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Last Updated: 12/4/2009

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City: Asheville
State: North Carolina
Country: US
Signup Date: 9/8/2005

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Sunday, August 23, 2009 
VINYL! iTunes! Reviews!


Here is a link to BUY the "Love & Curses" on vinyl or CD
Midheaven Mailorder
http://www.midheaven.com/b..in/search.cgi/datedartist=..reigning%20sound

or BUY it from In the Red Records
http://www.intheredrecords...com/pages/mail%20order.ht..ml

or get the MP3s from iTunes!
here:
http://itunes.apple.com/We..bObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/vi..ewAlbum?id=318281958&s=143..456&uo=1&v0=9988&v0=WWW-EU..SE-ITUHOME-TOPMUSIC.

Reviews for "LOVE & CURSES":
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"Here is something that I can write concisely and definitively: After nearly 20 years, Cartwright has finally found solace in consistency, making Love and Curses arguably the best release of his stoic career."
-Obscure Sound
http://obscuresound.com/?p..=3126

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"Love and Curses features 14 songs driven by soul, strength and fierce belief, and with a voice as strong as Greg Cartwright fronting a band this tight and effective, Reigning Sound are just about unbeatable; they're one of America's great bands and they're firing on all cylinders with Love and Curses."
- Mark Demming, All Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/cg../amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fw..xzqaldse

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"In an era where kitsch too frequently trumps class, it’s a proud moment hearing a band driven by none more than their love of the material. Love and Curses is a rock ‘n’ roll record with neither pretense nor manicure, a clean glimpse into rock’s exposed essence.
- Ethan Covey, Dusted
http://www.dustedmagazine...com/reviews/5183

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"In addition to his open-wound rasp-- few singers today can convey grievous pain so easily-- (Greg Cartwright) also has an eye for the cruelties and ironies of romance, which slice through every track. On the stand-out "Debris", he sings about a lover's heart turning to stone and his own turning to rubble, straining his voice like he has to cover his eyes but can't look away."
- Stephen Deusner, Pitchfork Media
http://pitchfork.com/revie..ws/albums/13297-love-and-c..urses/

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"Cartwright has absorbed his influences to such a degree that he can generate instantly likeable songs like “Trash Talk,” “The Bells,” and “Broken Things” seemingly off the cuff, proving anew how a brisk tempo and the warm buzz of organ and guitar can make even the most desperate pronouncement sound like an invitation."
- Noel Murray, AV Club
http://www.avclub.com/arti..cles/reigning-sound,31437/

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"... there’s a soulful grit, an understanding that a garage band can expand their remit a little without sacrificing any of their elemental power and thrust."
- John Mulvey, Uncut
http://www.uncut.co.uk/blo..g/index.php?blog=6&p=1321&..more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more1..321

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"From rowdy stompers to soulful ballads—all sauced with a wailing organ and punchy riffs—Reigning Sound’s Love and Curses in undeniably romantic. And you can trust Cartwright is telling the truth. He knows. You can hear it in his voice."
- Aaron Richter, Self-Titled Daily

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" Cartwright revisits 1960s pop and soul sources. You can hear the worried-mind volatility in his voice… and hey, you can hear his voice! On the band's last studio album, 2004's Too Much Guitar, Cartwright buried his vocals deep in a menacing onslaught that lived up to that title, denying easy access to one of rock's best instruments. But in Love and Curses he returns to the top of the mix, peppering his delivery with howls and snarls that makes for an album full of reckless urgency."
-Spectre
http://spectremusic.com/re..views.php


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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 
Buy the new Reining Sound LP/CD!
"Love & Curses" (In the Red)
here is the link to buy it from In the Red Records!

CLICK HERE to buy it from IN THE RED RECORDS!






Tuesday, August 04, 2009 
Reigning Sound's
"Love & Curses" LP (In the Red)
due out Aug 10!

here is a review:
Click HERE to read the Pitchfork REVIEW

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 
For all the details on the reunion shows, add Memphis' own, The Compulsive Gamblers on Facebook.
For those who don't know, The Gamblers were Greg Cartwright and Jack Yarber's old, pre-Oblivians, band.
They have 2 reunion shows coming very soon!

Click below for all the news!
LINK below:
CLICK HERE to visit: http://www.facebook.com/compulsivegamblers
Thursday, July 16, 2009 
Here's a link to a (long) Greg Cartwright interview
at Turn it Down Interviews
CLICK HERE to READ IT!

Saturday, July 11, 2009 
http://www.facebook.com/reigningsound

Add Reigning Sound on FACEBOOK! more updates over there!
link:
Click HERE to check out the Reigning Sound Facebook PAGE!

Saturday, July 04, 2009 
7.04.09      Kafe Antzokia (Oblivians / Gories)
7.05.09     Sala BeCool (Oblivians / Gories)
7.06.09     BT59 (Oblivians / Gories)
7.07.09     Maroquineri (Oblivians / Gories)
7.08.09     Vera (Oblivians / Gories)
7.10.09     Blast Off Festival! UK (Oblivians / Gories)
7.11.09     Paradiso (Oblivians / Gories)
7.12.09     Sjock Fest (Oblivians / Gories)
7.13.09     @ 4AD (Oblivians / Gories)
7.14.09     Gleis 22 (Oblivians / Gories)
7.15.09     Festsaal Kreuzberg (Oblivians / Gories)
7.16.09     59:1 (Oblivians / Gories)
7.17.09     Hana-Bi (Oblivians / Gories)
7.18.09     Spaziale Festival (Oblivians / Gories)
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 

Saturday, June 13, 2009 
Facebook just made it possible to have web addresses that aren't 500 characters long!

Here is the new easy to remember Reigning Sound address!
http://www.facebook.com/reigningsound

and
CLICK HERE to add Reigning Sound on FACEBOOK

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 


Follow the link below to BUY the 7":
Click HERE to buy the NEW JACK O 7" record from THE WIND RECORDS / BERMUDA MOHAWK PRODUCTIONS

This 7" features 2 alternate versions of:
"Sweet Thang"
"Put Your Love on Me"


Here are samples
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