Quarterfly

modern rock

The guitars shred. The rhythms rise like a rumbling tsunami wave. But the songs also soar with brain-burrowing melodies, uplifting and bittersweet. And it’s all tied together by passionate conviction. That’s the contemporary hard rock sound of Quarterfly on its third album and Rock Ridge Music debut, “Do You Believe.” Based in Spartanburg, SC, Quarterfly has built a loyal following throughout the southeast and mid-Atlantic areas through a hands-on, DIY approach by all four band members when it comes to marketing and promotion coupled with live shows that always connect with the crowd. Now comes this powerful and compelling new work, which will surely earn Quarterfly more fans throughout the country and around the world. “This album is the strongest one so far, musically, with songwriting and expression of who we are at this moment, what we're about,” says frontman-guitarist Kip Darby. Darby, a former tour manager for a band in the mid-’90s, formed Quarterfly in 2004. He knew the importance of maintaining his industry contacts, as he became musician. “Where we’re from, here in the south, there’s no music industry where you can just go downtown to be part of it,” he says. Darby had been in one regional band and became friends with bass player Tim Morelock in a rival group. “We always wanted to get together,” Darby says. “Things hit the wall and we started this up.” Guitarist Jeff Jennings came on board next and the drum slot saw a few player...