{"id":2110,"date":"2020-05-14T19:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2020-05-26T19:11:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T19:11:58","slug":"austin-tx-based-americana-singer-songwriter-anthony-garcia-to-release-acres-of-diamonds-in-july-album-incorporates-aspects-of-rock-classical-and-electronica-into-a-heady-cinematic-americana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/austin-tx-based-americana-singer-songwriter-anthony-garcia-to-release-acres-of-diamonds-in-july-album-incorporates-aspects-of-rock-classical-and-electronica-into-a-heady-cinematic-americana\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin, TX-based Americana singer-songwriter Anthony Garcia to release “Acres of Diamonds” in July | album incorporates aspects of rock, classical, and electronica into a heady, cinematic Americana blend"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release
\nMay 14, 2020<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Austin, TX-based Americana singer-songwriter Anthony Garcia to release\u00a0Acres of Diamonds<\/em>\u00a0in July<\/p>\n

Americana album incorporates aspects of rock, classical, and electronica into a heady, cinematic blend<\/p>\n

Described as \u201cmariachi-esque Queens of the Stone Age,\u201d \u201clike something out of a Cormac McCarthy Novel,\u201d and \u201cmissing tracks from a Robert Rodriguez soundtrack\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Austin, TX-based singer-songwriter Anthony Garcia is set to release his album,\u00a0Acres of Diamonds<\/em>, on July 17, 2020.\u00a0 A guitarist and classically trained pianist, Garcia creates music that is perhaps most accurately been described as \u201ccinematic Americana,\u201d a genre that interweaves songwriting with a healthy dose of genre-blending and expanding, quasi-orchestral sections.<\/p>\n

Garcia\u2019s original music mixes a range of influences: guitar solos reaching back to the guitar hero tradition of Zeppelin and Hendrix; lyrics and songs that pay homage to Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen; and haunting violin inspired by J.S. Bach. Press in Texas has described his music as \u201cmariachi-esque Queens of the Stone Age\u201d and \u201clike something out of a Cormac McCarthy novel,\u201d and proclaimed that his songs seem like the \u201cmissing tracks from a Robert Rodriguez soundtrack.\u201d Media in Paris, France dubbed his music \u201cAmericana Hypnotique.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album was recorded at Transient Mic Studios in Austin, Texas in 2018 and 2019, produced by Transient Mic, engineered by Jeremy Fowler (who also played bass on the album), and mixed by Fowler and Charles Godfrey (of Scary American Studios who also played drums on the album and has worked in the past with\u00a0 Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Trail of Dead, and Swans). In addition to Fowler and Godfrey, musicians joining Garcia in the studio were Megan Berson (violins, viola, cello), and Ileana Nina (fiddle). \u201cWhile this album took some time to make – recording started in the fall of 2018 – we were given time to really concentrate on every detail and give the album and songs the attention they deserved,\u201d says Garcia of the studio, which is a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of Austin music.<\/p>\n

Garcia\u2019s music is mesmerizing, melding his early love of guitar-based heavier rock, the classical piano he studied formally in college and after, the modern chill of electronica, and mixing them all with the dusty twang, storytelling, and songwriting facets of Americana. The result is gorgeously evident on,\u00a0Acres of Diamonds<\/em>, which showcases every aspect and musical love Garcia has in glorious, dreamy, intense combinations, exploring ghosts of people and places past, drifting, lost love and, of course, searching for, and the hope of finding, love. Songs run the gamut: \u201cApparitions,\u201d a classical composition-cum-Americana-rock-anthem, resides beside \u201cThe Wind,\u201d which is replete with dark, dusty-ballad folk; the electronica-influenced \u201cHaunted Hotels\u201d (inspired by a visit to the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio) lives in counterpoint to the slow-burning swing-and-sway of the title track \u201cAcres of Diamonds.\u201d\u00a0 All of it is quintessentially Garcia.<\/p>\n

To assemble\u00a0Acres of Diamonds<\/em>, Garcia pulled songs from his arsenal of live fan favorites from over the years. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of like a greatest hits album of songs that were never hits,\u201d Garcia laughs. \u201cThese are songs I\u2019ve written over the past two to fourteen years, and the collection is a culmination of songs that have endured, evolved, and gotten a facelift for this album. Even the subtitle to the album, \u2018Los grande exitos,\u2019 is a nod to this concept: it translates as \u2018greatest hits\u2019 in Spanish. I tend to hold onto and hone the songs I write over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Garcia draws inspiration for the mood and cinematic feel of his music from a hometown rich in music history. His travels throughout the world have exposed him to a variety of cultures and music that have contributed to his expansive repertoire and knowledge of musical styles. Garcia has played regularly in Austin and in the surrounding Texas Hill Country, and expanded his route across the U.S. when he was able to, including favorite haunts like West Texas, Dallas\/Fort Worth, New Mexico, and Colorado. His fluency in five languages makes him adept at engaging with international crowds, and he regularly tours Germany, France, Ireland, Spain, and most recently, Switzerland. A four-year stint in South Korea as an English teacher allowed Garcia to travel and spend time performing for East and Southeast Asian audiences as well.<\/p>\n

Versatile is the best word to describe his live performance; Garcia often switches between genres within a set, and sometimes switches between instruments within a single song. A lover of rock, blues, classical piano, and Spanish guitar, and a fan of soulful vocals and old standards, Garcia\u2019s musicianship and eclectic song choices always keep the audience enraptured and inspired. He has shared stages with artists as varied as Ian Moore, Mates of State, Del Castillo, Junior Brown, and Wynton Marsalis.<\/p>\n

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For Immediate Release May 14, 2020   Austin, TX-based Americana singer-songwriter Anthony Garcia to release\u00a0Acres of Diamonds\u00a0in July Americana album incorporates aspects of rock, classical, and electronica into a heady, cinematic blend Described as \u201cmariachi-esque Queens of the Stone Age,\u201d \u201clike something out of a Cormac McCarthy Novel,\u201d and \u201cmissing tracks from a Robert Rodriguez … <\/p>\n

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