Artist description Words create tamborine-driven, psychedelic garage-pop. Beautiful harmony, hooks, hard-hitting rhythms and infectious melodies.

Music Style Indie Pop

Musical Influences Pop, Rock, Psychedelia, harmony groups (Beach Boys, Bee Gees), 70's Punk

Similar Artists Monkees, Beatles, Redd Kross, Bee Gees

Artist History Started in Northeast Minneapolis in 1986 by Jeff Anderson and Matt Van Slooten. Words' last release, "SATURATED" (1998), was a colorful chunk of indie pop. Words also recorded a powerful version of "Yesterday's Hero" for the fully authorized compilation "Men In Plaid: A Tribute to the Bay City Rollers", released by Bullseye Records. Words are planning to resume work on new recordings in 2002...

Group Members Jeff Anderson, Matt Van Slooten, Kim Lyon, Bob Lawson

Instruments Guitars, bass, tamborine, drums.

Albums Choice Words (Special 4 song MP3 EP, 1999), SATURATED (1998), Crusty (1992), Words Squared (1988), Got To Be Cool (1987)

Press Reviews MINNESOTA DAILY: "The songs on SATURATED successfully duplicate the '60s mod sound with spacey vocal effects, some trippy guitar solos and lots of tambourine accompaniment.Words is a band with a cute angle and a positively perky sound." ......... hEARd MAGAZINE: "Vibrant... their music is original & inventive. There are some great pop songs which make their way through the speakers on this 13 track album. Lovers of indie pop will do themselves a big favour by looking here."

Location Minneapolis, Minnesota - USA

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