Music Style dark alternative pop rock

Musical Influences tortoise, massive attack, the police, guided by voices, stereolab

Similar Artists the cure, cocteau twins, siouxsie & the banshees, switchblade symphony, smashing pumpkins

Artist History formed in september of 1997.

Group Members Shawn Dawson David Pollock Sarah Paul Eric Hoffmanis

Instruments drums, bass, male & female vocals, guitar, sampler

Albums multidirectional sound

Press Reviews voted "Best Pop Band of 1999" in Metroland Magazine'sBest of the Capital Region 1999 issue."Sometime over the past year, openers Jump Cannon madethe leap from mildly interesting to utterly enchantingand can now be considered a must see, especially forfans of the Cure or even Switchblade Symphony. Formeda year and a half ago out of the fading nimbus ofEnter Venus, the quartet of local music vets releaseda set of kinetic dark pop that shimmered and sparkledlike a prism reflecting moonlight. Fronted by SarahPaul, who stood as still and lovely as a vision ofthe Black Maria while her voice floated from angelicto demonic, the band unveiled a hypnotizing"ultrafoiled", a killer cover of"straight to hell" that transformed the Clashanthem into a sorrowful love song, and some tunesfrom last year's Doubly Lovely release that haveonly increased in allure - most notably the ethereal"halo" and the gorgeous "scotland" (think SarahMcClaughklin with more kick) which soared on thebeautiful warbling of guitarist Shawn Dawson."-Ann MorrowMetroland Magazine, Thursday, May 13, 1999

Location Albany, New York - USA

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