News : Thorcraft Corba, ‘Count It In’
New Releases : Thorcraft Corba, ‘Count It In’ : January 8, 2013
Who is Thorcraft Corba?
With Thorcraft Cobra, Canadian cold meets California cool. Billy and Tammy first met in previous projects while they were on the same label–the now defunct, but influential, Permanent Press Recordings.
The two musicians always hatched plans to record together and, after a prolonged gestation (with Billy biding his time while Tammy toured the world and recorded with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks), Thorcraft Cobra, named for Billy's 1969 Thorcraft Cobra G50 amplifier, finally came into being.
The band features Billy on guitars, bass and lead vocals, and Tammy on drums and BG’s.
The debut TC full-length COUNT IT IN will be release on Plaza Bowl Records & Tapes on January 8, 2013 and features a host of special guests including Tammy’s Sparks bandmate Russell Mael, Redd Kross' Steve McDonald, Sabrosa Purr’s Will Love, Gigante, and Omniflux/Big Black Delta/Sabrosa Purr's Mahsa Zargaran.
The lead single from the album, COUNT ME OUT, was digitally released on Oct 30 and has reached #9 on the Alternative Specialty radio charts! The video was also released on Oct 30, 2012.
Count It In Review
On January 8, 2013 Los Angeles-based pop-rock band Thorcraft Cobra will release their first full-length disc Count It In on Plaza Bowl Records & Tapes. For those not in the know, Thorcraft Cobra, named after a discontinued Canadian amp, consists of Billy Zimmer (lead vocals, guitars and bass) and Tammy Glover (drums and background vocals). They are an interesting combination said to be "part Canadian cold (Zimmer) and California cool (Glover)".
The two met while working on earlier projects for the now defunct Permanent Press record label. They had always planned to work together but it didn’t really happen until Glover returned from touring with Spark. Their debut disc, the eponymous EP Thorcraft Cobra was released over two years ago and climbed to number 13 on “The Top 50 Artists” list on the alt-radio station KKBB.
On their new project, Count It In, they enlist the aid of an assortment of additional artists including: Will Love, Gigante and multi-instrumentalist Mahsa Zargaran of Sabrosa Purr. The album opens on their lead single “Count Me Out”. This one features strong pop guitar riffs. The accompanying music video was directed by Ross Novie (The Office, Arrested Development and Secret Girlfriend)
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