Stacked Like Pancakes: Hollow
Written by Robin Ervolina
Stacked Like Pancakes recently released a new song, "Hollow," and fans of this Baltimore outfit are in for a surprise. For "Hollow," Stacked Like Pancakes have blended their ska sound with a few rock sub-genres to produce a vibrant tune. The first verse features compelling lyrics woven into a space rock feel. Then the second verse brings the delicious Stacked Like Pancakes horn line. As the brass builds, they layer a solid rock groove in the second chorus. All of this genre blending lends itself to an impossibly intriguing tune.
Check out "Hollow."
The stylistic blending of genres shows Stacked Like Pancakes is paying attention to trends. What's delightful is they incorporate them without losing their individuality. This possible new direction is particularly exciting given "Hollow" is the official launch of their upcoming CD, Strange Creatures, which will be funded via Kickstarter. The campaign will run for two months in the hopes of raising 100,00 dollars for recording, production and distribution.
Check out Stacked Like Pancakes, "The greatest brass-rock band to ever exist, because we made that genre up."
Website:www.stackedlikepancakes.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SLPancakes
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SLPancakes
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/SLPancakes
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SLPancakes
Instagram: www.instagram.com/SLPancakes
Also, catch them on tour!
4/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
4/6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Gold Sound
4/7 - College Park, MD @ Milkboy Arthouse
4/8 - Nashville, TN @ The End
4/9 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/10 - Orlando, FL @ Soundbar
4/13 - Lancaster, PA @ Launch Music Conference
4/16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
4/17 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
4/18 - Cleveland, OH @ Winchester Music Tavern
4/20 - Chicago, IL @ Wire
4/21 - Burnsville, MN @ The Garage
4/22 - Madison, WI @ Ruby
4/24 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
4/25 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House
4/26 - Raleigh, NC @ Deep South The Bar
4/29 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Stacked Like Pancakes Bio
Stacked Like Pancakes (SLP) is a boisterous Baltimore-based brass-rock band.
Beginning in 2007, Stacked Like Pancakes was founded on an idolization of artists like Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, and Less Than Jake. Following the 2011 debut ska album We’re Not Insane, SLP and renaissance frontman-songwriter Kellen McKay began to develop an obsession with breaking genre boundaries. SLP has since proven to maintain a thick sonic texture through a synthesis of inspirations including Reel Big Fish, twenty one pilots, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Cage the Elephant, and an untraceable amount of other artists and genres.
Stacked Like Pancakes found their niche in music festivals in 2012, supporting Kid Cudi at Towson University’s Tigerfest. In 2014, SLP won the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition, earning their first appearance on the Vans Warped Tour. When they were invited to return in 2015, the Warped Tour sparked a love for the road. In March 2017, Stacked Like Pancakes was a featured artist for the Vans Warped Tour, performing alongside Bless the Fall, Memphis May Fire, Jule Vera, and Microwave at the official Warped Tour Kickoff Party in Orlando, Florida. During this stretch of time, SLP embarked on several self-booked headlining tours, a national tour supporting ska-parallels Reel Big Fish, and in 2015 released their fan-funded sophomore album THIS IS US.
Concert venues and music patrons alike should be prepared for the stage to shake, the crowd to be wild and unpredictable, and the show to be a deliberate fusion of spontaneity and precision. The band’s trumpet and two trombonists won’t be standing in the back or blending in with the backdrop as mere support. In this self-proclaimed brass-rock band, the horns will steal the show, and the Pancake Nation community fanbase is hungry for their band to grow.
Stacked Like Pancakes epitomizes a tough DIY band despite a meaningless band name, and are rightfully on the rise to claim an international stage of their own.
Stacked Like Pancakes found their niche in music festivals in 2012, supporting Kid Cudi at Towson University’s Tigerfest. In 2014, SLP won the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition, earning their first appearance on the Vans Warped Tour. When they were invited to return in 2015, the Warped Tour sparked a love for the road. In March 2017, Stacked Like Pancakes was a featured artist for the Vans Warped Tour, performing alongside Bless the Fall, Memphis May Fire, Jule Vera, and Microwave at the official Warped Tour Kickoff Party in Orlando, Florida. During this stretch of time, SLP embarked on several self-booked headlining tours, a national tour supporting ska-parallels Reel Big Fish, and in 2015 released their fan-funded sophomore album THIS IS US.
Concert venues and music patrons alike should be prepared for the stage to shake, the crowd to be wild and unpredictable, and the show to be a deliberate fusion of spontaneity and precision. The band’s trumpet and two trombonists won’t be standing in the back or blending in with the backdrop as mere support. In this self-proclaimed brass-rock band, the horns will steal the show, and the Pancake Nation community fanbase is hungry for their band to grow.
Stacked Like Pancakes epitomizes a tough DIY band despite a meaningless band name, and are rightfully on the rise to claim an international stage of their own.
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