Artist description The now defunct, prolific, 4-tracking homebodies from Illinois, with releases on MOC Records, Mr. Whiggs, Debris Miracle Network,Motorway (Japan), and Bi-Fi Records. With (then) future members of Lake Holiday, Jonas Crenshaw, and Paper Airplane Pilots.

Music Style Indie Pop, Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi, Bubblegum,

Musical Influences Beach Boys, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Lemonheads, Buzzcocks, Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, Kinks, Velvet Crush, Herman's Hermits, Guided By Voices, Edison Lighthouse, Smokey Robinson, Godstar, Smudge, M.O.T.O., The Foundations, Pastels, Eugene Kelly, BMX Bandits, Daver, Minor Threat, Beat Happening, Pansy Division, Byrds

Similar Artists Herman's Hermits, Lemonheads, Byrds, Beat Happening, Teenage Fanclub, Pavement, Guided By Voices, TLC,

Group Members Bradley Davis, Joseph Chellino, Jeremiah Wallis, Chad Lynd, Eric Stegemann, Paul Fitzgerald, Brian Brennan.

Instruments guitars,drums,toys,keyboards,bass,microphones,found objects,hand claps, hand claps, hand claps.

Albums A Million Shades Of Oval-Teen (MOC RECORDS)

Press Reviews This three piece band from Yorkville, Illinois, relies on a variety of sounds, including tamborines, keyboards, distorted guitars, swirling harmonies, hand claps and the occasional bird chirp to create a near perfect indie-pop album a la The Apples in Stereo. Each of the fourteen tracks here seems to be a celebration of adolecent geek love, complete with hand claps and catchy melodies. Add the recruited horn section on "Lemon Cakes And Chocolate Shakes" and they practically have their own high school pep-rally in full swing. Brian Wilson would be proud. "Flying Silver Rocket Ships" and "Oh, Natalie" stand out as perfect love-sick anthems, full of innocence and teenage hopefulness, while on the partially country inspired "A Million Shades", when Brad Davis sings the line "I'm staring at the phone again, trying not to let it get me down", you can't help but feel like love should just work out for this guy. But maybe if it did, we wouldn't have these songs full of desperate longing. I have a feeling that if A Million Shades of Oval-Teen temporarily became stuck in my CD player, I wouldn't mind too much. -- al Splendid Ezine

Additional Info write to: POBOX 68568 360 A. Bloor Street West. Toronto, ON M5S 1X1 Canada

Location Yorkville, IL - USA

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