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REALLYMUSICRADIO presents
ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
A third generation Arizonan, songwriter Roger Clyne regularly bares his soul in rock 'n' roll originals that are often tinted with Southwest influences: a verse in Spanish here or a line about a desert landscape there. However, ¡Americano! takes Clyne's experiences a step further and combines his popular lyrical style with an energetic rage of an album, reaffirming years of blood, sweat and tours.
Clyne was an excellent student who participated in school musicals and choir but nonetheless, enjoyed tweaking the power structures of his high school community and rebelling accordingly. He kept a journal which served as his "psychic dumpster," listened to David Bowie and Camper Van Beethoven, and prided himself on his "outsider" status, especially when he transferred from a Catholic program to a public high school in 11 th grade. A road trip with buddies to Los Angeles in his junior year inspired him to start a band that played Ramones and Aerosmith covers and quickly became a popular act in the Tempe all-ages clubs.
Roger first made a name for himself while fronting the modern rock outfit the Refreshments during the post-grunge heyday of the '90s. "Banditos" was their biggest hit and an inviting cheeky pop anthem across mainstream and college radio during the summer of 1996. Success fell short for the band; after three albums, the Refreshments called it quits in 1997 and Clyne retreated to his Southwestern abode in Arizona to reflect. He found himself tinkering around with Americana and Latin beats. Soon, he and several musicians grouped together for Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. Embracing his reflective side, which is both self-conscious and ambitious, Clyne molded a new musical creation. He, along with drummer P.H. Naffah, guitarist Steve Larson, bassist Danny White, and ex-Gin Blossoms guitarist Scott Johnson, introduced a twangy hard rock on 1999's Honky Tonk Union. Shows throughout the Southwest and Mexico kept the band busy -- busy enough to issue a live album Real to Reel in fall 2001. Clyne took his lyrical poetics a step further for the band's second studio effort. Sonoran Hope & Madness, which was released in February 2002.
Clyne is as passionate and pure about his music as he is about his dedication to his wife and three children. In both worlds, he's matured and become more sure and committed to his purpose. The band's web site tracks hundreds of postings by fans that laud Clyne as one of the greatest, albeit under-recognized, songwriters of his generation. The proverbial roller coaster continues to run, but with the advance critical and fan praise of ¡Americano!, Clyne may soon have to get accustomed to a lot more attention.
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers' website
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