Artist description Power-Pop with leanings toward classic rock without the cod-pieces.

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences Cheap Trick, Foghat, Led Zepplin, The Beatles

Similar Artists The Knack, Cheap Trick, The Beatles, Big Star

Artist History Ayres and Kelso were highschool chums in Houston Texas before moving to New York and meeting Fanelli. The three hit it off and began as Wunderbred in 1993. For obvious legal reasons, the name was changed and the band began its residency on the Lower East Side of NYC. Things haven't been the same there since.

Group Members Derek Ayres (dr) Robert Fanelli (bs, vx) Kyle Kelso (gt, vx)

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vibes

Albums Wunderband (1998), Wunderdemo 3000

Press Reviews The "official" follow-up to several self-released EPs and seven-inch singles, Wunderband's debut full-length CD release is a '90s power-pop tour de force, full of beautifully chiming guitars, solid drum beats and melodic, McCartney-esque bass lines. The band's songs are top-notch, and Wunderband's two writers have wonderfully complementary styles. Kyle Kelso favors the more straight-ahead rock/Cheap Trick-style tunes, while Robert Fanelli explores a more harmonically experimental, XTC-influenced style. Lyrically, Kelso nails the teenage angst thing in a perfect, '50s kind of way (mentions of "broken glasses" and "locker shrines" take the place of the usual paeans to suicide and drugs) with songs like "Lunchroom Blues" and "Pinup." Fanelli's points are often somewhat more obscure but no less effective, often striking a perfect balance between the heartbreaking with the absurd. Beautifully recorded, Wunderband has the well-produced sheen of a major-label album, and the effect works well with the band's expertly crafted material. -- Pemberton Roach, All-Music Guide

Location New York, NY - USA

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