Artist description If the Hang Ups' sweet tooth-soothing 1993 debut, He's After Me, is the sound of tentative, innocent youth--bristling first love, summer car rides with top down, starry-eyed sky-gazing et al.--and their more wintry, wistful follow-up, 1997's So We Go, captures the exquisite ennui of coming-of-age, then their latest long-player, Second Story--which juxtaposes the band's trademark breezy, blissed- out pop with a fistful of rough 'n' tumble riffage and attitudinal boogie-rockers--finds these four Minneapolis lads all grown up.

Music Style Melodic Pop Rock

Musical Influences Scott Walker, Nick Drake, Kinks, Beatles, Ron Sexsmith

Similar Artists The La's, The Kinks, The Wedding Present, Neil Young

Artist History The Hang Ups formed in the Summer of 1988 after the founding members Brian Tighe, Jeff Kearns and Steve Ittner met at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 1993, after playing the local bar scene for a while, they signed a deal with Twin Tone records, original home of The Replacements, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks. They recorded their first record, "He's After Me" with Ed Ackerson of Polara, and received much critical acclaim and reached the top ten in the college charts. They followed up with "So We Go" recorded by Bryan Hanna, a popular Minneapolis producer. Now the Hang Ups have completed "Second Story," their most ambitous and epic recording to date, produced by Don Dixon and Mitch Easter, the legendary duo that gave us REM's finest records, "Reckoning" and "Murmur."

Group Members Brian Tighe: Vocals, Guitar Jeff Kearns: Lead Guitar Aaron Lundholm: Bass Chadwick Nelson: Drums Stephen Ittner: Vocals, Percussion

Instruments see members listed above

Press Reviews Please see the Hang Ups website: www.thehangups.com

Location Minneapolis, MN - USA

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