There was the birth of a nation and then there was the birth of The Waldemere Revival.
Their roots can be traced back to the actual name of the band Waldemere Avenue, the street in which Corey Flick and Steve Martin grew up together as brothers in Indianapolis, IN.
The brothers' passion for their craft was based on a single, simple notion; "We're going to make music that actually speaks to the people, music that has real purpose." The band is comprised of five members, Corey Flick (vocals, rhythm guitar, and harmonica), Steve Martin (lead vocal and rhythm guitar), John Young (lead guitar and vocals), and Justin Atkins (Drums).
The Waldemere Revival began recording their own original music in 2007. To classify their music is distinctively impossible. Their sound is ingenious and infused with a magical spell that combines a psychological free-falling emotional compass of ambient folk and lyrical rock. Audiences are transcended into an almost hypnotic state of visceral musical seduction and heart-pulsing emotional highs and lows.
Passion through cadence. Intensity through intonation and the rhythmically silent verbosity that speaks volumes to those that have spent an intimate evening with these enigmatic musicians will be thrilled by a sound, unclassified.
The Waldermere Revival is doing precisely what it set out to do. Resonating with audiences both young and old that are transfixed by their music. "We make music so that someone could listen and without even a word, those people could be lifted to a higher state of being," says Corey Flick.
Currently, the band does all of its writing, recording, producing, promotion and marketing and is being heavily booked throughout festivals and special events in 2010.