Artist description "Friendly, fuzzy, indie-pop rock" - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Music Style alternative pop

Musical Influences Guitar bands from the Who to Husker Du to Built to Spill

Similar Artists Sebadoh, Built to Spill, Husker Du, Superchunk, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Wedding Present, Seam, Pixies, Replacements, Who, X, Guided by Voices, Dream Syndicate, Sugar, Buzzcocks, Jam, Clash

Artist History Sombertown was created when a guy carrying a jar of peanut butter walked into a guy carrying a candybar.

Group Members Chris-sings, rhythm guitar; Merin-sings, bass; Matt-lead guitar, artwork; Scott-drums.

Instruments guitars, bass, drums, effects, cowbells & the occasional maraca

Albums Star City EP (2002), Hot Rod Dress EP (2000)

Press Reviews Review of our last CD, "Hot Rod Dress" "...Hot Rod Dress just happens to sound like a lot of the records I bought during my college days. They've got a friendly, jangly/fuzzy indie rock sound, full of loping, melodic guitar lines that recall the Cure, the Feelies and half a dozen other bands from the days when we weren't quite so good at slapping genre labels on everything. "Kaleidoquiz" sprawls in Dinosaur Jr. (or, if you prefer, early Elf Power) territory and "Chalkboard Fingernails" wanders through minor-key borderline-goth territory, while the title track combines indie-folk fuzz and a crystal-clear Cure melody. If not for its female vocals, "Slide the D" could be inserted into the first Chills album, leaving most fans none the wiser, and "Tide Pools" floats in the undefined space between post-Floyd psychedelia and shoegazer drone. In short, Sombertown have hit my nostalgia vein full-on...but I suspect this isn't entirely intentional. Their unassuming-yet-hummable approach works as well today as it would have fifteen years ago. I hope they go far. -- Splendid E-Zine, Oct 23, 2000 "Sombertown's noisy, reverb-drenched indie-rock rings up '80s ancestors like The Cure, R.E.M. and the Jesus and Mary Chain and invites them for tea with the Pixies..." --Jim Santo, Demo Universe "Sombertown offers up shimmering indie pop that calls equally on The Cure, The Pooh Sticks and early Sonic Youth. Their debut CD-EP, Hot Rod Dress, is a deliciously dizzying mish-mash of driving guitars, mesmerizing rhythms, honey-sweet vocals and made-for-winter anti-anthems..." --Pulse Magazine

Location Minneapolis, MN - USA

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