Philadelphia's In Grenada To Release "Break" In September

In Grenada was born from the ashes of Philadelphia's premier ukulele indie-rock band, Movable Type, during the summer of 2007. Now, they make their presence felt with their debut release, "Break," coming out Tuesday, September 28th.

Stuck with a few left over songs and an environmental conscience, songwriter/instrumentalist Jesse Leyh plucked the tunes from the trash and saved them for his compost heap. Over the next two years those first few songs grew in the fertile environs of a home studio, watered by a monsoon of shifting and breaking relationships and the pressures of finding a new place in the world and life.

Beginning in 2008 a fleshy incarnation of In Grenada was assembled for playing shows and being seen on the street. Ranging from four to seven people depending on the season and the show, In Grenada continued to grow into "one of the most tuneful, fired-up pop groups Philly currently has."

In the fall of 2009, the recorded song count began to approach 20 strong, and it became clear that the ripest fruits needed to be picked. Self-releasing September 28th, "Break" is labor of all those fruits. The 10 songs that comprise "Break" draw inspiration equally from the pain of country, the joy of pop and the attitude of rock 'n' roll, and those inspirations are represented musically in layers of cowboy-harmonicas, shimmering guitars and thundering toms.

Audio: In Grenada - "Distance and Temptation"

In Grenada 2010 Tour Dates:

• 10.01 • Chestnut Hill College (Chestnut Hill, PA)
• 10.09 • The Auction House (Audubon, NJ)

Tracklist:

1. Distance and Temptation
2. It Doesn't Matter
3. There's A Change
4. Hills (Flooded Valleys)
5. Beating Heart
6. Burning Crosses (Against Seduction)
7. Broken Castle
8. Prelude
9. Keep That River Running Home
10. On The Line

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