Music Style Pop, Punk, Rock?

Musical Influences They Might Be Giants, Primus, Kiss, Fishbone, Cake

Similar Artists They Might Be Giants, Primus, Kiss, Fishbone, Cake

Group Members MitchGuitarVocals*LeeDrumsVocals*MattBassVocals*ElJotoSweatDancer

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Dancing

Albums Anna to the Infinite Power, Idea Guy

Press Reviews Entertainment TodayJune 12, 1998by Brent Simon I'll cop to it. When I first heard Anna to the Infinite Power, the debut disc from theself-described three-piece slop-rock/punk-pop band that got bounced from its initialUnitarian Church practice haven for musically "commenting" on the yoga class nextdoor, I didn't quite get it. A challenge as well as a treat, I didn't pay enough attention, andsubsequently found myself catching stream-of-consciousness snippets about surplusanimals, diseases even Dr. Ruth was not familiar with, and, yes, "sistine elephantssinging a dirge." A couple spins later and I'm their new West Coast pimp. Coming off as somebiogenetically engineered hybrid offspring of Goldfinger, Weezer and Weird Al Yankovic,Anna offers dead-on, hilarious imitations of other musical genres - a barbershop quartetopening here ("Haruki, Could It Be You?"), a nicely timed '80's metal "Oy!" there("Ribcage") - all wrapped around their own uniwue brand of bouncy pop. The group benefits from lead singer Mitch Bennett's quick tongue, but also a collectivesensibility that allows them to turn on a dime, bouncing from an alt-pop number tosomething like "When the World Ends," a jazzy piece of slightly subdued rockabillyswing so infectiously feel-good that you can almost feel the pompadour sprouting. If there's a criticism to be levied, it's that the group's reach is so wide and disparate thatit somewhat prevents the album from coming together as a coherent whole. Still, it's funlistening, an alluring and eclectic pop jamboree awash with catchy singles. Other quotes on Anna to the Infinite Power: "Anna to the Infinite Power is a breath of fresh air from the sometimes doldrum-ladendissonant guitar rockpop often associated with Chapel Hill." - Jen Halter, The Fifth Estate, January 30, 1997. "Anna to the Infinite Power offers up an intelligent and witty pop-themed alternativesound that is as enjoyable as it is hard to pin down." - The Daily Tar Heel, January 25, 1996.

Location Chapel Hill, NC - USA

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