Walrus’ Classic Rock Album, “Uncovered,” Now Indexed on Pandora.com

Uncovered, the debut CD by The Walrus, one of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite classic rock bands, has been indexed by the Music Genome Project on Pandora.com. With the Walrus’ musical DNA now categorized with similar sounding rock ‘n’ roll, anyone can create a customized music stream, or personal radio station, on Pandora’s music discovery service to hear songs by The Walrus and by bands that sound like The Walrus.

“Uncovered” is the Walrus’ album of 11 original classic rock songs. The CD features rock, pop and folk vocal arrangements and harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles, Crosby Stills Nash & Young and other classic rock bands from the 1960s and 1970s. The songs on the CD include “The Garden,” inspired by the 1992 New Age novel, “Ishmael,” and employing CSN&Y-style harmonies; the deliciously vampy “Tongue in Cheek;” the psychedelic-sounding “Gaia;” and “Starcharter,” a love song written for yours truly.

“Pandora is a great way for people to easily find new music in the style and genre that they like, and we are honored to have the Walrus’ musical DNA analyzed and indexed by the Music Genome Project,” said Chuck Dingee, a Walrus vocalist and guitarist and Capt. Kathy’s “first mate.”

The Music Genome Project analyzes chord structures, instrumentation and other aspects of music, to catalogue songs according to musical DNA. Pandora’s music discovery service helps listeners enjoy music they already know and — based on the “DNA” analysis of preferred music choices — discover new music that they are likely to equally enjoy. Users simply identify a favorite song or musical artist, and Pandora launches a streaming radio station of music sharing common DNA.

Pandora.com offers both a free, ad-supported service and a paid subscription service. Both services allow users to create up to 100 personal radio stations.

Pandora.com has categorized “Starcharter” with music by Barenaked Ladies and Tim Reid. Pretty cool, huh?

Two other songs on “Uncovered” are directly inspired by the Beatles, the Walrus’ favorite band to cover, and ought to share abundant musical DNA with the Beatles. The Walrus’ “Abbey Road” describes the ups and downs of rock stardom, and “Hold Your Hand” is a 92-second dance number with crisp harmonies.

More information about the Walrus’ musical DNA on Pandora.com can be found on a PRWeb press release and on the Walrus blog. An mp3 of “Hold Your Hand” is attached to the PRWeb press release.