The Beatles, Ramones, Superdrag, The Kinks, Beach Boys, Dave Clark Five, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, The Cars, Weezer, The Outrights, Fountains of Wayne, The Crumbs, Rocket From The Crypt, Foofighters, Green Day, Devo, The Rentals, The Cure, Elliott Smith, Stevie Wonder, Face to Face, Mr. T Experience, The Crumbs, Bross, Ben Folds, Daft Punk, Ash, The Anniversary, Postal Service, Jimmy Eat World, Misfits, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Nada Surf, Blur, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, The Police, Weston, Lookout Records, Guns n Roses, Semi-Sonic.
Blending a mix of the Kinks, Superdrag and Weezer, Le MOOD’s sound is bright and carefree. The harmonies are as sweet as their American accents could hope to make them. It almost feels as if they are not only out of tune with the world’s doom and gloom outlook, but that they exist on a separate plain entirely-somewhere off in dusky clouds, inspired by the blossoming city lights below.
Le MOOD has been receiving radio airplay in various college radio markets. Our latest EP debuted at 72 on the CMJ college radio charts. Multiple tracks off both Le Mood's EP's were featured on MTV's The Real World, and the Challenge. The band has had memorable performances at In The City Fest (Manchester UK) 2008, CMJ 2007-2008, and shared the stage with artists such as Stellastarr, Simian Mobile Disco, Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Pat Fish (the Jazz Butcher), This Is Ivy League, and Tom Morello (the Nightwatchman)
PRESS QUOTES
"Short, sweet, and so irresistible Synaesthesia could very well be among the best
EP's of 2008." -FIRST COAST NEWS Paul Zimmerman
"Synaethesia - flies by with touches of power pop, pop punk and straight ahead
summery pop and I find myself reaching for the volume knob, unconcerned about being THAT guy driving around blaring music at ridiculous levels." -HERO HILLl Bryan Acker
: "Derived from decades of cool pop - from the Beach Boys to Elvis Costello to
Flaming Lips - the sound of The Mood will get you jumping and bopping in sheer joy and fill you with an irresistible urge to smile. The best part is that each track on this six-song EP is unique to itself and whilst there is an overall musical approach, things never ever get boring." -POWER OF POP Kevin Mathews
"a familiar rock sound, with upbeat guitar riffs, buoyant melodies and lyrics, and a
happy-go-lucky glockenspiel." - ABOVE THE FOLD Justin Andert
"...The Mood deliver a great degree of satisfaction within their highly accessible
blend of power-pop and punk." -OBSCURE SOUND Mike Mineo
"The entire six songs breeze by with their effortless jangle, oh why is this just an EP
- well it's got my vote for best power pop EP of 2008." -POWERPOPAHOLIC Aaron Kupferberg
"Rock n Roll that's not afraid of the glockenspiel." –CMJ
"You won't believe how quickly the songs breeze by with their effortless jangle, and
it's hard to find a reason to skip any of the tracks on the CD." -MY OLD KENTUCKY BLOG Danielle "Dee" Linneweber
"It's a pogotastic, power pop treat that's slightly twee and ridiculously addictive, it's the sort of thing that could make even the angriest hardcore kid crack a smile." -THE POP! STEREO Paul Zimmerman
"These guys bring a lot of dancing indie pop fun with sweet harmonies..." -BBQCHICKENROBOT
"...filled with songs you hope to hear coming from an open window on a glorious
summer day." - HERE COMES THE FLOOD Hans Werksman Leiden
"All the songs on this six-track EP are really good, guarantee to make you boogie" -WE HEART MUSIC Vu Nguyen
"The formula for their success lies in the catchy melodies, the upbeat rhythms and
their solid songwriting skills." YOUNG BOHEMIANS
" the entire band's got its image coordinated, something like a Voltron of mod foot soldiers" -MIAMI NEW TIMES Arielle Castillo
"...all most of the songs conjure up the same blissful happiness of a day at the
beach..." BIG DICTION John Michael Cassetta
"they crank out similarly polished, finely honed nuggets of just-retro-enough power pop. With deft, concise melodies; a liberal dose of harmony; and adequate accents of keyboard and tambourine"-MIAMI NEW TIMES Arielle Castillo
"...the Mood's six-track release has some delightful harmonies and songs such as
"Eskimo Scientist" coming from a peaceful people." - ADVANCE COPY Kenyon Hopkin
"Groovy guitars and beachy harmonies from cousins Marco Argiro and Corinne
Callen work to superb succession with the aid of a fierce rhythm section on Synaesthesia from NYC band, The Mood." -PARASITES & SYCOPHANTS Scott Meiggs
“Their sound is something you feel like you've been listening to you all your life. Catchy, comfortable, but with just enough edge to keep things interesting.” –BlackBook Magazine
“The Mood creates a musical antidote for the grit and grime that consumes so many of our fair city's inhabitants” –The Culture of Me
The more I see you (and from what I've heard from you guys) you were all born to do this!! Marco, You got that look and talent =D Good Luck with future successes!!
You guys were everything I thought you would be and more!! It was a pleasure meeting your band and being able to watch you perform live @ Spaceland!! I hope it was as enjoyable for you guys playing there as it was for us to watch you play!! Hope to see Le Mood play again at some point.
Excellent - we'll send you all our numbers so you can call when you're over. Got a London gig on 20th May so if you're in town come and see us - with our brand new line-up!!!!!!!!
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