FlashCube crafts high
energy, groove-oriented Rock with an attitude.
Melding influences as diverse as the Smashing
Pumpkins, Butch Walker, and David Bowie into their
material, this quartet out of Philly displays a
command of songwriting and arrangements. The band
writes music that is bursting with powerful
melodies, fat 3-part harmonies and loud, crunchy
guitars. “We want to write songs that you just can’t
stop from humming in your head,” states Joe O’Boyle.
Bannon retorts “Yeah, we just want to be known as
great song-writers.”
When Joe O’Boyle (vocals and guitar) and Mark Bannon
(lead guitar and vocals) began writing material for
Flashcube, they never imagined the music would
transform the way it did. After writing a collection
of over 30 songs and rehearsing the material for
many months to prepare to record, their drummer and
bass player decided to pursue other opportunities.
Bannon and O’Boyle immediately set out to look for a
new rhythm section. They found Ralph Hernandez
(bass) and Bill Roldan (drums) and coined them their
“Latin bad asses.” The results of the new rhythm
section were astonishing. Their talent catapulted
the songs into a new direction and the band wound up
writing a dozen new pieces of material for the
record.
In February, their debut self-titled CD drops
featuring 3 songs produced by David Ivory (The
Roots, Silvertide) and recorded at the legendary
Sigma Sound in Philadelphia. FlashCube also set
their sights on production and produced the
remainder of the album at Goldfinger Studio in
Dublin, PA. Joe O’Boyle’s use of wordplay covers
such diverse topics as love gone awry to preachers
who steal money. The CD is full of pop gems, catchy
hooks and kicks it into high gear from the start
with “All About U”, a look at the self-centered,
arrogant individual. The Monkees-ish sound of “You
Lied”, radio-friendly “Holiday” and tongue in cheek
“Kick Em” award something for everyone. In addition
to the new CD, their rendition of “She’s a River”
was added to the Simple Minds tribute CD,
Swimming Towards
The Sunreleased by BlowFish Music.
“We intend to play and promote this record for as
long as it takes because we want everyone to hear
it”, the band proclaims. FlashCube is currently
playing club,
college and theater rotations in the
Northeast and continues to build an
impressive fan base.
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PRESS “This
album’s diversity makes it a great choice when
you’re in the mood for some great rock with a little
bit of everything” -
Backslash Magazine
"...has
some legitimate potential to break into the
mainstream pop market" -
Kim Crawford, Rock Pile Magazine
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