Album Notes

The Young Antiques, known as The 'Tiques, are a rocknroll band from Atlanta, GA. Boyhood friends Blake Parris and Blake Rainey started the group sometime around 2000. Here are some Quotes:

Mark Chester, INK 19:

"The debut effort from this Atlanta trio fully lives up to their oxymoronic name, a contradiction of old and new sounds. Influences are disparate, save for the fact that they're all worthwhile -- from '60s sounds like the Who, Kinks, and Beatles to modern roots rock, the Young Antiques fashion an individual sound that offers something for everyone without degenerating into lowest-common-denominator blandness. Chances are, you're going to love this band sooner or later; might as well grab a copy of Wardrobe and get it over with now."


Charles Spano, ALL MUSIC GUIDE:

""Atlanta trio the Young Antiques play angry-young-man rock that draws from Hüsker Dü and the '80s Minneapolis hardcore scene as well as the Jam and Elvis Costello. With this unique, if a bit retro mix, the band creates buoyant and propulsive songs that shoot straight to the heart of what makes good old rock & roll great. With Blake Parris on bass, Blake Rainey on vocals and guitar and Kevin Charney on drums, The Young Antiques are back together after first unleashing their raw power pop and post-punk anthems in 2000 when the group self-released their debut, Wardrobe for a Jet Weekend. Their sophomore release, Clockworker, followed in 2003 on Two Sheds Music, meeting their goal of making a record that re-creates the atmosphere of late-'70s pop-punk. Since, the band has found their stride and a place alongside groups like the Natural History, the French Kicks and the Libertines."

Lee Valentine Smith, CREATIVE LOAFING, 09/2007:

"Founding 'Tiques Blake Rainey and Blake Parris are back in action after pursuing separate paths for the past couple of years. Rainey, who has enjoyed a successful foray into the low-key Americana-folk field, and Parris, a key member of Sodajerk, are putting those roles on the back burner for the moment to concentrate on the revitalization of their punky, punchy Young Antiques, one of the best Atlanta rock bands of the past two decades. Kevin Charney of Sodajerk is on board as well, and the band is as vital as ever, apparently energized from the hiatus."

-ATLANTA JOURNAL CONTITUTION:):

"Young Antiques. An enduring, edgy trio trading in punk-infused, retro-minded pop rock whose members likely have Elvis Costello, the Replacements and Hüsker Dü on their iPods."

Tim Shea, STOMP AND STAMMER:

"Blake Rainey and crew delivered a blistering set drawing from attempts to fuse literary sensibility into a an unpretentious basic rock formula, translating into a charged band inspired by a Blonde on Blonde Dylan and early Replacements whatsis. I haven’t seen ’em since about four years ago and this set served as a pleasant reminder of what I’ve (and you’ve) been missing. Pitch-perfect were their sensitive yearnings encased in self-righteous indignation at the unfairness of tragedy one’s life inevitably is forced to travail through. Minstrelship for the ages. "



BOOKING CONTACT:

BLAKE RAINEY - blakerainey@gmail.com - 404.207.2389
KEVIN CHARNEY - thetiques@gmail.com