Josh Dillard - Vox, Guitar
Steve Pellegrino - Bass, Vox
Kevin Colden - Drums
Etkilendikleri
Pre-emo non-alterna and post-brit bands. Like Sunny Day, Blue-Pink Weezer, the Wipers, Television, Blur, Shellac,
We get "Sounds Like..." Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine (guitar), basically we write songs instead of worrying about our haircuts or where we buy our clothes or how new our laptops are.
AS/IS Record Description from CD Baby:
Twangy Stories about antidotes, getting ready for the 'big time', triangulation, getting sick on airplanes, and of course overindulging; all backed by swirly guitars and over-driven bass and drums.
Reviews of our last effort, Stethoscope EP;
"On their debut EP Stethoscope, New York City 's Heads Up Display juxtapose quirky slacker rock with shimmering power pop. Their sound meshes Pre-Emo and Canadian indie, occupying a space somewhere between Pinkerton and the post-You Forgot it in People landscape of eclectic modern rock. You can hear the band's vigorous dynamics in the urgent "Stunt Double" and the shrieking "Sailboat." The highlight of the record is the sparse yet masterful closing track, "The Long Ride Home." It's a soulful 5AM comedown with Kat Lee as chanteuse hauntingly lamenting over and over again 'you won't come home tonight.'"
-John Darcy, Sugarspun Records, Inc.
From the superbly amazing Deli Magazine:
"Ya know that mini-movement where two bands record a few tracks each, but release all the material together on one EP? You'd swear from the distinctively different male and female lead vocal styles that it happened in this Heads Up Display CD. Interesting choice. There is one tip-off, however: a dark and heavy 80s thread running throughout the actual music. With moody, looming and sometimes explosive indie-rock melodies, they've inspired me to reach for my Afghan Whigs and Sonic Youth records yet again. They aren't replicas or anything - just reminiscent. This kind of nostalgia is damn good for the soul." - Denise Miller
hey, how are you? just stopping by to say what's up and let you know about this thing I got today. have you seen those ads for a ROCK AND ROLL SHOW? man I was skeptical as hell but i tried one last week, and just today i got mine in the mail! no lie this shit really worked, this is my flyer: you should go out to one, all i had to do was get up off my lazy ass and I got in. shiiiit rock and roll for $7? you can have it LOL! anyway go to one while you still can, I heard it's only tomorrow night. so, if you want you Rock and Roll...CLICK HERE
Kat, me and Ian have big crushes on you. Ian told me he was going to pull one of your pig-tails at recess. But I'm going to poison his chocolate milk, eat his corn, and get there first.
sorry for missing the show two sats ago! i ended up going to chicago for the week, then got stuck there until sunday cuz of the inclimate weather... i'm sure it was a hoot.
i'm back in june, can't wait to see u guys- and brian ur the man, sorry we didn't get to chill more
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