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The Quarter After - "Changes Near"
(The Committee to Keep Music Evil)

"A fusion of dreamy '60's folk-pop melodies, reminiscent of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Love, and a few lesser known Sunset Strip Bands" – Alternative Press

“The Quarter After has modern pysch-rock sensibilities with much respect to the bands that created the sound. These guys not only perfect this sound, they step it up a notch, kicking it in the balls while simultaneously shaking its hand.” – Jason Wilder, Delusions of Adequacy

As leaders in the devoted community surrounding the “3rd Wave of Psychedelia,” The Quarter After offers us an album that stands for something larger than its parts suggest. They begin with a sultry bass line that develops into pillowy jam extensions of well-crafted pop songs that revitalize the sound of acts like RAIN PARADE or TEENAGE FANCLUB (Songs From Northern Britain era). Changes Near, their second album, is a culmination of experience, ingenuity, and talent that demonstrates how vocal and instrumental communication between two brothers can work. Dominic Campanella is the principle singer and songwriter while Rob Campanella acts as lead guitarist and producer. Rob is also a leading producer of new music today, working on albums with the Tyde, the Black Angels, Mia Doi Todd, Scarling, Goldrush, the Morning After Girls, as well as upcoming 2008 releases by Dead Meadow and Innaway.

They’re joined by a myriad of gifted players and friends such as bassist Dave Koenig (ex- Brian Jonestown Massacre, currently Spindrift), and drummer Nelson Bragg (now in the Brian Wilson Band). This album includes a remarkable lineup of musicians including Ric Menk (Velvet Crush, the Tyde), Matthew Sweet, Miranda Lee Richards, Mara Keagle, Eric Heywood (Son Volt), Christoff W. Certik (Winter Flowers), Kirk Hellie (Meow Meow), Probyn Gregory (Wondermints, Brian Wilson Band), and Matthew Sigley (Lovetones, Daytime Frequency), Anton Newcombe, and Collin Hegna (Brian Jonestown Massacre).

Rob has played with the Brian Jonestown Massacre on and off, worked with Anton on BMJ albums, but admits “I've quit/been fired a couple times. But it seems kind of like the mob, just when you think you're out…” Well, Rob and Anton partner up again with the rebirth of their label, The Committee to Keep Music Evil. In the summer of '07, Cargo Records in the UK approched the Committee to provide distribution for their releases, which would concentrate on re-releasing the entire BJM catalog on vinyl -- which had not been done to date -- and also give the Committee a way to expand the catalog by bringing in new artists.