Gig Alert: The Commuters NYC CD Release Show Tonight, 4/17, Fontana’s

One of  NYC’s most intriguing indie rock bands, The Commuters, are holding their NYC CD Release Show tonight, April 17th at Fontana’s.

Travel along with The Commuters tonight!

The band wields energizing rock grooves, inventive guitar work, arresting rhythms, and an intelligent edge with their distinctive brand of rock. See this show tonight! This show is unequivocally recommended.

The Commuters are releasing their debut album, Rescue, today, April 17th via Communal Records. The album was recorded here in NYC at guitarist Uri Djemal’s Madpan Studios, and was mastered at Fred Kevorkian’s suite in Avatar.

Here’s some more info on The Commuters and their new record, straight from the band:

“As their name suggests, The Commuters have traveled through a lifetime of musical influences, but it’s their own personal global journeys that have guided the foursome to something universally intimate.

“Before forming the band in 2010, Canadian-born but Philippines-raised front man, Zeeshan Zaidi, spent numerous years working in the Music Industry. Producing and engineering Grammy-nominated artist Ryan Leslie’s first demo, as well as working in the marketing department of major labels on the likes of OutKast and Cee Lo Green, Zaidi was just getting started.

“When the time arrived to put his own abilities as a songwriter and performer front and center, he immediately contacted Philippines childhood friend and NYC producer, Uri Djemal. The two got to work co-producing the album at Djemal’s Madpan Studios in Manhattan.

‘Uri’s studio was a few blocks from my apartment and he was telling me for years to come work on my songs there. One day – when I knew it was time – I just walked over with a dozen demos and we started,’ explains Zaidi.

With Zaidi and Djemal on guitar, French-raised Ben Zwerin (bass) and Italian-American Paul Amorese (drums) joined the two to complete the current lineup.

Signed to Zaidi’s New York based label, Communal Records, The Commuters have already seen great success having their video for hit single “As I Make My Way” added to mtvU’s rotation, as well as receiving extensive airplay on many major college radio stations, such as KCSS, WLJS, WONY, WAKE, and WRDP, among others. The band has established themselves at notable hometown venues such as Arlene’s Grocery, Lit Lounge, Spike Hill, with this release only leaving room for more. Lead single “As I Make My Way”, has it all: an unforgettable hook, roomy guitars and a grounded rhythm section that anchors the track’s precise tension. The whole album is tied together by Zaidi’s poignant lyrics, focusing on transparently human experiences and emotions.

While every band aims to last, The Commuters’ unique combination of its members’ personal histories and creative backgrounds leading up to this moment foreshadows a longer and brighter future than most. ‘Our hope and our goal is to be around for as long as possible,’ says Zaidi. ‘We want to build this over time – the first album is just the start.’”

Full Coordinates:
WHAT: THE COMMUTERS CD RELEASE SHOW!
WHERE: FONTANA’S | 105 ELDRIDGE STREET | NEW YORK, NY
WHEN: APRIL 17TH | 8PM

Hear their first single, “As I Make My Way”.

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