biographical info
Hallmark combine mature pop song-craft with a
raucous,
barely-stabilized energy, to make their own sense of
melodramatic glitter rock moderne.
No fear of ballads or emotion.
No
gimmicks;
this time it's serious with nothing left to lose-
honed with
an intense charisma.
Red wine stained post-decadence.
A curiously
unique perfume that never quite masks
the sweat from the pervasiveness
of the grandiose and the fantastic.
The way the light catches your
eyes. The thorn of a rose pricked from a port city that broke its'
promise.
(ex-Mirror, July Fourth Toilet, Flash Bastard, Canned Hamm, The
Sweet Fuck All )
Hallmark's debut LP will be available shortly; A 12 song glitter-rock masterpiece produced by Dave Carsewell, with the assistance of John Collins and Joshua Stevenson (new Pornographers,The Evaporators, Jackie-O Motherfucker) Recorded Summer 2008 at JCDC studios in Vancouver.
lineup
Robert Dayton Lead Vocals
Jessica Milligan The Korg Electric Piano, Vocals
Jeff Stone Lead Guitar
Rob McBeth Drums,Vocals
Daniel Fazio Bass
influences
Kenneth Anger Soundtracks
Paul Williams
Scott Walker
Leonard Cohen
Lamberto Bava
Scented Candles
Dark Chocolate
Port - wine stained relatives
Tim Buckley
Ennio Morriccone
John Carpenter, compositions, as well as films