TOM D-sings, plays guitar, write songs, LEIA ALLIGATOR-sings, plays organ, synthesizers, bells, kazoo, melodica, arranges songs (ms. elo), STEPH-trumpet, tambourine, sings, MIKE ALLAN-bass MR. GMETRO-drums, AUGUSTUS GUS-organ, piano, triangle, castanets, sleigh bells, bubble machine and beach balls etc etc
Influences
felt, the free design, the left banke, beach boys, teenage fanclub, the yellow balloon, orange juice, marc eric, eternitys children, motown, stax, phil spector’s wall of sound, the V.U., shop assistants, the association, razorcuts, curt boettcher, slowdive, mbv, elo, galaxie 500, kasenetz-katz, francoise hardy, black tambourine, peppermint rainbow, beatles, stereolab, seinfeld references, swedish fish, richard hawley, etc etc etc you get the idea...also the cleveland indians, cavs, and brownies...
Sounds Like
Felt plus Phil Spector plus Shop Assistants=afternoon naps soup...maybe
hellooooooooooooo...we are Afternoon Naps from Cleveland, Ohio...most of our songs get right to the point. Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus...End!
Who needs all that repetition in their lives anyway? ...you can contact us about anything, really...we like long walks on the beach, and a good movie every so often....and "45’s only" parties, yeah those are the toppermost of the poppermost...
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SHOWS, BOOKING, MP3’S FOR BLOGGERS, AND FUTURE RELEASES...PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US AT afternoonnaps@gmail.com
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if you live in Cleveland, you can purchase "Sunbeamed" and "Snowday" @ Music Saves record shop!
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This is an urgent request for Miss Leia Alligator to be John The Dog's first digital interviewee for his new weekly posting at www. emergingthoughts. com. You may recall that my human friend Andrew interviewed you for the Scene. I assure you, this will be far more absurd and enjoyable (and its through email). Holla back ASAP if you're interested. :)
thanks naps!! everything we do, we do it for you. you are the wind beneath our wings. or was that the bird in our engine? or was it the haitian in our raft? damn. i forget now... oh wait i got it!! you are the dead babies in our garage.
sooooo Leia...,.,.Did dad do anything for YOOOOOU for april fools???
cuz, he got me gooood. i actually belevied him!! even got me to cry!!
he told me i had to get all my stuff outta the house cuz he got a job out in Las Vegas..HAHAH!! yea and well he got me since i didn't put and mac and cheese in the house anywhere...so next year....ITS WAR!!
Domo arigato for your sweet comment, Afternoon Naps!!!! What's happening with you today? We hope all is well. THE CLARENCES (Robert, Amanda, James, Molly & Gary)