Music Style original rock/pop

Musical Influences Elephant 6, The Cramps, Phish

Similar Artists The Loud Family, Sparkehorse, Synthetic Flying Machine

Group Members Ross Beach: voice, guitar The Countess Von Hellpet: voice, bass Chris 'Monkey Boy' Baker: drums Audrey 'the Machete' Grettie: voice, keyboards

Albums Teddy Bears Gone Bad

Press Reviews Ross Beach hails mostly from the South, and he certainly sounds like it. His bittersweet drawl is peppered with a certainMichael Stipe influence, but not to the point of distraction. Having been an important member of the Elephant Six collective during the formative years, and having had a good amount of success with his solo albums, he’s obviously got the chops to make some excellent music. Teddy Bears Gone Bad sticks to Beach's appealing mixture of indie-pop hooks and folky, male/female harmonies. “Leaving Before You Came” and “Frozen Together” exhibit both his incredible songwriting talent and unique pop sensibilities. The tension between Beach’s obvious love of Beach Boy’s-style pop and the sadness in his lyrics is delicious. He somehow manages to sound optimistic and fatalistic at the same time. If indie rock were ever in need of a sophisticated, genuine songwriter, now would be the time and Ross Beach would be the man. - John Wenzel, SPONIC - 2001

Location Portland, OR - USA

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