Artist description Accomplished, yet raw sound, full of melody backed up with aggression and humour, with tunes that could almost be described as pop but with a sometimes disturbing twist to them.

Music Style Melodic pop/rock/country with quirks

Musical Influences Smog, Pavement, Grandaddy, Pixies, Lou Reed, Level 42, Elliot Smith

Similar Artists Neil Young, Lou Reed, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Flaming Lips, Silver Jews, Velvet Underground, Jonathon Richman, Element, Uresei Yatsura

Artist History Formed Nov 1998 in London thru Loot. Gigging all over UK. Limited 7" singles "Slave To The Summer, Son", "Not Over Yet" and "Wheel Set". CD albums "Jam Sabbatical" and "The Murky World of Seats" out worldwide on Bella Union. John Peel Session in October 2001 on BBC Radio One. Supported New Order at Brixton Academy. Showcased at CMJ Music Marathon 2002 in New York and SXSW 2003 in Austin. XFM session with John Kennedy. BBC Radio 6 Music acoustic sessions with Sean Hughes & Tom Robinson. Even Mark & Lard like Garlic.

Group Members Sandra Yee-drums, Mike Wyzgowski-guitar & vocals, Dominic Smith-bass, Rich Cramp-guitar, Jo-keyboards, Marcus-steel guitar

Instruments guitars, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, bass, drums

Albums Jam Sabbatical (out NOW worldwide), The Murky World of Seats

Press Reviews UNCUT, Bang, Rock Sound, Mojo, XFM.com, Q, Kerrang, NME, Losing Today, Logo, The Times, The Independent, Teeside Evening Gazette, The Crack, Buzz: mag, R*E*P*E*A*T, Robots & Electronic Brains

Additional Info Weird Wood Soul single out soon

Location London, GB - United Kingdom

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