Artist description Sonically, the band has been described as “well crafted indie pop” and " . . . something classical (popwise) yet innovative . . .” Eerie dissonance, precise rhythm changes and creative melodies intertwine for a swirling, dynamic soundscape that Pretty Mighty Mighty call their own.

Music Style Indie Sonic Melodic Pop Rock

Musical Influences everything good

Similar Artists sunny day real estate, matthew sweet, bob mould, dambuilders

Artist History Pretty Mighty Mighty is the band that you should have started. The formula is beguilingly simple; equal parts tight, catchy radio-friendly rock and disarmingly discordant, yet warm, droney noise. You know, the kind of band that can get the rock club kids on their feet on Saturday night and your girlfriend to make you breakfast on Sunday morning. Yet they beat you to the punch. And face it, anything that sounds that easy can't be that easy. The taught, sinewy hooks, the swelling bombast and the dynamic interplay only hint at the sheer amount of skill and professionalism these guys bring to the table. Thirteen years together and a slew of releases will do that. The band started as an outgrowth of high school chums Jon Chinn and Neil Schmitt's teenage rockin'-out-in-the-garage fantasies. Relocating to the college oasis of Athens, Ohio, they quickly expanded to include violinist Noel Sayre and bassist John Fitzgerald, cementing a line-up that has lasted the handful of years and thousands of miles of road they've collectively dedicated to honing their craft. Despite spending the past year or so on the down low, busying themselves with weddings, expanding the band's Workbook Studio and the normal detritus of life, they've managed to compile a tight little collection of odds and ends for their second Derailleur Records release. Surprisingly concise for a record of this nature, Normal perfectly compliments their last long-player, Famous Past Lives, and manages to surpass it, showcasing some of their more experimental studio-based projects they've developed on the side. And, like everything they do, they make it look easy.

Group Members Jon Chinn (guitar and vocals) John Fitzgerald (bass) Noel Sayre (violin) Neal Schmitt (drums)

Instruments yes and we even play them

Albums Normal EP (Derailleur, 2002) Famous Past Lives(Derailleur,1999), ugly (Burnt Sienna,1994)

Press Reviews "PMM's verve with melody, arrnagements, noise, distortion and dynamics is advanced . . It's as if the Beatles kicked off their career with "I am the Walrus"" Alternative Press "While some albums appeal directly to the cerebral and other albums appeal stictly to the aesthetic, Ugly has both markets cornered" Moo Magazine "Here's a reason to be glad Ohio's in the United States . . ." Oculus Magazine " . . swaying grooves as well as choppy timing and bursts of discordant guitars" Lollipop

Additional Info A.M.P, I am Thunderbird, Burnt and Bent (compilations) Burnt Blasts of Sienna, Take, Nevertheless (singles)

Location Columbus, OH - USA

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