Pavement, Pinback, Pixies, Pedro the Lion, Prefuse 73, PJ Harvey, The Promise Ring, Preston School of Industry, Plate Six, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Police, The Pogues, Paul Westerberg, Prince, Portastatic and a few other bands/artists that do not begin with the letter P
Sounds Like
If Sonic Youth were hanging out with Superchunk and Crooked Fingers when American Water crashes the party and begins to play some songs.
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"-Elvis Costello
Signal to Noise and 3/4 and After were recorded at our rehersal space using analog equipment by Dan Mickus during the winter of 2006. Stefan Antchev on drums for this recording.
This Place is Going Down and Old Best Friend were recorded live at TT's on 11/20/07. Tommy Long on drums for this show.
Northeast Performer review of show at TT The Bear's-November 2007, Adam Arrigo:
"American Water were up next — three normal looking guys playing understated indie rock songs in the vein of Blonde Redhead and Built to Spill - in contrast to the swirling drama of the previous act. Their middle-aged, no bullshit image was highly reminiscent of The Wrens, and not surprisingly, the band cites this seminal indie punk act as a main influence...the songs were sharply constructed, leanly arranged, and noticeably well rehearsed."
Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe, 8/11/08:
The frontman of a local rock band with a stripped-down sound, American Water, headlines the Other Side of the Bear series at T.T. the Bear's tonight. John Kinnecome's straight-up rock tunes may remind you of the Police and Built to Spill (a good thing, yes?). Kinnecome goes on at 10:30 p.m. after Ken Carter, Andy Brunnock, and storytelling folk rocker Jamie Norton.
Wood Spider would like to cordially invite you to 115 Franklin St, a neighborhood punk house in Allston, MA. We are lucky enough to be sharing the stage (basement floor) with O Pioneers!!!, FORT! the Band, Interrobang?! and the Brave Little Abacus! Get there at 7 to see us play!
Admission is free, but bring some a few bills anyway, to help out the touring bands (OP!!! has made their trek all the way from Texas!)
You have our eternal thanks,
-WS
you guys rock! anyways, i just wanted to stop by your page and thank you for finding me on here....i hope that you had a real nice weekend...if you get a chance stop by and listen to my song, "everything good goes away" it is in the new meg ryan movie that comes out on september 12th...
WOW, its like godzilla killed and ate New Kids on the Block and farted American Water songs. Good story, happy ending...any directorz in the house..."American Water is the reason I eat more vegetables..."
Greg Deane
I can dig it. I love the Lee Renaldo-sounding guitars. Very nice! A friend of Sonic Youth is a friend of mine! I dig most of your influences and can hear them in your stuff, as well. Keep on, friends!
