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Namesake, the American pop rock group hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, invades Asia with its explosive sounding new release “Borders and Fences” November 27th, followed by its release of another single “Worlds Away” on Dec. 11th in anticipation of the bands tour of Asia in 2016.

Namesake’s driving sound has its roots in the southern part of the United States where its country riffs sync up with the pop/rock instrumentals of guitarist Brad Wagnor and JT O’Neil. Will Crafton, the groups front man with a voice that comes at you like a lion or be as smooth as silk, says, “We drive the rock with hot guitars from Brad and JT, while Seth (Van Dusen) fills the sound with solid bass, and Kevin (Nordeste) keeps us all going with drums that hammer their way into all our music.” According to a spokesman for Sanre Entertainment, representing the band, it is Namesakes dynamic sound that “singles itself out amongst pop groups world-wide.”

“We never set out to deliberately create something new, different, or unique. We just play what we feel. We love music, that’s all that counts to us,” says Crafton. Imagen Records/Warner-ADA signed Namesake with that unique sound in mind. “The minute we heard them we recognized that they were bringing something really new to the table,” said a spokesperson for Imagen records.

The love of music obviously pays off. From their peach tree roots in Georgia the band is reaching a world-wide status. Two videos will follow the release of Borders and Fences and Worlds Away. “The “Worlds Away” video is going to come off controversial, a North Korean element of satire behind its theme,” a spokesperson for Imagen Records said. It seems to follow in the tradition of the bands interest in having its own identity, and not necessarily a commercial one. “We don’t tell our clients how to be creative, we seek out the most talented clients and create an atmosphere for them to thrive,” Rene Walter, CEO of Sanre Entertainment remarked, “Their music and videos should be a vision of their attitudes as well as their personalities. Fun, controversial, whatever, we just help them keep it entertaining. Namesake, they’re fun. They’re incredibly entertaining. Listen to the music. Watch the video. You’ll see what we mean. Both “Borders and Fences” and “Worlds Away” can be purchased on most major online music providers.