The band, featuring Andy Fletcher on vocals and guitar, Andrew Goldschmidt on drums, Matt Bourelle on lead guitar and John Sevittes on bass, has developed a devoted local following since forming in 2004, playing in a long list of Miami Valley bars and clubs. The group has already released two self-produced singles, and No One Can Know was recorded at Refraze Studios in Dayton. The album was produced by Gary King, who has also worked with P-Funk, Guided by Voices and the Breeders.

Working with King was a learning experience for the band, as Andy Fletcher explained in an interview. “At home,” Fletcher said, “you put it down and you have a few times to make it better, you can mess with it. We’d go to the studio and they’d record us, then they’d just break us down. They weren’t very nice about it. But it made us a lot better, which needed to happen.”

Bassist John Sevittes agreed. “It’s totally different than playing live,” he said. “You grow up playing live, no big deal. Then you go to the studio and it’s like ‘God, you suck.”

The band stuck with it, and took their time creating No One Can Know. Recording of the album was delayed for many reasons, including a freak accident that destroyed all of the band’s equipment. “We lost all of our equipment in a tragic barn fire,” Andy Fletcher said. “I’m not going to say anything incriminating...We got insurance money, but that took like seven months.”

Now that the album is finally finished the band is looking ahead, focusing on promotions and live shows to support their new release. “We’re trying to get a tour scheduled for spring,” Sevittes said.

Originally from Tipp City, the band prefers to play in Dayton, especially the Oregon District. According to Fletcher, the band is currently looking to book shows even farther out of the area. “Ohio pretty much sucks,” he said. “We’re involved with this thing called hitmusic. The one thing they told us to do is get out of Ohio, which is sad but it’s the truth.”

For now, the band is already working on a follow-up EP entitled Whiskey Campaign, which features a totally different sound than No One Can Know. “It’s us,” Fletcher said, “but we tried to make a gritty rock record.”

Members of Roadside Reflection are also involved in numerous side projects. Guitarist Matt Bourelle and drummer Andrew Goldschmidt also play in a punk band called the Black Cigarettes; Fletcher and Sevittes also play in another local band called Good Sir Con Artist. Fletcher has produced albums for the Black Cigarettes, Good Sir Con Artist and Reaper.

No One Can Know is available at all of Roadside Reflection’s shows, as well as on i-tunes or snocap. It can also be purchased through the band’s web site at: www.myspace.com/roadsidereflection.

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