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French/Finnish alt ghost rock group
THE NEARLIES
will release album
‘Fresh Memories’
track-list:
Oh Aurora
Calendula
Loneliest Times
Flowers on Your Grave
Steamy Stones
Saturday Night
Warp Drive
Polska Konitski
Fresh Memories
Dusty Pearls
Skeleton Key
Revelations
The Otherside
The Nearlies’s second album ‘Fresh Memories’ is – as implied by the title- a collection of thoughts and melodies provoked by these tumultuous times we are living on.
The songs reflect anger, frustration and fear but also hope, love and the gratifying feeling of well-deserved revenge.
Melancholy is provided to the listener with a touch of humor.
On ‘Fresh Memories’ the Finnish-French trio is accompanied on three songs (Skeleton Key, Flowers on Your Grave, Revelations) by an Irish violinist Lucy Perkins.
The album was recorded in March – April 2023 in Studio du Lac in Annecy, France, by Rob Carson.
French/Finnish alt ghost rock group
THE NEARLIES
has released single
‘Revelations’
composed by Jarmo Kortesmaa
lyrics by Hanna Kortesmaa
Finnish-French ghost rock band The Nearlies releases third and final single before their upcoming sophomore album ‘Fresh Memories’ to be released on November 17th 2023.
The song ‘Revelations’ reflects anger, frustration and fear but also hope, love and the gratifying feeling of well-deserved revenge.
Melancholy is provided to the listener with a touch of humor.
French/Finnish alt ghost rock band
THE NEARLIES
has released single
‘Calendula’
Composed by Jarmo Kortesmaa
Lyrics by Hanna Kortesmaa
Finnish-French ghost rock band The Nearlies lovingly invites you to share a few minutes listening to the hip-swaying musical story of ‘Calendula’.
Superman has plenty of those flowers in his garden, for a good reason!
This is the second single from their upcoming second studio album ‘Fresh Memories’ to be released later this year via Concorde Music Company.
French/Finnish alt ghost rock band
THE NEARLIES
has released single
‘Polska Konitski’
Composed by Jarmo Kortesmaa
Lyrics by Jarmo Kortesmaa, Hanna Kortesmaa, Jan Djikstra
The Nearlies are:
Hanna Kortesmaa – vocals, bass
Jarmo Kortesmaa – guitar
Derico Da Purificacao – drums
French-Finnish Ghost Rock act The Nearlies is set to release their second studio album ‘Fresh Memories’ later via Concorde Music Company.
The first single Polska Konitski has been released.
Drummer Derico Da Purificacao comments:
“It is with great satisfaction that we invite everyone to come and check out the release of the second album by the rock band The Nearlies. The album is called ‘Fresh Memories’ and was conceived by guitarist J. Kortesmaa and singer and bassist H. Kortesmaa. The compositions and lyrical conception are authored by the Kortesmaa leaders, whereas the guitarist was responsible for directing the project making it even more special and authentic. We hope that all rock fans are pleased by our album, with the first single release Polska Konitski. Available on all streaming platforms you can listen to our new music wherever and whenever you want. Don’t waste time and add The Nearlies’ new single to your playlist now! Rock on!”
The Nearlies was formed some 15 years ago in France.
Future bass player and guitarist were seeking other options than excessive wine drinking for their leisure time.
Starting with instrumental music they soon realised that adding vocals was compulsory to open the doors of local concert venues.
After auditioning one singer it was decided that the bassist must sing.
Fast-forwarding to 2019, the duo met their missing wheel, percussionist Derico Da Purificacao.
Things moved rapidly and first album ‘Ghost Rock’ was released in 2020.
After a few years of practising and brainstorming, maybe a few bottles of wine, comes ‘Fresh Memories’ in autumn 2023.
It’s a collection of melodies and thoughts they have gone through with these complicated times On the more serious note, the guitarist had some experience from years before, playing with Mama & The Darkbreakers in early 90’s in Pohjanmaa and late 90’s with B-fly in Helsinki.