the señors of marseille

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What others are saying...

EARFARM

"...unrepentantly upbeat and earnest...

a band that can get away with channeling Dexy’s Midnight Runners...

With only a self-titled EP to their name and a string of local shows with such fellow sunny rockers as Dinosaur Feathers and pow wow! (both EF faves), the Señors – Graham, Matt, and Vlad – are slowly carving out their own happy place amidst the concrete and frowns of the borough. Their sound recalls Bombadil’s homespun eccentricity as much as it does the otherworldly glam of Kevin Barnes and Of Montreal, which is to say their music runs the same sort of wide gamut their name implies…unless you come across French men who refer to themselves as señors on a regular basis?

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"Holiday Records keep outdoing themselves...

So The Señors of Marseille is one of their latest releases. Most of their stuff has a similar easy going pop feel. Davey is a more uptempo song than what’s been coming out of Holiday Records lately and I was pleasantly surprised to hear this song from them. I wish I could tell you more about the band. I don’t know much. I know they’re from New York and that’s about it. But that’s OK, it never hurts to have some mystery in pop music right?"

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

on Davey:

"Track of the Week: Holiday Records has done a good job of rounding up a bunch of the new generation of lo-fi bands, The Drums, Surfer Blood, and more, and the latest is The Señors of Marseille. I got this in an e-mail late last night that I think was meant for someone else, but every once in a while fortune shines down and gives you a nugget. This tune is a rollicking good time, not quite in step with all the other acts on Holiday Records, but absolutely worthy of your attention anyway. It's a little more pop (thanks to the piano and vocal harmonies) but in a very, very good way. Check it..

Grade: A"

Quiet Color

on cat scratch:

"Elvis Costello meets Jonathon Richman stylings... A tune so catchy you’ll be humming it in your sleep."

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CMJ.com

"the music hums with the sun-splash jangle of California, with a hint of dark-art New York bubbling below the surface. In short, it's a sound accessible for every music lover."

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Channel One News

" band that truly entertains... specializing in all things creative, unique and fun."

The L Magazine

"a harmony-driven trio with a weakness for baroque pop."

hipster collective

"really fun jams… well produced, catchy, warm, and unique. i also love love love the album art."

RadioStereoRadio

"Their music is so sweet you'll need an insulin shot. In a good way."

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"It's hard to compare them to anyone because I truly think they have an original sound."

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In reference to the 9/11 Holiday Records release:

"Ci voleva proprio il primo lunedì grigio di pioggia di questo settembre per parlare della Holiday Records, gran bella net-label americana che quasi ogni settimana pubblica in free download singoli ed ep vari. L'iniziativa parte da Jacob Graham (qui il suo blog), già membro di Horse Shoes e The Drums, due band che su queste pagine abbiamo suonato già parecchie volte. Il "catalogo" finora è stato composto più o meno da amici o da gruppi incontrati in tour, così da raggiungere un sound omogeneo, abbastanza debitore di certo indiepop scandivano e di classici come Sarah, Postcard o Belle & Sebastian, ma si notano anche interessanti eccezioni, come i recenti The Señors Of Marseille."

Here, play pop!

"バンドの名前からはまったく想像できない、ニューヨークで活動する３人組。 Holiday Records のサイトで新しい曲が公開されてます。 ああ、またブルックリンからだわ。知らなかった... 昨年出してた the coolest girl in new york って曲もななかな素敵です。"

For Booking info contact: grahamrock@gmail.com .. ..

Member Since:

July 06, 2006

Members:

graham - guitar, vox, q chord, lollygaggin'

matt - keys, vox, bass, gerrymanderin'

Influences:

socrates, voltaire, galileo, kepler, darwin, newton, marie curie, einstein, abe lincoln, george washington, john adams, thomas jefferson, teddy roosevelt, fdr, mlk jr, malcolm x, frederick douglass, jane addams, abigail adams, sacagawea, the wobblies, woody guthrie, pete seeger, son house, louis armstrong, billie holiday, the smothers bros, elvis, buddy holly, the beatles, the beach boys, bob dylan, leonard cohen, the zombies, sam cooke, tommy james and the shondells, james brown, the kinks, ? and the mysterians, the shirelles, the temptations, donovan, the rolling stones, the velvet underground, jonathan richman and the modern lovers, the who, the jackson 5, kc and the sunshine band, sly and the family stone, george clinton, providence, david bowie, the clash, the ramones, the sex pistols, the cure, the police, michael jackson, madonna, rosa baretto, dexy's midnight runners, zapp and roger, snoop dogg, dr. dre, rodney o and joe cooley, ahmad, notorious b.i.g., warren g, outkast, grandmaster flash, run dmc, beastie boys, salt n pepa, boyz II men, bel biv devoe, slick rick, eminem, green day, nofx, rancid, lagwagon, blink, dr. dog, le loup, mirah, beulah, arcade fire, cat power, the dodos, franz ferdinand, wolf parade (and all of their side projects), the harlem shakes, of montreal, spoon, the faint, clap your hands say yeah, page france, the white stripes, the strokes, the raveonettes, tapes 'n tapes, the tough alliance, emily hope price, pearl and the beard, ben kweller, beirut, black kids, hugs and kisses, john vanderslice, laptop, the starlight mints, the unicorns, the walkmen, the caesars, the beets, pow wow!, dinosaur feathers, darlings, bosque brown, st. vincent, holiday holiday, the generationals, herman düne, little joy, MGMT, and others...

Sounds Like:

50s surf -- 50s ghetto -- 50s pop. feels like home...

Record Label:

Indie - Booking: grahamrock@gmail.com