As the trio that they are now, they have released 2 albums ("Remember Who I Am" (in 2004), and "Little Star" (in 2005)). From the careers they enjoyed when they hadn't become Girlyman yet, the two women (Ty, on the left, and Doris, in the middle) released one album under the name the Garden Verge called "Shadow of a Habit" (in 2001) and the man, Nate (who is, obviously, on the right) released 2 albums, "500 Miles" (in 1999 (?)) and "Never Enough Time" (in 2001).
These guys are absolutely PHENOMENAL. They have the most gorgeous, soaring harmonies, and, in a review of their second album, the only negative comment made was that the album was only made up of 12 tracks. So, they're pretty talented.
Girlyman describe their sound as "delicious acoustic harmony-driven gender pop", but don't let that little bit about "pop" keep you from checking them out--if there were a "genre spectrum", they would actually be categorized more under "folk". Their work is always fresh and interesting, and they bring an astonishing energy and presence to the stage when they perform live. In short, if you ever hear about them coming to play in your town, BUY TICKETS, and do it quick because they've been known to pack the house and nearly sell the whole place out (in fact, I believe they actually have done it before).
I think I kind of rambled in this post, but I'm not going to apologize for it. This band deserves to be rambled about.
Here are some links if you wish to learn more about Girlyman/see more pictures of them/listen to their music so you can stop only taking my word for it about their greatness:
- Official site http://www.girlyman.com
- Garden Verge http://www.gardenverge.com
- Nate Borofsky http://www.nateborofsky.com
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You are a blogging fool! Wow, great posts. And I can say I saw Girlyman for the first time with YOU! (at Northhampton Pride '06)
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