Artist description 4-piece guitar power-pop band that uses cathcy melodiesand vocal hooks to get their point across. Distortion andfast-tempo songs are the only basis for separating the Selzersfrom sounding like bands from the early '60s pop invasion.

Music Style melodic power-pop

Musical Influences The Beatles, Beach Boys, David Ruffin, Apples in Stereo

Similar Artists The Beatles, Weezer, Sloan, Fountains of Wayne, That Dog,

Artist History Since the Selzers' beginning at the age of 18 in 1995, they have released two E.P.'s and the recent full-length debut on theirown label, Caged Piper Records. Touring relentlesslyin support of their releases they've built a solid fan base and a good buzz in the NJ/NY area where they're based, opening for such acts as Letters to Cleo, Fountains of Wayne, Ben Lee, You Am I, The Connells and others.

Group Members Ryan Gentles - vox/guitar/moogIan Cartwright - vox/guitarGary Zampini - bass/voxMatt Romano - drums/vox

Instruments 2 guitars, bass, drums, moog, 4 vocals

Albums "the Jambox"

Press Reviews "The truth is, I dare anyone to go out to a Selzers show and say they didn't have a great time. Bopping along with their original songs...it just takes one set to be hooked" -East Coast Rocker"Nice young Jersey boys who play hard driving pop rock and roll a la Weezer. A very promising EP full of enough musical curves to prove they ain't banal or unoriginal. Good." -Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Magazine"The Bus Ride Home E.P. is the Selzers' second self-released EP, a four-song bon bon of catchy power-pop melodies and geeky teen angst, filtered through the irresistible Brady Bunch persona of lead singer Ryan Gentles. In other hands, songs this twee might sound coy or saccharine, but the Selzers manage to pull it off with an impossible-to-resist sincerity." -the Jersey Journal

Location New York, NY - USA

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