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Whatever Happened To Audrye Sessions?
By TG | December 1, 2011
One of the first bands I ever started to follow out of my home town was the Audrye Sessions, the band founded by North Bay musician Ryan Karazija, and based in San Francisco. At it’s core, Audrye Sessions was an emo-centric balladeer group, focusing on soft vocals and hushed tones to deliver devastating songs and cathartic albums. Always on the fringe of the scene, the band popped up on many different kinds of shows and seemed to have found that perfect SF niche: well liked, respected, and still super scret.
But, it’s been years since I’ve heard anything, and until now I never knew why. Turns out there’s a very good reason. Karazija upped and moved, out of San Francsisco, out of the state, Hell, out of the country. He’s living now in Reykavik, Iceland, a fittingly sparse and desolete landscape (in my imagination), and making those softly resonating sounds under his new moniker, Low Roar. I tell you, it’s an absolutely perfect fit for the songwriter, and his first single, “Give Up,” could not be a more resolute and defining return. Check out the video below, and take a look at Low Roar’s self-titled album, available now on the nicely named Tonequake Records. By: Nick Grizzle
Topics: BAY AREA, Music News |