A REMINDER – ONLY THE SILENCE IN YOU
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE
A Reminder are an American alternative rock band formed in West Los Angeles by long-time friends, Bassist/Vocalist – Jonathan Burkes, Drummer – Kenny Ramirez, Guitarist/Vocalist- Richard Abagon, and Keyboardist- Edwin Portillo. It’s progressive, classic-era alternative rock infusing shoegaze and alt-metal into a shimmering new sound.
Their music is expressed through a blend of ambient, post-shoegaze, and hard rock. Exploring alternate time signatures and injected with melodically empathetic to raging vocals, A Reminder weaves texturally moody guitars with brooding layers of sub-synth bass and pads. The group acknowledges their infusion of subtle nods to a broad range of metal, indie-dream pop, post-rock, and progressive rock influences within their sound.
The band recalls arriving at their name through the feeling of what initially reminded them and “inspired us all to make music and to never grow old.” That motif kept appearing as an affirmation of mindfulness and awareness of the gift of presence within creativity and daily life. The song, A Reminder by Radiohead came on one day and all of these similar themes collectively added to the realization that everything was a reminder and that the band now had a name and a direction.
A Reminder has long been connected by a rooted network of members since the mid 90’s. In early projects, drummer Kenny Ramirez and Keyboardist Edwin Portillo shared stages alongside diverse acts such as Weapon of Choice, Trulio Disgracias, Skankin’ Pickle and Michelle Shocked. – Richard and Jonathan signed to Interscope Records with their hybrid electro-rock group, Woven in 2001, featuring Jonathan on Bass and Vocal duties and Richard on Drums.
In 2015 Johnathan recruited Kenny Ramirez for what would be the template for A Reminder with original Keyboardist, Andrew Rodriguez. Shortly after, rounding out the sound with the addition of Richard Abagon on Guitars and vocals. In the summer of 2017 Andrew would leave the group giving way to Edwin Portillo finalizing the current lineup of the band.
A Reminder is positioned to release their first full-length album entitled, Only The Silence In You in the Fall of 2023. The album encompasses a wide range of emotionally and musically dynamic performances can bring the listener through a sweeping exploration of atmospheric and hard, alt-rock bombast. The 8 song self produced album was recorded by the band in their West Los Angeles Studio and will see a physical 12″ vinyl variant and will be available on all major digital platforms.
The two lead singles representing the album, “Another Day” a wistful shoegaze nod to MBV and Slowdive-era fuzz tones with its melodically dreamy chorus creating the swoony soundtrack to your summer crush. Mixed by Eliott Frazier of Austin’s Ringo Deathstarr.
“Undo” exhibits a haunting alt-rock staccato charge that echoes the driving and crooning emotions of Deftones and Muse with an arena-sized, falsetto chorus. Mixed by Ken Andrews of Failure.
A Reminder
Only The Silence In You
(Independent)
Release Date: September 15, 2023
Only The Silence In You Track Listing
- Undo
- Ebony Archer
- The Giving Tree
- Prophets Out Of Time
- Another Day
- Only The Silence In You
- For You
- Tonal
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