Ede Event at Grimey’s
Make plans to join us in the record shop on Friday, February 13th at 4:00 PM for an intimate in-store performance and album signing with Nashville’s own Edgehill! We’ll celebrate the vinyl release of their full length record, Ode to the Greyhouse. You can preorder the album on vinyl on our site or in the record shop; all who place preorders for local, event pickup will receive a wristband with purchase. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and also guarantee entrance to our event. (Kids 12 & under don’t require a wristband.)
Edgehill appreciate the cracks, the nicks, the bumps, and the bruises. The Nashville, TN trio—Chris Kelly [lead vocals, guitar], Jake Zimmermann [lead guitar, vocals], and Aidan Cunningham [drums]—never sand down or smooth out the edges of their songs. Instead, they find truth in the fissure between fuzzed-out distortion and disarmingly infectious melodies, bringing old-fashioned grit back to alternative. They deliver the kinds of hooks that ruled Alternative Nation during MTV’s golden age, yet could just as easily translate to a generation born and raised on social media. It’s the sound of growing up as amplified through grainy guitar riffs and the kinds of lyrics that give you permission to speak your mind and heart.
The band members grew up in markedly distinct areas of the country. Chris originally hailed from Charlottesville, VA, and Jake primarily grew up in Long Island, NY. Early iterations of the band formed before the guys welcomed Aidan—who called Westfield, IN home—into the fold. Even though their zip codes may have differed, the guys shared a bond by virtue of “living in Suburbia and using music as an outlet for expression.” Chris and Jake initially connected as students at Vanderbilt University, cementing a fast friendship. Jamming together, they unassumingly established a foundation for what would become Edgehill. While working a shift at a local coffee shop, Chris met Aidan, and the group’s lineup was locked in. During 2022, Edgehill made waves with “Shooting Glances,” reeling in over 2 million Spotify streams. Building a local buzz with countless gigs, “Lookaround” posted up 1.3 million Spotify streams followed by fan favorites like “Something (Practically)” and the Live At East Iris Studios EP.
For the better part of 2024, the musicians feverishly demoed ideas, chipping away and sculpting a signature sound of their own. Simultaneously, they expanded their collective sonic palette by listening to everyone from Pinegrove, Alex G, and MJ Lenderman to Weezer and Nirvana. In December, they decamped to Minneapolis, MN for twelve days and recorded at Pachyderm Studios—made famous as the birthplace of Nirvana’s In Utero. On this hallowed ground, Edgehill recorded Ode to the Greyhouse with producer Tone Def, and he made an intentional effort to preserve the spirit of the songs. “We zeroed in on the music’s textures to create this intangible rawness,” adds Chris. “A lot of it was inspired by nineties rock, which would have quieter vocals and roaring guitars.” “Tone Deaf understood where we were going,” says Jake. “He knew it couldn’t be professional and polished. He was the perfect person to capture what we do and bring the best out of us. We wanted the album to sound lived-in, because that’s how we’d made the music.”
Preorder your copy of Ode to the Greyhouse on our site here or next time you’re in the record shop now to secure your spot in the signing line at our Edgehill event! We’re excited to host the band here and hope you’ll be able to join us as we celebrate on February 13th!
