THE PICASSOS are a four piece Gothic/ Death Folk band that hails from Detroit, MI. Their styles include Folk, Swing, Dark Wave, Horror punk and other influences.
The band is CHARLES URBAN-Lead/Backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, snaps, bongos and other various toys; DAM LOWE-Bass; THORIN MURPHY-FAHLGREN-Banjo, guitar, snaps. chimes, synthesizer, accordion, drums, drum loop programming and other toys; JOE DUPREY-Organ, piano, backing vocals, noise effects, harpsichord; GERARD D' LOR-Vocals on Leather Wings and Dolarhyde; SARAH ROSE- Vocals-Under the Floorboards;TAYLOR IZAK-Volin.
This 12 song CD was Produced by Charles Urban, Dan Lowe, Thorin Murphy-Fahlgren and Recorded and Mixed by Thorin Murphy-Fahlgren and Mastered by Sean Weyers. WICKER CASKET kicks off this CD with a haunting, but sweet sound as the melody is quite catchy. The background sounds really catch you off guard. THOUSAND EYES RESTRICT is quite interesting as the band pounds their music into you. Check this one out.
DOLARHYDEis a pure rock song with a few sound effects thrown in. The song, actually, is quite cool with some sweet vocals. WEIRD SISTERS features Sarah Lee on vocals as the band really shows off what they are made of. The ending is quite a surprise.UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS [with you] has a bit of a rock and roll mode as the beat is nice and steady. Check this song out.I think it's quite a gem. GO DARK brings this CD to an end as the song is quite a song as the band takes you on a journey of their own. You can find this 'different' band at: Facebook, You tube, Bandcamp, Instagram and other sites. ROCK ON. JIM ALLFORD [STEEL NOTES MAGAZINE] .
