Artist description Pure pop goodness.

Music Style Pop

Musical Influences Guided By Voices, The Beach Boys, Sloan, Teenage Fanclub

Similar Artists Guided By Voices, The Beach Boys, Sloan, Teenage Fanclub

Artist History Since the 2000 release of their acclaimed debut CD, Short-Term Memories, The Salteens have become one of the great word-of-mouth success stories in Canadian independent music. Touring relentlessly for over two years -- playing over 200 shows before thousands of people -- the band not only accumulated masses of fans in their home country, but gained an equally devoted audience in Australia, Japan and the U.S. Short-Term Memories quickly rose to the top of Canada’s national college radio chart, and was nominated in the category of Best Alternative Album at Canadian Music Week’s 2001 Independent Music Awards. There second album, Let Go of Your Bad Days was released April 22, 2003 and reached #2 on the Canadian national college charts in the May issue of Exclaim! Magazine.

Group Members THE SALTEENS are Scott Walker (singer/songwriter/guitars), Kevin Cooper (bass/vocals), Brent Follett (drums/vocals), Erin Jane (keyboards/vocals), Rob Calder (guitar/trumpet/vocals).

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, Rhodes piano, trumpet

Albums Let Go Of Your Bad Days, Short-Term Memories

Press Reviews "The best summer pop album of 2000, no matter how many other pretenders step up to the plate...4 -stars." -Now Magazine “Everything fit into place to make this set the ultimate in toe-tapping, sing-along goodness. This is a band who’s got me humming keyboard ditties as I walk home from the bus stop in the middle of the night- that’s catchy!”-Discorder MagazineCuter-than-cute songs with razor-sharp hooks.-The Georgia Straight"Naughty, energetic fun." - Discorder Magazine"10 oh-so-catchy pop gems...4 stars." - Vue Magazine"Right now, I’m flabbergasted by the pure pop brilliance of The Salteens.Every song is a hit"-Velocity Magazine

Location Vancouver, Bristish Columbia - Canada

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