[Magnatune : we are not evil] [Free trial: only $15 per month] [login] [info]
The Proper Authorities: Pulse-pounding, booty-shaking rock.


The Proper Authorities is the solo musical project of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Keith Adams. Known primarily for his drum work with the bands Sound Mind, 1000 Watt Revival, Giant Wow, and the Cloven Hoof Theatre, Adams created the Proper Authorities to branch out and work on his lifelong compositional and performance skills.

As in past groups, Adams continues to experiment strongly in the modern pop rock genre with sounds and grooves that aren't usually found there. His appreciation for over-the-top arrangements is tempered nicely by his love for good hooks. His lyrics touch on a variety of subjects: matters of self; emotional snapshots in time; tragic and comic figures; and the things that we all want... or at least think that we want.

The Proper Authorities released its first full-length recording through the imprint Talon First Records in January 2006. The LP CD entitled "Public Service Announcement" features 13 tracks and over 50 minutes worth of high-impact material for listeners and lovers of heavy guitar, electro textures, lush vocal harmonies, and booty-shaking grooves.

"The theme I was most interested in was how time affects our approaches to living," explained Adams about the release. "We generally make choices based on our upbringing, our current environment, survival instinct, desires, a need for acceptance, and more. Add a time constraint into those factors, and then you raise the stakes and drop some drama into the proceedings. A song about 'You can accomplish anything you want' has more weight and realism to it when you add 'But you'd better step up to the task before it's too late.'"

Drawing on his professional skills as a multimedia developer, Adams created videos for two of the "Public Service Announcement" tracks, providing a visual element via self-produced hybrids of CGI animation and live action. "Devastate" featured five holographic versions of himself performing each instrument of the song, an Earth-threatening group of incoming asteroids, and a spaceship fitted with an enormous sound system of doom. "The Ninth Life Jitters" followed a man fleeing from shadowy pursuers, unaware of the fate awaiting him at the end of a long, nightmarish corridor. You have just been properly authorized.

  The Proper Authorities

[Public Service Announcement by The Proper Authorities]

Public Service Announcement


[Public Service Announcement (Instrumental) by The Proper Authorities]

Public Service Announcement (Instrumental)



The Proper Authorities lives in Ohio, USA.

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Hard Rock.


Recommended artists:
  1. in giro: defiantly homemade pop rock music
  2. Chinaski: dark and driving energetic alternative rock
  3. Connor B Fitz: a one man indie project - half shy romantic hermit, half loud obnoxious rocker
  4. Liamkins: If the Beatles had been born in Russia!
  5. Amy Denio: Progressive 'world soul' music for thirsty ears
  6. Mountain Sounds: a fresh new approach to lush indie pop
  7. Icicle: He Who Sings Thinks No Evil
  8. Andre Rodriguez: melodic rock combining memorable melodies with thoughtful storytelling
  9. Shadows from the Underground: edgy, gritty rock for music tastemakers
  10. Amoeba: cinematic pop-ambient
  11. Lizzi: groovy downtempo rock
  12. Attic Trax: Chilled downtempo with a bit of attitude
  13. Jon Swift: northwest guitarist at large
  14. Chiwawa: He who sings thinks no evil
  15. Hunter and the Dirty Jacks: Retro Fresh Rock & Roll Soul
  16. Conway Hambone: Multi-genre instrumental and vocal conquests made with love and fuzz
  17. Beth Quist: electro-Balkan / Indian meets New Age.
  18. Matt Rusin: Experimental Electro Blues at its Finest
  19. Mr Gelatine: buzzy, trippy, glitchy melodic electronica
  20. The Headroom Project: Vivid world-electronica grooves