REVIEWS:
“Simplistic and heartfelt delivery. Excellent vocal harmonies and tonal quality. Has a classic vibe to it and seems to be something that could be heard in a Wes Anderson movie.”
-Billboard Magazine reviewing “My Fire”
“[Preston] writes timeless songs that create a movement of underground folk pop. Edmands’ style of song writing will appeal to fans of The Decemberists, Paul Simon, M Ward, and The Shins.”
- Puddlegum.net reviewing “O Captain! My Captain!”
“Incident After” opens this 3 track EP and you are immediately greeted by a very warm, relaxed sound. As I said before if you know the Boo Radleys, this is going to come as a very complimentary EP to your collection
-Indie Launchpad reviewing “O Captain! My Captain!”
“Indie rock with a real pop sensibility. They’re memorable without beating you over the head with it,”
- Kyle Marshall of Wake Up Saying Nothing
ARTICLES:
York County Coast Star – Preston Edmands Takes Off
…A few years ago, Preston Edmands would have been found at Savannah College of Art and Design — and then he wouldn’t have been found there, having decided to drop out. After a summer living behind a friend’s house on Martha’s Vineyard, he came back to Kennebunk and did some landscaping before deciding he had to take a chance in the Big Apple.
“I needed a drastic change,” he says. Becoming your garden variety starving artist, he found that drastic change. It wasn’t long before he was working at Starbucks, gradually increasing his hours to make ends meet in the expensive city, and finding himself regretting the time not spent playing out. And then along came the contest…
Queens Chronicle – Local Band To Perform at Celebrate Brooklyn
…Although Edmands is the group’s lead vocalist and has written all the songs they currently perform, the band is more of a collaboration among friends than a solo effort. He plays with three fellow employees from his Starbucks at 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, another from the Continental Avenue, Forest Hills location, and a longtime friend who traveled from Maine to perform in the competition.
The band formed and began practicing only days before the Avant-Grande contest, after Edmands saw a flier in his coffeehouse. To enter, at least one group member had to be a company employee. Edmands, a shift supervisor, sought out the accompaniment of several good friends once he learned that he was chosen to perform in the competition’s final round after submitting a demo tape…
