Artist description A four piece rock band with two strong, distinct vocalists and an energetic sound that can be aggressive, melancholy and even mellow.

Music Style Alternative Rock

Musical Influences Radiohead, Superdrag, The Beatles, Weezer, Swervedriver, Stereolab, The Pixies, Built to Spill, Nirvana, Supergrass, The Who

Similar Artists Radiohead, Superdrag, The Beatles, Weezer, Swervedriver, Stereolab, The Pixies, Built to Spill, Nirvana, Supergrass, The Who

Artist History Some of None got together in Birmingham around 1999 and started writing songs and playing at local clubs. Their first album, "some of none", was recorded and mixed by the band themselves and was independently released January 2002.

Group Members Johnathan Player - Bass, vocals Dan Rice - Guitar, backing vocals Richard Shanlever - Guitar, backing vocals Don Sims - Drums, vocals

Press Reviews When bands send me their self-produced demos, those recordings end up in one of three piles. The first pile is for demos that are just too bad to listen to in their entirety. These are the demos that make you wonder why the band wasted their money to make such horrible music. About 80 percent of the demos end up in this pile. The second pile is for the discs that are just average, or a little better than average. About 15 percent of the demos wind up here. The third pile, the other 5 percent, consists of demos that I actually enjoy listening to. These are demos that make me glad to have them in my collection. In my eight years as a music critic here in Birmingham, only five or six demos have made it into this pile. Some of None's self-titled CD is the latest addition to that pile. There are moments on this CD that remind me of early Radiohead and Tripping Daisy. There are traces of Nirvana here. There are elements of Husker Du and Superdrag here. There are also quite a few Britpop and "shoegazer" moments in Some of None's music. So many, in fact, that one could easily imagine this band being from Birmingham, England, instead of Birmingham, Alabama. Some of None is still in the process of finding its own sound. There are mistakes on this CD, and there are a few songs that simply don't work. But even the less-than-stellar tracks have flashes of inspiration in them ? a solid hook here, a strong chorus there, a great rhythm here. This is a young band. They will make mistakes. They will sometimes stumble over themselves and try too hard. As they go through this awkward phase, though, this band will sometimes hit on something special. Some of None's demo has several of those moments that make you believe they can really go somewhere if they continue to grow and learn. This is not a great CD, and Some of None are not a great band. But there is clearly a lot of potential here. Loads of it. Even with the muddied production on this demo, the band's talent shows through. Jere Chandler Birmingham Weekly

Location Birmingham, Alabama - USA

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