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High praise is something Transfer have gathered in bucket loads, however. Since first recording Future Selves in 2009, the four piece - Jason Cardenas (guitar, vocals) and Matthew Molarius (vocals, guitar), Shaun Cornell (bass) and Andy Ridley (drums) - soon picked up high profile support slots with White Lies, The Bravery and Killers front man, Brandon Flowers.
Along the way they amassed a growing, but near hysterical fanbase in Europe, where early arrivals for Flowers shows quickly tuned into Transfer's sound. Facebook and Twitter later buzzed with good vibes; the band s reputation went beyond the moshpit: in 2010, Cool Green
Recordings signed them to their label and made plans to release Future Selves in 2011.
While headlining several shows across Europe throughout the summer, Transfer s arrival has actually been a long time coming. The nuts and
bolts of the band are located in the friendship of Molarius and Cardenas, who first met at school. The pair began recording together eight
years ago and moved to San Diego in 2003 where they worked with a merry-go-round of supporting musicians. Eventually a creative tryst
was formed in 2008 with bassist, Cornell and drummer, Ridley.
Acoustic sketches and song ideas were soon fleshed out. In sessions, the four took their cues from what Cardenas describes as the 'five basic food groups' of rock n roll: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and The Stones. Further inspiration was drawn from My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips and Arcade Fire. Noise-some melodies were laid down and an album s worth of demos began to take shape.
Meanwhile, Cornell's arrival provided added inspirational, not just in Transfer s melodic engine room, but via his recording expertise. Having
worked as a local producer with his own studio space, Cornell's facilities and production savvy meant the band could experiment at leisure.
Later, as Transfer added extra muscle to the songs that would make up Future Selves, tracks were self-produced/mixed with Cornell
and Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac) at the controls.
The fruits of this creative hub are now being converted into large-scale praise. In America, the band are tipped for Big Things. Europe is catching on as well. Headline gigs across the continent this summer and Transfer's re-released debut seem set to further their growing
reputation.
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