Artist description Two guys, two guitars, a ton of volume and some great songs combine to make This Year's Fad the loudest acoustic duo in the Midwest--maybe even anywhere. The songwriting is first-rate, featuring interweaving, propulsive guitar lines and vocal harmonies. This rocking duo regularly out-powers full bands live.

Music Style Manic, power-folk blues rock/funk/punk/pop featuring the abuse of two acoustic guitars

Musical Influences Replacements, U2, Stones, Elvis Costello, Beatles, Smithereens

Similar Artists Violent Femmes, Tom Petty, Smithereens, Neil Young, Elvis Costello

Artist History TYF began in Bowling Green, OH way back in 1988. The duo have performed in biker bars, college dorms, micro-breweries, corner pubs and various large indoor and outdoor venues across the Midwest...Oh, they've also played with the Smithereens' Pat Dinizio, G.Love and Special Sauce, gigged at a horse track and opened at an ampitheater for an iguana (long story). They are coming soon to a theater near you.

Group Members Jason Hill and Mark Hutchins.

Instruments Two very beat-up acoustic guitars, harmonica, beer and other freely offered refreshments.

Albums Cash Cow (Deary Me Records)

Press Reviews From SCENE & HEARD, Cincinnati: "...[The CASH COW album] showcases the duo's witty and headstrong blues-tinged acoustic approach and tight harmonies. The closing "Fad Addict" seems to be the band's standard, a kind of Jane's Addiction-like wandering high melody, and alternately shouted and whispered chorus, under which wanders an Indian-style psychedelic part. It's a great song, catchy and forceful in parts, hypnotic and pretty in others."From CITYBEAT, Cincinnati: "The duo...show that two guys with acoustic guitars can manage more full-bodied energy than you might think. TYF's appeal lies largely in the way their harmonies snake around each other creating melodies that are catchy and far-reaching. TYF is a superbly rich and powerful musical experience."

Location Cincinnati, Ohio - USA

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