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Deasy's songs are the real deal-intelligent, honest and catchy as hell.
- Performing Songwriter Magazine
Non-stop, pure to the bone Americana rock; hearty and gritty, but tender and soulful, too. Contains "Blue Sky Grey," "In My Head," "Prisoner" and "I Want To Know" as heard on radio stations nationwide including WYEP, KMTT, WCLZ, KBAC, WAPS, WTMD, WXRV,WDVE, KXCI, WKZE, WVIA and others. And yes, this is the same guy you might have seen on television singing "Good Things Are Happening."
Please visit Bill's website at www.billdeasy.com for up to date news, complete tour date listings, press, video and more audio clips!
Be sure to check out Bill's first novel, "Ransom Seaborn", the recipient of the 2006 Needle Award. The book is available on Amazon and select retail stores listed at www.billdeasy.com/ransomseaborn. Also available exculsively through the online store at www.billdeasy.com is Drain Tapes Volume 1, a limited edition 7 song EP of home recordings.
Visit Bill's page on myspace at www.myspace.com/billdeasy
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ARTIST BIO.:
Bill Deasy has established himself as one of the musical mainstays of his native Pittsburgh, but his music has also touched the hearts and imaginations of fans as far as Japan and Germany. He has played as an opening act for such artists as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones and John Mellencamp.
If you ever attended a Pittsburgh Pirates or Steelers game, you may have seen him performing the National Anthem. His songs have been recorded by an interesting array of artists such as Martina McBride, Kim Richey, Howard Jones, Bijou Phillips, Michael Stanley and The Clarks. Deasy has also appeared, singing his own song "Good Things Are Happening," in a national television campaign for Good Morning America.
What ties all of these things together is, that at the center of everything, Bill Deasy is a songwriter with a lyrical and uniquely introspective point of view. "When I write songs," says Deasy, "I try to take my life experience and put it out there in a way that people can relate to. I feel like I've done my job if a song resonates with other people; if it connects with them in some way." Still, Deasy sounds just as comfortable singing a lighthearted pop song as he does a heart wrenching ballad or emotionally charged narrative.
The new album "Good Day No Rain" is truly a testament to this. From the beginning number, the lilting and ironic "I Want To Know" and all the way to the finale, the beautiful and powerful "The Gift of Seeing Through", the album takes us on a musical and lyrical journey, looking at relationships from many different angles and perspectives. Contemplation, reflection, evaluation, resignation and re-assurance - things that all of us go through. The album is a culmination of work done over the last year, which began by bringing him to New York to work with producer Gregg Wattenberg (Eve 6, Five For Fighting, Dishwalla). "Good Day No Rain" also represents a personal journey for former Gathering Field frontman Deasy, as he embarks into the world of solo recording artist.
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All Music Guide Review 12/03
The former lead singer of Gathering Field, Pittsburgh native Bill Deasy has been through the major-label wringer, and has emerged with his second solo record, Good Day No Rain, on his own Bound to Be label. Sounding like a folkier Matthew Sweet, Deasy has a world-weary voice, and his lyrics have the feel of a wise and wounded romantic walking in a rainstorm. That's not bad, mind you, when you can do it as well as this guy does. With huge hooks, songs like "It's All Right There," the orchestrated "Blue Sky Grey," and the funky shuffle of "In My Head" all demonstrate the hand of a skillful writer adept at hitching a sincere, soul-searching tone to easily infectious melodies. Sensitive singer/songwriters are a dime a dozen, but really good ones are a rarity. Bill Deasy is the real deal. In a perfect world, you'd already know this.
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