"This is where all rock should be now" www.garageband.com - 2001 - novocaine - Atlanta For 6 strong years, Brighter Shade has been blowing the doors off venue after venue across the US. With their unique blend of aggressive songwriter power pop, 2 albums, and over 100 cities under their belt, Brighter Shade continues to bring its audiences the absolute best in performance quality, musicianship and entertainment. John Hopkins' crushing baritone and heartfelt lyrics combined with Andy Birdsall's flawless tenor, Wilder Embry's thundering bass, Damian Cartier's jazz-hop keyboarding, and John Woodward's rock solid drumming have often earned Brighter Shade comparisons to bands like Soundgarden, Ani Difranco, Tantric, and Pearl Jam, Their latest release, Divine Ignorance, has met with strong listener and critical enthusiasm and continues to light up faces and ears all over the southeastern US.