ABOUT
David Brinley
Guitar
Gina Degnars
Vocals/Keys/Songwriter
Rich Degnars
Drums
Dustin Samples
Bass
BIO
KIND WORDS FROM KIND FOLKS
MY FAITH HAS BEEN RESTORED by 'A Discerning Ear'-"You know, these days it's hard to find talent. REAL talent. We can't rely on what the industry executives filter through to us anymore, because it's clear that they haven't been focusing their attention on finding bands with raw talent. Hence the reason I steer clear of the "big names" and dig deeper to find groups like "Little Invisibles". Every once in a while, my search pays off!!! After hearing these 5 songs, I have spent the entire afternoon googling this group to find out just where in the heck they came from. Why is it so hard to find info on them??? And now I will get off of my soapbox and onto my review...(exit soapbox left)."Every song on the album "Closer" deserves to be there. They fit together like chapters in a book...seemingly starting where the previous one ends, but offering unexpected surprises along the way. The songs are dark and complex, and it's clear that we're dealing with some serious musicians here. While the production is excellent, the sheer songwriting, vocal ability, and instrumentation are exemplary. The lyrics to these songs are honest and emotional not in a "you want to go and cry your eyes out" kind of way, but more in a "you could picture the singer already having done that" kind of way. It's raw. It's sexy. It's twisted, yet in a very classy, high-brow kind of way."Long story short, you need to own this album. And to "Little Invisibles"...if you are reading this...Who ARE you? Where did you come from? And more importantly, WHEN will we have more from you?????"MORE OF THIS, PLEASE by 'Diamond in the Mountain'-"The honest emotion expressed in these five beautiful songs is a rare thing. The vocals pierce through everyday experience, especially through the thought-provoking lyrics. Nicely produced songs that you'll want to listen to over and over again!""HAUNTING AND MAGICAL by 'Free Speech 101'-"I love these five songs. Who are they/she? Where can I get more Little Invisibles? It's creepy and moody and kinda dark. It's romantic and sweeping and also very very smart. What Once Was and Closer could be theme songs to True Blood or Twilight. This is the best indie stuff I've come across in a long while!""IF ANGELS PLAYED KEYBOARDS" by 'dreamin2being'"Offset by intense crescendos and powerful surges of sound, the eerily beautiful vocals transcend on all these tracks. Emotionally charges, takes the listener for a ride. Great driving music! I am particularly moved by closer, the title track."FULL WAVE RADIO-"Closer is a teaser. It introduces you to the band and it leaves you wanting far more than the five songs it provides you, can offer. You get a taste of Ginas voice, which makes anyone listening long for chilly October nights, when spirits of love affairs gone past are walking the earth. "The EP opens with Breathless a song thats dark melancholy beauty will leave you just that, breathless. The song deals with a relationships slow demise and the beats and vocals showcase that sadness, that she no longer leaves her lover breathless, perfectly." WILDY'S WORLD-"Preferring minor keys and human frailty to the shallow happiness of modern pop or the cynical boredom of most alt-Rock, Degnars climbs through her existential musical angst to generally find the element of hope that drives us all. Gina Degnar's yearning, mournful voice is full of tragic beauty, emoting both the passion and frustration that drive the song. Not One Of You is a performance that appears ready to come across at the emotional seams at a moment's notice but never disintegrates. Gina Degnar's dark side drives the music on Closer; a diluvial outpouring of mixed emotion and angst against esoteric, keyboard-driven compositions. Degnars falls somewhere in the triangle between Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Bjork vocally, drawing a lonely strength from a sublime combination of vulnerability and certainty. Closer is probably destined to be under-appreciated in light of current mores, and unfortunately so. Degnars is a singular talent as both a writer and performer"
"Preferring minor keys and human frailty to the shallow happiness of modern pop or the cynical boredom of most alt-Rock, Degnars climbs through her existential musical angst to generally find the element of hope that drives us all. Gina Degnars' yearning, mournful voice is full of tragic beauty, emoting both the passion and frustration that drive the songs." (Wildy's World)"I've always been drawn to the darker sides of art and music", says Little Invisibles' vocalist Gina Degnars. "Even back when I started taking piano lessons, when I was seven years old, I always wanted to play in minor keys, not the major ones. There's a powerful beauty in darkness, I think."It's that same dark, powerful beauty that resonates throughout Little Invisibles brand of hauntingly melodic alternative pop. With Gina's aching voice and poignant keyboard at the fore, the bands epic, sweeping songs rise and swell like waves on a moonlit shore until they crash over the listener like a sea of Byronic heartbreak. Five of these impossibly moving songs, all composed, like the rest of the groups music, by Gina, make up Closer, Little Invisibles stunning debut.A dramatic unveiling if ever there was, Closer, which Gina produced, is a veritable jewel box of wide-screen modern rock. Within: jaw-dropping riches like the opener, Breathless, all ghostly piano, soaring vocals, and danceable trip-hop beats; the wounded-but-defiant lament What Once Was, the EPs only piano-less track; and Headrush, a sultry duet with co-composer Lance Davis that pulses with heart-beating rhythms and gothic (small g) melodrama.If it all sounds a bit Jane Eyre, well, then why not? Gina, whos been through the relationship mill as much as any mature artist, maintains that she's merely allowing her romantic angst to flower into songs that are beautiful and, ultimately, redemptive and uplifting for those who hear them. When I'm happy I never go to the piano to write", says Gina, who holds a bachelors degree in piano performance and studied at The University of the Arts. "I write first and foremost from emotion, and after a breakup you never have to look far for inspiration. But even then there usually ends up being an element of hope in my songs.Raised in a musical family (her brother, Rich Degnars, is Little Invisibles drummer), Gina became a fixture on the northern Delaware/Philadelphia/New York club circuit with her previous band, Stygian Veil, which released one acclaimed album, 2001s Poison Berries. Little Invisibles materialized in 2009, the transition dovetailing perfectly with the striking songstresss move to more clubby beats and soundtrack-ready melodies. Strong songs are strong songs no matter what the setting, and for live appearances the band (completed in 2010 with David Brinley and Dustin Samples) can tailor its flexible lineup to fit the given scenario; in configurations ranging from a quartet (keyboards/guitar/bass/drums) to a duo, or Gina solo, Little Invisibles have been casting their spell on audiences across the East Coast and beyond, entrancing new fans with every performance.One outspoken fan is Grammy-winning producer Phil Nicolo (Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Sting, James Taylor). "Little Invisibles have a wonderful focus and depth that is rare in modern music, Nicolo says. I find Gina's unique imagery a breath of fresh air.""I'm just trying to write songs that are sonically compelling, says Gina. Music that gets a physical reaction from people, and, hopefully, resonates with them emotionally, too. One listen to Closer shows that her approach is working beautifully. Despite the name, Little Invisibles is an act unlikely to remain small or hidden for long. -Peter Aaron
