Song:Piano Player
Album:Goodness
Fans of emo music might want to check out The Hotelier who have had modest success reviving that kind of pop music. They met while attending high school in Dudley. MA. in 2009. Lead singer Christian Holden also plays bass. Other members are Chris Hoffman and Zack Shaw on guitar and Sam Frederick on drums. At first they were called The Hotel Year but there was a band with a similar name so it was changed to The Hotelier. After releasing a couple of EPs, they released the 2011 album It Never Goes Out. Shaw left in 2012 and Ben Gauthier replaced him. For the 2014 album Home, Like Noplace is There, they signed with the Tiny Engines label. The album got a lot of favorable press and The Hotelier were hailed as one of the leaders of the emo revival of 2014. Holden didn't understand that. He says he didn't know The Hotelier were emo. But if it got them attention and sold CDs, so be it. Piano Player is from the 2016 album Goodness. You'll notice the album cover is blurred. The picture is supposed to be a group of nudists. They were forced to censor it so stores would carry it. It's unclear if The Hotelier are still together. It looks like they lost their record deal and Holden has CDs in his basement. He is also playing local clubs with his new band World's Greatest Dad. Maybe they are just on hiatus. Here's the video for Piano Player by The Hotelier.
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