Aaron Graves grew up playing drums in Columbia, SC. When he moved to Nashville, TN in 2003 for college, Graves started writing and recording quirky indie-pop songs under the moniker "Those Lavender Whales." Using borrowed instruments and random noises from objects found around his room. These songs were usually recorded sent to friends and family or performed in close quarters.

By 2006, Those Lavender Whales had compiled two handmade EPs, and performances, though sparse, usually consisted of Graves and a rotating cast of friends who happened to be available to help at the time. In 2007, Those Lavender Whales has shown an increase in productivity with two east coast tours, the release of a new five song EP titled "Let's be friends! I'm sorry I'm so sleepy." (co-released between Graves' own Fork and Spoon Recordings and Friendly Arctic Music), and a move back to South Carolina.

When I start thinking (about why I make music) hard enough to get it out of my head, it doesn't make any sense. I guess as soon as I have to explain anything that is remotely artistic, I get the fear that I am going to be so pretentious as to actually think I can sufficiently explain it, that any and all credibility will be lost. But that can't be true because Brendan's explanation is beautiful. But that has nothing to do with my explanation. So I guess through all of these feelings and thinking that I almost had the answer, the answer that has stuck with me through the past few days is that if the ups and downs of the past few days/weeks are any representation of the ups in downs that are going to happen all the way through the rest of my life, then my songs are a kind of celebration of the constants (the constants being mainly friends, family, and faith) from the perspective of those ups and downs.

"The music of Those Lavender Whales is like a rich hearth fire on a cold winter's night — warming, comforting and inviting. Graves' simple, somber alt-folk tunes get by on strong imagery, witty wordplay and wonderfully lush arrangements that make excellent use of the slide whistle, bells and other found-sound-type instrumentation." -Indie Rocket

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