Artist description If early R.E.M. had gotten together with the Ronnettes to record The Who's Sell Out ...a pastiche of 1960's-70's AM filtered through 80's college radio.

Music Style paisley pop/ alt. rock

Musical Influences Brian Wilson, Serge Gainsbourg, Leonard Cohen, The Replacements, Young Fresh Fellows

Similar Artists The Beatles, R.E.M., The Reivers, Barenaked Ladies, dB's, Pretenders

Artist History The band started out as a recording project by Portland songwriter Jim Huie.Working with co-producer, Russ Tolman (True West) and a collective of musical guests includingBobby Sutliff (The Windbreakers), Steve Almaas (Beat Rodeo), Adam Marsland (Cockeyed Ghost), Jeff Hatcher (Blue Shadows),Wendy Bird (The Reachers), and Irish chanteuse Shandeen, Huie pulled together a project that was like Anton Fier's Golden Palominos - a revolving door of superlative guest artists each applying a special coat of colorful paint to an impressive musical structure being built from the ground up

Group Members Jim Huie: lead vocals, rhythm guitarChelsey Wallace: lead vocalsGraham Bezodis: vocals, keyboardsJohn Chandler: bassPaul Chandler: vocals, lead guitarMarlin Reiber: drums

Instruments 12-string guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin, flute

Albums to boys who say NO

Location Portland, Oregon - USA

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