Thriving Ivory (Wind-Up)
08/26/2008 | Wind-up
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All Music Guide Review
While all eyes were on Coldplay in 2008, Thriving Ivory made a slow ascent up Billboard's Heatseeker chart and, thanks to a late-year surge, climbed to the number one spot shortly after the new year. The quintet builds rock songs in much the same way, with compelling piano-based riffs slowing seizing your attention and eventually building to a cathartic climax punctuated by drums and ambience. Though distinctive in its own right, the band's sound is like a combination of the best parts of Our Lady Peace and Radiohead, or maybe the center point between Remy Zero and Frou Frou. Vocalist Clayton Stroope quivers his way through verses and seems to get caught up in every syllable. His raspy tenor is an acquired taste, but imagining the album without his voice is like Guns N' Roses sans Axl or R.E.M. minus Michael Stipe. The album's first single, "Angels on the Moon," climbed into the Top 30, and other ballads like "Hey Lady" and "Twilight" helped them gain a strong following on the road. This album has all the intangibles in place for greatness and leaves no emotion unstirred. ~ Jared Johnson, All Music Guide
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Thriving Ivory’s self-titled debut elicits an emotional reaction comparable to those of the wide-screen visions of U2 and Coldplay. Their music touches on the haunting presence of ghosts and angels, as well as life, love, relationships and the universal search for meaning in these uncertain times....all couched in timeless melodies and evocative images. The native San Francisco group has amassed an impressive following through their larger-than-life concerts across California, Arizona and Nevada and are poised to explode onto the national music scene.
Credits of Thriving Ivory (Wind-Up)
- Clayton Stroope
- Vocals
- Scott Jason
- Piano, Keyboards
- Drew Cribley
- Guitar
- Bret Cohune
- Bass
- Paul Niedermier
- Percussion, Drums
- David Paul Campbell
- String Arrangements
- Chris Manning
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- John Nicholson
- Drum Technician
- Mark Endert
- Mixing
- Mike Plotnikoff
- Engineer
- Gail Marowitz
- Art Direction
- Steve Karas
- Publicity
- Gregg Wattenberg
- Production Supervisor, A&R
- Margaret Malandruccolo
- Photography
- Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki
- Engineer
- Marc VanGool
- Guitar Technician
- Diana Meltzer
- A&R
- Darren Majewski
- Coordination, A&R
- Jon Nicholson
- Drum Technician
- Mike Kahn
- A&R
- Howard Benson
- Producer
- Paul DeCarli
- Digital Editing
- Ted Jensen
- Mastering




















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