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This Friday, September 6 New Jersey power trio Cathedral Ceilings will release their anticipated sophomore album, La La La…Whatever!, out on Dromedary Records. The album, which was recorded and co-produced by Tom Beaujour (Nada Surf, Aeon Station). In anticipation of Friday’s release, the band is excited to share their final pre-album single, “Nevermind The Helicopters,” along with its accompanying music video.
Nick D’Amore of Cathedral Ceilings describes the track and video, saying, “The song is frantic and explosive, much like Henry Hill at the climax of Goodfellas—which the lyrics are inspired by, along with our penchant for quoting the movie incessantly in the tour van. B.A. [Miale, the mad scientist who created the video] did a phenomenal job capturing the off-the-rails spirit of the tune and throwing in some Goodfellas Easter eggs as well.”
Cathedral Ceilings is Ralph Malanga (guitars and vocals), Nick D’Amore (drums) and Tom Diello (bass and backing vocals). Ralph is known for his work with the Dromedary band Stuyvesant and prior to that he played the NJ punk band Footstone, who released their first single on Dromedary in 1993. Nick played drums in the shoegaze band Overlake, who were on Bar/None Records. He also currently plays drums in the political thrash band Worldsucks. Tom is a New Jersey punk veteran who has played in a number of bands, probably most notably Bad Karma.
The band formed in New Jersey in the late 2010s, originally as a side project for Ralph’s songs that weren’t right for Stuyvesant. Although Stuyvesant is still an active band, Cathedral Ceilings has evolved into a full band as opposed to a side project, partially because of their excellent songwriting and partially on the strength of their energetic, nonstop live performances. Today the band members are based in New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley of New York.
The first Cathedral Ceilings single “Thanks for the Guitar, Mommy” came out on Dromedary in 2020. They followed that up with another single, “I’m A Band!” and their debut LP, Summer of Misguided Dynamite in the summer of 2022.
The band’s forthcoming release, La La La…Whatever! is an album that presents a dozen hot, guitar driven rock numbers in quick succession, with the same intensity as their growing word-of-mouth live shows will attest. The band specializes in driving rhythms and memorable hooks, delivered at a blistering pace. Its clear they were raised on a steady diet of Ramones, Marked Men, Cheap Trick and beer.
