Army Navy

"Army Navy has established itself as a modern-day torchbearer of power-pop." - Paste (8.3)

"Crushed Like A Car" might be his most honeyed, melancholy midtempo sigh yet, buoying his sweet-sad voice gently aloft." - Pitchfork

“Pure pop for now people” – SPIN, 8 out of 10

"A poisoned Valentine dripping with equal parts beauty and scorn; imagine a Vulcan mind-meld between Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque and Marvin Gaye's Here, My Dear and you're there.""- eMusic

Los Angeles-based indie-pop band Army Navy are excited to announce their brand new full length album titled The Wilderness Inside. Produced by longtime friend and notable producer Adam Lasus (Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) at Fireproof Recording, The Wilderness Inside expands on the band’s signature, sparkling guitar-driven power-pop complimented by frontman Justin Kennedy’s wounded lyrics. With help from their fans, using the Indiegogo crowd finding site, Army Navy were able to finish their fantastic new 3rd LP. As with the band’s previous albums, The Wilderness Inside was released on the band’s own The Fever Zone Records on Tuesday, July 15.

Army Navy was born in the bedroom of Justin Kennedy, who in his early days played with Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) in Seattle’s Pinwheel. Having relocated to Los Angeles after Pinwheel broke up, Kennedy began focusing on his new project and started assembling members for Army Navy. Multi-instrumentalist Louie Schultz joined swiftly after hearing Kennedy’s home demos. Without a permanent sticks man at the time of recording the first album, Army Navy’s album boasted drumming by the legendary Pete Thomas of Elvis Costello and The Attractions, who had been a longtime fan of the band. Army Navy soon found their permanent drummer Douglas Randall.

The past few years were very exciting for the independent band. Army Navy released their first (Lasus produced) album on their own Fever Zone Label in 2008 and quickly garnered great admiration from fans and in the press. The quartet’s first single “My Thin Sides,” which was paired with a hilarious video featuring Paul Scheer of Human Giant took the 'net by storm. The second single “Saints” which Blender Magazine called “a lovely indie-rock swoon” was the prestigious Single Of the Week on iTunes Australia and was released on the UK’s Fierce Panda’s Club Fandango Label. Stateside, it gained radio rotation on tastemaker stations like KEXP and KNRK and satellite radio’s indie-leaning XMU station. Their second album boasted the hit single “Ode to Janice Melt” whose video went huge online which featured Jason Ritter’s intense affair with his hand. The new records single “World’s End” features a hilarious 60’s pop TV show flashback video featuring Martin Starr of Freaks and Geeks and Silicon Valley.

Over the past few years the band have taken their dynamic live show on the road supporting such groups as: The Lemonheads, Arctic Monkeys, The Dodos, The Soft Pack, The Features, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Cut Copy; as well as explosive shows at SXSW and CMJ and the UK’s Truck festivals. The band was even asked to be musical guests on the short-lived Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien!

RIYL: Teenage Fanclub, Vampire Weekend, Spinto Band, Spirit Kid, The Clientele
DIRTY: #9 (Clean version on downloads page)
TRY: #1, 2, 3, 6

Download full album here:
https://www.piratepirate.com/downloads/

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