Reigning Sound

Reigning Sound was formed in 2001 by Memphis, TN garage-punk legend Greg Cartwright who is also known for his previous bands The Compulsive Gamblers and The Oblivians. Cartwright (vocals/guitar) relocated his family to Asheville, N.C. in 2004, where he formed a new band. The current line-up includes: Benny Trokan (bassist), Mike Catanese (guitar), Mikey Post (drums), and Dave Amels (keyboardist). read more…

Reigning Sound was formed in 2001 by Memphis, TN garage-punk legend Greg Cartwright who is also known for his previous bands The Compulsive Gamblers and The Oblivians. Cartwright (vocals/guitar) relocated his family to Asheville, N.C. in 2004, where he formed a new band. The current line-up includes: Benny Trokan (bassist), Mike Catanese (guitar), Mikey Post (drums), and Dave Amels (keyboardist).

Since Reigning Sound’s 2001 debut, “Two Sides to Every Man,” a three song 7” single, Cartwright has been blending true rock‘n’roll with soul and country-folk melodies.

Perhaps it was the 2002 album Time Bomb High School (In the Red) that showed Reigning Sound’s full potential. The album spawned a handful of fan favorites, including covers of “Stormy Weather” and “Brown Paper Sack.”

Since then Cartwright has released a stack of Reigning Sound records, including the obnoxiously loud Too Much Guitar, a 2004 LP that fellow Memphians Alicja Trout and Jay Reatard helped engineer. The band supported the album by touring the country with The Hives, who are also admitted followers of Cartwright’s catalog.

In recent years, Reigning Sound has dropped the Love and Curses LP and the Abdication … For Your Love mini-LP (which featured production help from Dan Aurebach of the Black Keys). Both recent recordings showcase Cartwright’s always maturing songwriting and love for the tried-and-true rock‘n’roll that came from his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee.

Currently Reigning Sound is hitting the road with a bunch of tour dates. Oblivians fans will be happy to hear that Cartwright, along with Jack and Eric Oblivian, just finished work on a new Oblivians full-length for In the Red Records. This new record will be the first new Oblivians LP in 15 years and is due-out sometime in 2012 via In the Red Records.

News

• Brooklyn Vegan announces Reigning Sound to play 4Knots Festival Apr 23, 2013
• Greg Cartwright Interview in A.V. Cub (Toronto) Jun 14, 2012
• Reigning Sound's Abdication… For Your Love Review on Paste Nov 22, 2011
• Reigning Sound: "Broken Things" is NPR Song of the Day Jan 19, 2010
• Reigning Sound featured in The New Yorker Aug 31, 2009
• Reigning Sound's Love and Curses Review on Pitchfork Aug 3, 2009

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Fri 5/31/2013	Nelsonville Music Festival	Nelsonville, Ohio,
Sat 6/29/2013	4 Knots Festival	New York, New York
Sat 7/27/2013	Beat Kitchen	Chicago, Illinois