Live Review: Grails, The Rational Academy, Turnpike

Grails

Grails is an American instrumental experimental rock band formed in 1999. Based in Portland, Oregon, the group have released seven studio albums, on labels including Southern and Temporary Residence, and have toured across North America and Europe.
Albums
2003
The Burden of Hope
2004
Redlight
2007
Burning Off Impurities
2008
Doomsdayer’s Holiday
2008
Take Refuge in Clean Living
2011
Deep Politics
2017
Chalice Hymnal
2023
Anches En Maat
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Live Review: Grails, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
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Prophetic Isolation
“The exchange of art is perpetually off balance in a sense because the concert is free of any bondage [for the audience] – it’s the end of their day, they’ve finished work, they have a beer in their hand and they are probably trying to meet a girl.”
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Exclusive Grails Track
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EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Grails' New Single Chariots
Now streaming... Chariots, off Grails' forthcoming EP Black Tar Prophecies Volume 5.
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Nowhere Men
“We have the same amount of money now as when we started: none.”
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Prolific Instrumental Masters Grails To Tour Australia
It's their first visit to Australia in their decade long career.
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