GALANOS

Netochka Nezvanova - Vocals
Gregory D. Jaw - Guitar and Vocals
Joe Pugsley - Bass and Vocals
John Steele - Drums

Kingston, New York's Galanos don't so much celebrate the darker things in life as they embrace the darkness life has to offer. Taking their name from a combination of literary references and Spanish that when combined roughly translates to 'silver tongued devils,' Galanos music is darkly seductive and coldly aloof at the same time. Their debut 7" is steeped in the solo sounds of Stiv Bators and early Lords of the New Church, the cinematic expanses of Ennio Morricone, and relentless fuzz drone of surf guitars. Their debut 7" provides two contrasting songs that only scratch the surface of this complex band. A sound that Fred Mills of Blurt Magazine calls "rich in atmosphere and unnerving in its tragic grace" and added "there is much here that bodes well for an intriguing future."
Galanos came together in 2013, after singer/songwriter Gregory Jaw (The Brides, Thee Hallowteens) completed a set of sea-soaked songs in his basement studio fueled by a need for reinvention and catharsis. His lyrics deal with loss and madness; a darkness of the heart. As he says, “I felt myself putting together this new music which was really a chance for me to explore the relationship between my own sense of grief and the universality of grief inherent in the human experience.” Since that time Joe Pugsley and John Steele (both from NJ bands The 65's and VOD) along with Netochka Nezvanova joined in. Following the release of their debut "La Loca" 7", Galanos released their well received first full-length album "Vacation Cannons" in 2015, and in 2017 released their stellar second full-length album "Deceiver Receiver" which was well received by Impose, New York Music Daily and many other music outlets.
Their songs run the emotional spectrum. Netochka and Gregory's voices bounce off one another. The band's sound has evolved and taken on a new life with their latest album. Steele's powerful percussion blended with Pugsley's fuzzed-out bass playing offer an omnipresent backbone to the songs which allows for exploratory guitar playing and vocalization.
They now return in 2020 with "Three Songs" EP - 3 new instant Galanos classics with Netochka and Greg again blending their polarizing vocal approaches to reach a pinnacle difficult to describe. One must listen for themselves!
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