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FLYING MACHINES
John Wlaysewski - guitar, vocals
Evan Joyce - bass
Ken Weisbach - drums
“Flying Machines invite you to buckle in for an
engine-revving plunge toward melodic euphoria.
Enjoy the in-flight movie, wherein the young hero
finds out that life is not the destination but the
journey, and that the road to hell is paved with
good intonations.”
– John Wlaysewki, guitarist, Flying Machines
Flying Machines are that rare breed: A fresh-
sounding New York band whose smarts and
cleverness don’t interfere with their capital ‘R’
rock. A lineup whose gifted singer-keyboardist is
influenced by Ben Folds and Freddy Mercury, while
the Zeppelin-loving, Fender-playing guitarist is
unafraid to go to 11…and shred on solos. They’re
anchored by a “hyper-creative” rhythm section
who keep Flying Machines from soaring out of the
stratosphere.
On their self-titled debut for Meteor 17/EMI, Flying
Machines’ timeless, classic-sounding modern rock
is musically precocious, but never precious. As
band co-founder John Wlaysewski notes, “We
mesh my abrasive rock guitar and William’s
beautiful singer-songwritery thing. He brings the
beauty, I bring the rock. We’re not a garage band,
and but we always try to keep a little of that
mentality so we don’t pick things apart to the nth
degree. Like all my guitars on the album were done
in one take.”
The result is a kinetic record that encompasses the
theatrical, surreal and dramatic. From the first
single, the irresistible, irrepressible pop gem “On A
Whim” to the pure emotion of the carefully crafted
“I Don’t remember Why” to the soaring melody and
guitar lines of “Hopelessly Alone,” Flying Machines
are that rare rock band who are at once taut,
dynamic and sublime.
Evan Joyce - bass
Ken Weisbach - drums
“Flying Machines invite you to buckle in for an
engine-revving plunge toward melodic euphoria.
Enjoy the in-flight movie, wherein the young hero
finds out that life is not the destination but the
journey, and that the road to hell is paved with
good intonations.”
– John Wlaysewki, guitarist, Flying Machines
Flying Machines are that rare breed: A fresh-
sounding New York band whose smarts and
cleverness don’t interfere with their capital ‘R’
rock. A lineup whose gifted singer-keyboardist is
influenced by Ben Folds and Freddy Mercury, while
the Zeppelin-loving, Fender-playing guitarist is
unafraid to go to 11…and shred on solos. They’re
anchored by a “hyper-creative” rhythm section
who keep Flying Machines from soaring out of the
stratosphere.
On their self-titled debut for Meteor 17/EMI, Flying
Machines’ timeless, classic-sounding modern rock
is musically precocious, but never precious. As
band co-founder John Wlaysewski notes, “We
mesh my abrasive rock guitar and William’s
beautiful singer-songwritery thing. He brings the
beauty, I bring the rock. We’re not a garage band,
and but we always try to keep a little of that
mentality so we don’t pick things apart to the nth
degree. Like all my guitars on the album were done
in one take.”
The result is a kinetic record that encompasses the
theatrical, surreal and dramatic. From the first
single, the irresistible, irrepressible pop gem “On A
Whim” to the pure emotion of the carefully crafted
“I Don’t remember Why” to the soaring melody and
guitar lines of “Hopelessly Alone,” Flying Machines
are that rare rock band who are at once taut,
dynamic and sublime.
