Artist description PopCanon is sort of a cross between XTC, TMBG and X, but with more vowels... a 6-piece nonska band with horns, attitude and a Master's degree in English... a band that can play in 5/4 time and sings aboutpostmodern writers!

Music Style Quirky, literate pop/rock. Or as we like to say: NoisePop AvantPunk IdiotRock.

Musical Influences Thelonious Monk, French fries with honey, Noam Chomsky, Monty Python movies, the Internet, hard-to-understand books...

Similar Artists XTC, They Might Be Giants, Camper Van Beethoven, Frank Zappa, Yazbek, Stravinsky, Squeeze, Robyn Hitchcock, Primus, Talking Heads, the dBs, King Crimson, Joe Jackson, Oingo Boingo, X...

Artist History PopCanon's not much into history, we're more of a literature, philosophy and math band. But Ned does have a degree in history.

Group Members David Hornbuckle: vocals, guitar; Ned Davis: vocals, guitars; Alyson Carrel: vocals, trombone/trumpet/tuba; Don Undeen: saxophones, vocals; Robby Copeland: drums, vocals; Michael Murphy: bass, vocals

Instruments acoustic & electric guitars, fretted & fretless basses, drums, horns, and occasionally keyboards, vibes, accordians, and whatever else is foolishly left lying around within our reach...

Albums d'art (1999), Pricksongs & Descants (1999), PopCanon Covers It Up EP (1998), The Kingdom of Idiot Rock (1997)

Press Reviews Extensive PopCanon reviews, articles and testimonials are online at http://web.popcanon.com/reviews/

Location Gainesville, FL - USA

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