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The Candles
12+ albums
indierockamericanindie rocksxsw 2010
about
The Candles is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2009. The day before her sold-out show at Frankfurt, Germany’s 2500-capacity Alte Oper on May 25th 2012, Norah Jones still needed a warm-up act. She offered the slot to her bassist Josh Lattanzi, the frontman of New York rock group The Candles, who she knew was looking to test out some new songs live. “Part of me was nervous,” says Lattanzi. “The other part said, ‘Definitely.’” Lattanzi spellbound the crowd, with set highlights including the hushed acoustic prayer “Passenger” and the gorgeous fingerpicked ballad “As Far As I Know.” Jones invited him to play several more shows on the tour. “It was really awesome,” says Lattanzi, sipping a Dogfish in an East Village bar near his apartment on a snowy March evening. “I thought, ‘Wow: these songs work acoustic. That’s a good sign.” Those songs are just two of the highlights on La Candelaria, Lattanzi’s first album cut with a fully formed live unit: guitarists Matt Pynn and Jason Roberts, keyboardist Pete Remm and drummer Greg Wieczorek (the latter three also play in Jones’ touring band). Lattanzi spent a decade playing bass with bands including the Lemonheads, Ben Kweller and Albert Hammond Jr. before releasing the Candles 2010 LP Between the Sounds, which proved he was underutilized as a sideman; Rolling Stone contributing editor Will Hermes wrote: “With the deaths of Big Star’s Alex Chilton, it’s been a bad year for fans of Seventies power pop. Some small good
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albums
Matter + Spirit
La Candelaria
Between the Sounds
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SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists
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VA - You Can't Be Loved Forever 2
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Harvest Moon
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Dusty Vintage Records, Vol. 1
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One Track Mind: March 2010 MP3 Rewind
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50 Songs of Christmas
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Dr. Goldfoot & The Girl Bombs
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Candles
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Dr. Goldfoot & The Girl Bombs (Original 1966 Motion Picture Soundtrack)