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no greater sky are currently readying the release of their first full-length record "Hearts and Stars." Under the direction of industry veteran producer Mark Pay (Island/Def Jam recording artist Jon McLaughlin) and Grammy Award winning engineer Ronnie Brookshire (Rob Thomas, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Whitney Houston), and Grammy Award winning mix engineer Chad Evans (Gaither Vocal Band), no greater sky are set to make heads turn with this record. "Hearts and Stars" will show a musical growth that lets creativity run rampant. Experimentation with genre-blending, the band says, is what birthed the new album.
no greater sky is Curt Anderson (vocals, piano/keys, guitar, programming), Matt Lloyd (lead guitar, backing vocals), Nic Byron (bass), and Clark Hubbard (drums, keys). Since their beginning in 2001, the no greater sky boys have sought to give their listeners a passionate blend of creativity and accessibility. With the foundation of Hubbard's crafty, jazz-rock style drumming and Byron's driving bass, Anderson and Lloyd's catchy guitar, piano, and vocal writing takes full-shape. With a euphony that blends luscious, yet aggressive layers of sound with catchy hooks and poetic lyricism, no greater sky stylistically reaches beyond the commonalities of the pop/rock genre to create sounds for every age listener. Each song has its own character, better keeping listeners from being burned out by the same sounds in every song. Think a mixture of Coldplay, Foo Fighters, and Jimmy Eat World, then throw in a few elements of jazz and hip-hop.
"We really want to engage people with our music," said Anderson. "Sure, we want it to be catchy, we want our songs stuck in people's heads at school, work, in the car, on the plane, in the space shuttle, but with that, we also strive to give our listeners some lyrical and musical substance; hopefully something they aren't hearing in every other band they listen to."
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