Artist description Fast, melodic punk three-piece, with an emphasis on energy, velocity, and a good pop hook.

Music Style Punk rock

Musical Influences Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, The Showcase Showdown, They Might Be Giants, Quicksand, 7 Seconds, Carter USM, Screeching Weasel, Lifetime

Similar Artists Jawbreaker + Pegboy + _Against_The_Grain_-era Bad Religion

Artist History 1996-2000. Post-United Magnetics projects include Crime Story, Bit Shifter, and Microsurgeon.

Group Members Mike Brown - bass guitar and vocals. Kevin Custer - drums and vocals. Josh Anomaly - guitar and vocals.

Instruments Guitar, drums, bass, vocals

Albums Reinventing The Fifth Wheel

Press Reviews "United Magnetics' ringing melodies wrap themselves around the kind of hardcore hooks that made up the 7 Seconds / Quicksand lexicon. but UM's songs have a fresh, lilting charm that keeps away the revivalist tag." - The Village Voice "An East Coast punk unit, United Magnetics never let the genre's ferocity get in the way of a good hook. The angst is conveyed in each song through sheets of distortion and manic tempos, but the vocals are fluid enough to invite sing-alongs." - Listen.com ". . . the best mix of pop-punk & pop rock I've heard in a long while. Lots of fast catchy riffs, melodic intros & breakdowns, clearly sung vocals, a touch of back-ups, all doused in energy & pop, and coming out as lively punk anthems, somber anecdotes, and the middle ground between them." - Grub Records "If you dig the serious, intelligent punk / pop thing, United Magnetics are honestly one of the best bands in the genre." - Nancy Boy Records Newsletter

Location New York, NY - USA

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