john wentz - words and music,
ibid - vocals,
ibid - guitar,
ibid - harmonica,
ibid - various other things here and there,
with: sam merrick - percussion; david kross - bass;
taylor galassi - cello, accordion & glockenspiel;
record produced in yellopop by assaf spector and eitan graff
argyle johansen has been accompanied in the past on stage by:shaun mutchler - percussion;
asi spector - bass;
colin schiller - drums;
kris randazzo - accordion, bottles & cans;
zachariah hagen - keys, cello, guitar, mandolin
Influences
Being from New Jersey
Sounds Like
Argyle Johansen singing Argyle Johansen songs
Some stations spinning Argyle Johansen
(feel free to email them with your requests :)
"Not quite folk, mostly-acoustic and all around great music, he’ll sing you into a dream, and then wake you right back up again."
-www.quietcolor.com
"(a) Light hearted stroll down a jagged cliff to hell"
-perfectporridge.com on "Sunny Day in Hell"
The ten-song electro/acoustic disc is consistently mellow with a laid-back 70's West Coast vibe. The songs are narrative stories that paint a lyrical picture of a particular place or point in time and the disc's mellow vibe hides lyrics that can be sometimes dark and off-kilter. Argyle Johansen is already getting some national attention as the song "Sunny Day In Hell" was included in Showtime's Californication.
-BrooklynRocks.com
"This album is a great addition to the folk pop world. The songs reflect soft melodic sounds of Belle and Sebastian. It is definitely a folk sound, but soft, poppy and accessible enough to pry a smile out of anyone who listens. Layered, full and warm production with instruments that take one or two listens to notice they add a different dynamic. Soft voice from Mr. Johansen, but he hits the notes that make his melodies warm and progressive."
-WLUR 91.5FM Lexington, VA
More of an alter-ego than a fully functioning band at times, Argyle Johansen is solely the product of not being capable of working well/playing nice with the other kids.
Tomorrow's the first of our two final shows this month:
THE LOCAL 269 269 E Houston Street, Lower East Side/East Village www.myspace.com/thelocal269
It's a nice, cozy place and great bar to be at on a Thursday night (that's at least what people say). Please tell your friends about it if you think they might be interested.
The next (and my final show with a drummer) is Oct 19 at FONTANA'S (lower east side, 8PM)
hey dude, thanks for the kind words. sorry about crashing your place! we finally found space mountain like an hour later. anyways, maybe we'll be seeing ya around. -justin
Bonjour Thanks for the friendly add I really appreciate your sound and beautiful music Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
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H-A-P-P-Y . N-E-W . Y-E-A-R duuuuuuuuuud....( tho duuuuuud wouldnt be the corect english say :)but still ther is some duuuuud with in you i bilive ) any way...tooooo much wisky.. i wish you all the best in 2009. laaaaaaaaats of radio play..shows and fun. eitan the duuuuuuud that become a maite.
