Artist description 4 piece, original melodramatic pop music

Music Style melodramatic

Musical Influences Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Ramones, The Clash...

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Artist History The Proxies got together in 1993 and played their first show in a little bar for about 3 Lynyrd Skynyrd fans. Their haunting, twisted, happy-go-lucky sound was forged in that first year of hard playing and feeling sorry for themselves, after which they produced their debut CD, "Pretty as a Picture". It was released in November 1995 under the band name The Sojourners (the band changed names because of a mysterious dream had by their soundman, Pete 'Cuddy' Harlan).By 1996 they were back in the studio recording the next album. The band describes the long awaited CD, "Get Lucky", as melodramatic pop. What they've produced is an impressive collection of original songs in the tradition of Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop and Leonard Cohen.

Group Members Joel, Jan and Holly Arant and Jeff Farber

Instruments guitar, bass, cordovox and drums

Albums Pretty as a Picture and Get Lucky

Press Reviews Opening up the night was the spaghetti rock outfit The Proxies, who are based in Brighton, IA. But where the hell is Brighton? They perform mostly in Iowa City, their closest hot spot, so they could be considered from there, but that would only cheapen their efforts.Headed by Joel Arant, and backed by his wife, Jan, and sister, Holly, including drummer Jeff Farber, The Proxies are a slice of twang rock that goes good with shots of whiskey and a keen sense of poetry. They conjure up images of lonely country roads, and relationships gone screwy. Yet, they are by no means a country outfit. They fall in line with others like Uncle Tupelo, but have a subtle kick like early X. When asked what they like to call their sound they said, "We play cry-in-your-beer-pop rock."Joel's gruff voice was topped by his sister's who, when singing, provided a full-blown vocal hoarseness that was one hundred percent authentic and natural. The whole effect was only rounded beautifully by the smoothness of Jan's vox.They made their way through the liquidy blues song "Pretty as A Picture" and the poppy "Monster," both on their '95 album "Pretty as a Picture", before topping their set off with The Stones' "Give Me Shelter". Jeff Wichmann - River Cities' Reader

Additional Info Grocery Boy (2 song CD)

Location Brighton, Iowa - USA

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