TONY LOWE----Winged Eel Fingerling
JEFF NELSON----Drumbo
MAHLON ORRIN----Rockette Morton
ERIKA KUESTER----Ed Marimba
Influences
the beatles, muddy waters, deep purple, thelonius monk, the minutemen/fIREHOSE, richard thompson, ac/dc, my bloody valentine, captain beefheart, wire, the stone roses, television, elvis costello, lee dorsey, james brown, gang of four, mike bloomfield, david bowie, talking heads, there will always be others, of course
Sounds Like
Modern Lovers, Elvis Costello, Television, DireStraits, and other complex but palatable tunesmiths............................................................................................................................................................... the end result of months of chatter about what exactly we sound like has brought about only confusion. further confusion will result from perusal of our 'influences' list. we do what we do, it just happens that we like it and hope to find like-minded others who do as well. the band's sound is the juxtaposition of contrasting elements. listen to the rough mixes from our forthcoming album that we have uploaded and judge for yourself please. comment on it if you like.
FAST PIECE OF FURNITURE is from Toledo, Ohio................................... singer/songwriter Tony Lowe had performed his songs with a variety of bands in and around Toledo for years. In 2003, Jeff Nelson relocated to Toledo from Washington D.C., where he had made a name as a drummer and record-label magnate. Impressed by Tony's music, Jeff came out of "retirement" and the two assembled a band to perform and record. The music gained the solid pulse it needed to complement Tony's out-style of rhythmic, angular guitar, and syncopated chords. After some turbulent beginnings, and many lineup changes, the group found their stride, joined by locally reknowned Mahlon Orrin on bass, and multi-talented Erika Kuester on keys. Allies of the band include Brian Nupp ( Phenomenal Sound Engineer) and many excellent, supportive friends in Toledo, Ohio. After a sporadic series of studio sessions spanning two years, and audience-acclaimed live performances in the midwest, Dischord and Adult Swim Records have decided to jointly release the band's debut full-length recording on May 25, 2007.
Go to www.adultswimrecords.com to purchase our record, "Adventures in Contentment", and other Fast Piece of Furniture memorabilia.
Hope everything is going good with you! We are really excited about the NEW SONGS we posted. "Top My Cup" and "Born Ready" are some of our best songs yet and we really wanna know what you think :) Check em out and let us know!! Keep in touch ~the Mea Culpa
Save the Date! Masquerade as your favorite (non-human) animal and get wild. Proceeds benefit our pilot project that will return chickens and goats to the city...
