The Possibilities

The Possibilities
The Possibilities
Origin	Athens, Georgia, United States
Genres	Indie rock, alternative country
Years active	1991–2000s
Labels	Backburner; Parasol
Members	Kevin Lane; Bob Spires; Matt Lane; Chris Grehan; Jason Gonzalez

The Possibilities were a rock band from Athens, Georgia formed in 1991. Their sound was described as "psychedelia-tinged alt country" and "country-skronk".

History

Formed in 1991 by Kevin Lane (vocals, guitar), Bob Spires (bass guitar), and Matt Lane (drums, vocals), the band did not release anything other than a self-released cassette until their self-titled 1999 debut album, by which time the line-up had expanded to include Chris Grehan (guitar, vocals) and Jason Gonzalez (keyboards, vocals).^[1]^[2] The debut album was described by Allmusic as "country-skronk".^[3] Prior to this, the band had acted as backing for Jack Logan (playing on Buzz Me In and Monkey Paw) and Todd McBride (on Sketchy).^[1]^[4] The band's sound was described as "psychedelia-tinged alt country", drawing comparisons with Flaming Lips, Apples in Stereo, and Outrageous Cherry.^[1]^[2]

The indie 'Supergroup' Minus 5 covered a Possibilities song, "You Don't Mean It" on their Let the War Against Music Begin.

The band's second album, Way Out, described by Allmusic as "a pure psych-pop delight", was released in 2002 by Parasol Records, and was their last release.^[1]^[5]

Discography

Albums

Scattered, Smothered, Covered and Chunked (1995), self-released cassette
The Possibilities (1999), Backburner
Way Out (2002), Parasol

Singles

"Invisible" (2001), Seed & Feed

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 926
^ ^a ^b Mason, Stewart "The Possibilities Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01
^ Hallett, Tom "The Possibilities Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01
^ Link, Melissa (2002) "Consider The Possibilities Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today", Athens Banner-Herald, August 29, 2002, retrieved 2011-01-01
^ Mason, Stewart "Way Out Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01

[Strong-1] Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 926

[Mason-2] Mason, Stewart "The Possibilities Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01

[Hallett-3] Hallett, Tom "The Possibilities Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01

[Link-4] Link, Melissa (2002) "Consider The Possibilities Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today", Athens Banner-Herald, August 29, 2002, retrieved 2011-01-01

[Mason2-5] Mason, Stewart "Way Out Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-01

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