Artist description Looking for indie pop purveyors of historically-minded rock? Then Jetenderpaul may be of service. Long fans of good music, they've always sought to combine elaborate hooks and catchy melodies.

Music Style Indie Pop, Indie Rock

Musical Influences The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Zombies, The Velvet Underground, Love, David Bowie, XTC, Guided by Voices, Pavement, The Magnetic Fields, The Apples in Stereo.

Similar Artists Beatles, Apples in Stereo, Magnetic Fields, Olivia Tremor Control, Martin Newel, XTC, Kleenex Girl Wonder, ELO, Badfinger, Of Montreal, GBV, The Velvet Underground, The Wedding Present, David Bowie

Artist History Formed in the Summer of 1996 in Olathe, KS by four guys eager to create indie-pop with a historical consciousness. Released three cds and a 7" with Velvet Blue Music (Huntington Beach, CA) and two cds with Burnt Toast Vinyl (Philadelphia, PA). In the Fall of 1999 filmed a video to their song "Our Future's Passed."

Group Members Jared Miller, Randall Stephens, Bobby Cave, Jeff Teel

Instruments Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards...

Albums Trying Signals: the Histrionics of Suggestion (Velvet Blue Music, 1997), The Woolen Spires (Burnt Toast Vinly / VBM, 1999), Jetenderpaul Presents the Modal Lines (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 2000)

Press Reviews Jetenderpaul The Woolen Spires, $6.99/lb Spring/Summer 2000 (Somerville, Massachusetts) by EB. Reminds me of my favorite Oldies songs all blended together with some modern sensibilities. Listening to this is like driving on asummer afternoon, top down, with the best A.M. station on. These songs lift you up and take you away. My pick of the issue.The Copper Press v. 3 (Gaylord, Michigan). From their four-track pulpit these reclusive Kansans creak and crackle to concoct an upbeat offering to listeners based loosely inHis name. Bible study this is not, unless the instructor is a member of the late, great lo-fi dreamers, Further or at leastunderstands a thing or two about earthly realities like fuzzy guitars, noodling melodies, warbling organs, whistling keyboards,tinny drums and vocals just a touch of reverb. But hey, maybe he would, after all, all praise and glory... Weird and wiredwithout withholding the jams at the expense of some aloof artiness, The Woolen Spires is a mix-and-match, cut-and-paste affairof home recorded oddities and lo-fi rockers, the latter certain to get the toes tappin' and the former serving to get the heada-scratchin'. These are perfect pop songs forever gone astray once they leave the boys' heads and become ensconced on therecorder. Gems, all. - Steve Brydges Jetenderpaul The Woolen Spires Beikoku-Ongaku, v. 14 (Tokyo, Japan). Cover art is risky, but music itself its amazing! Like "Korgis and M. Newell were united, and K.G. Wonder + GBV were possessedby it" or something...various pop flavors that were twisted, in a good way. Awesome band! From Kansas. This is their 2nd.This is my first time to listen to their music, but I suddenly thought they're so talented! Very dark hourse. You should listen tothis record! -Kawasaki Jetenderpaul The Woolen Spires, national JETBUNNY magazine, Issue 7 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) by DLG. This disc is, as far as I'm concerned, the reason that four tracks were made. When songs are as well crafted as this, littlerecordings like this, made in someone's dimly lit bedroom somewhere, a brilliant discovery. I must say also that I have to giggle when Elephant 6 noodlers like Olivia Tremor Control, Of Montreal and The Music Tapes get beaten at their own game this badly.I mean how much better is the experiment when the solution is actually worth listening to? I'll get off the soapbox now. One thing that's admirable about The Woolen Spires is that it's dense, but still very clear. Lots of stuff going on, but melodies are preciseand memorable. Quite silly and stupid one minute, cool and punchy the next, and introspective soon after that. "The Sigh That You Aimed At Me," on it's own covers all of these bases in under 2 ½ minutes. Somewhat like Godspell,hints at an ironicspiritual side lend to the ability Jetenderpaul has to come up with something weighty and heartfelt out of very whimsical elements like Ween-y vocals and fleeting cheap casiotone overdubs. Also, there isn't one song on The Woolen Spires with aone word title. Instead you get titles that sound like GBV lyrics : "I'll Always Be The One In Need Of A Palinode," and "When Will We Dance In Golden Gowns." Yes. I like this one. It's really good.

Additional Info Kalypso (7", 1996, Velvet Blue Music), Don't Look Down (EP, Velvet Blue Music, 1998). Songs on Compliation CDs: "Trydent," The Future is Blue Compilation (VBM, 1996), "Cavalcade," VBM 12 Song Sampler (1997), "Epson: The Anxious Bench," The Nashville Revolt Sampler (VBM, 1998), "The Maracas of Suspicion," We The Living, Vol. 1 (Etcetera Records, 1998), "Our Future's Passed" Magnet New Music Sampler, vol. 12 (Apr/May, 2000), Beikoku-Ongaku Sampler, vol. 15 (Spring, 2000).

Location Olathe, Kansas - USA

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