Michael Penn, Pernice Brothers, Emitt Rhodes, Jon Brion, Fountains of Wayne, The Shins, Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, Mark Strong, Sparklehorse, Wilco, Madder Rose & Mary Lorson/Saint Low, Salim Nourallah, Neil Finn, The Zombies, Travis, Dr. Dog, Glen Hansard, The Doozers, Guster, Mike Viola & The Candybutchers, Jason Falkner, Edison Gower, Bob Mould, Ben Folds Five, Buffalo Tom, Squeeze, Joseph Arthur, Iron & Wine, Mike Andrews, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Howie Beck, Joe Henry, Elvis Costello, Jellyfish, eels, Grant Lee Phillips, Weezer, The Pieces, REM, Circus Monkey, My Bloody Valentine, The Verve Pipe, Harry Chamberlin, The Flaming Lips, Postal Service, Old 97s, Death Cab For Cutie, The Lemonheads, The Cardigans, The Clash, Mates of State, The Grays, The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Canada, Arcade Fire, Spoon, The Strokes, Josh Rouse, New Order, Sean Lennon, Radiohead, The Honeydogs, Andrew Bird, The Decemberists, Fleetwood Mac, T-Rex, The Monkees, Harry Nilsson
the breakups hail from Hollywoodland, California. Their classic pop sensibility
and adventurous arrangements have them working in the same musical milieu as other
modern pop staples like The Shins, Fountains of Wayne, Elliott Smith, Nada Surf,
Wilco, and Michael Penn. Combine those modern ideas with a love for the classic sound
of Emitt Rhodes, The Clash, The Zombies, and a certain "B" band from Liverpool and you have the breakups special brand of "powerless pop."
Great show Saturday night at Spaceland. Had never heard you guys before that. You've got a definite Teenage Fanclub thing going, that I love. I think the second song was my favorite of the set.
yeah, I know. I figured I would take advantage of the 10 song player and give all those die hard EG fans out there the chance to hear the songs. You know, those few fans that are lingering somewhere out there in the world.
I still like that song a bit, or at least the idea of what the song was to be. It's mainly nostalgic for me. Should I take it down though? Does it leave you unsettled?
