Washington Social Club Discography of CDs

Washington Social Club music CDs Washington Social Club is having a great time on Catching Looks, its Badman Recording Company debut. The D.C. quartet blasts out completely irresistible pep like "Breaking the Dawn" and "Simple Sound," where Martin Royle's giddy yelp is offset by Olivia Mancini's harmonies and guitars that ring with crystal-clear abandon. But "River and the Road" is equally effective with its watery vibraphone and acoustic ramble, and "On the Inside" and "Are You High?" exist happily as perfectly crafted guitar pop, from Evan Featherstone's chiming leads to the cynical, irascible lyrics about losing jobs and getting high. Like the New Pornographers, Washington Social Club benefits from musical hindsight, freely mixing the energy and sweetness of early-'90s indie rock with ...

Washington Social Club discography First things first: The Washington Social Club is a damn fun band, a combination of energy and idea in equal measure. Formed in 2002 by Martin Royle, Olivia Mancini and Randall Scope, WSC quickly became DC hottest young band, with appearances on MTV, The Carson Daily Show, and numerous articles in The Washington Post. The release of their first album "Catching Looks" got the band national attention and strong reviews from The Onion, Blender, Rolling Stone and The Alternative Press. "Catching Looks" was both a self-aware portrayal of life in modern America, and a hats-off salute to sex and drugs. The song "Backed to the Future" sums the band up perfectly during this period; "We rock cause we want to/we rock cause we need ...