Courrier

 The title of Courrier ’s debut full-length album, A Violent Flame, is a fitting description of the boys from Austin, Texas. Like an uncontrollable fire in an often stagnant and monotonous music ”business,” Courrier ’s music is has ignited the attention of listeners worldwide, and their music spreading like wildfire. With a penchant for melody in the likes of alternative-rock bands like Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, and Kings of Leon, Courrier writes songs as soothing as they are sincere. It is in this duality that Courrier finds their message. In the beauty of existence and the pain of experience, lead singer Austin Jones’ voice even reflects the honeyed grit of reality, while the ascending harmonies and radiant guitars anthem the intimate.With A Violent Flame, Courrier reaches a whole new height of creativity and songwriting. "This is the best work we have ever done," says the band. The album, engineered by Adam Hawkins (whose credits include Switchfoot and Regina Spektor) and produced by Matt Noveskey (also the bass player for Blue October), displays this next-level lyricism, melody, and overall songwriting. A Violent Flame will assure you of a few things. A rock sung can still be sung like a hymn. A band can and should be more than a single. And thoughtful lyricism doesn’t have to sacrifice infectious melody. With their firm grasp of digital marketing and understanding of the new music industry, Courrier managed to have a strong independent release of their debut record on February 1st, 2011. In the month prior to their release, Courrier was featured on the NoiseTrade email newsletter, which allowed them to have over 3,000 downloads of an album sampler they gave away for free. The boys were also featured on Relevant’s Magazine The Drop, which was the exclusive online location for the stream of their album.

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