Dark Meat, Venice is Sinking, and South San Gabriel, The Ginger Envelope, under direction of bandleader Patrick Carey, creates breezy, wistful front-porch Americana that’s husky-voiced but often played with disarming delicacy.
Formed in 2003 by long-time friends Patrick Carey and Matt Stoessel, the Ginger Envelope developed and grew over the next year, adding Jason Robira (percussion), Jason Trahan (guitar), and Steve Miller (bass). These three emigrated from LaFayette, LA with the now-defunct art-rock group, the Urbosleeks, on the wings of a 10-year creative run. With the new creative energy of the quintet, Carey led the band into deeper territory, bound together by Stoessel's pedal steel (Stoessel has been featured in South San Gabriel, Summer Hymns, Dark Meat, and Don Chamber's GOAT). In 2004, the Ginger Envelope released a 5 song EP and stepped up its local presence, appearing alongside Summer Hymns, Holopaw, The Late BP Helium, Venice is Sinking, and Dark Meat. In fact, Jason Robira is a full-time member of Dark Meat, and Steve Miller is the bassist for Venice is Sinking.
The new album, Edible Orchids, was recorded by Asa Leffer at DARC studios and mastered by Glenn Schick. It's an immersive work of incisive, cutting songs played with confidence, taste, beauty, and passion. Carey and Co. have a keen sense of Song, and each one of these is a complete and whole work, capable of standing alone, but better together. The band currently resides in Athens, GA, where work is underway on the follow-up record.
Band MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thegingerenvelope
Label website: http://www.onepercentpress.com
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