Jun 22 2008
Nineball - The Dirty Southland
Nineball is a hard rock band hailing from what they call, “the dirty southland of Kentucky”. One of my favorite songs is ‘All About The Money’ off their album Millionaires. Nineball is great at mixing vocal screams and heavy guitar distortion but still having strong melodies that do not get buried in the noise.
If you want to get a sense of who these guys are as people, check out the YouTube video for ‘Ballers Chronicles’ on their Myspace page. It seems like tons of indie bands are now making little home movies as videos for their web pages. It’s a great idea - they are cheap to produce…however a lot of them are just not very interesting. I found Nineball’s video to be very cool and they obviously are a funny, crazy band.
When I dug a little deeper into this band I found that they are actually have Christian roots. Not all of their songs showcase the bands sarcastic view of the music industry like ‘All About The Money’. Other tracks such as ‘God save us all’ and ‘Among Ash-heaps and Millionaires’ show the band’s humble side.
If I had to compare Nineball to another band I would say that Fall Out Boy might be the closest commercially know counterpart. They also have an energy in their music for fans of The Academy Is. Nineball has an intense summer tour schedule. Be sure to check them out on the road as they tour through the south and mid-west.
Nineball - Links
Mobile Club
Myspace
August 5th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
They DO know how to grow the truth tellin’ music makin’ boys in Kentucky, oh yes they do! And they are just adorable too!
…oH and they can DANCE!