The Who, Swervedriver, the Wedding Present, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., the Jam, the Rolling Stones, the Moody Blues (you heard me), Sonic Youth, The Verlaines, the Clean (and David Kilgour), American Music Club, Stone Roses, Th' Faith Healers, Rodan, Pete Townshend solo, Mamas and the Papas, Spacemen 3, Buffalo Tom, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Built to Spill, Quasi, Motown (particularly Stevie Wonder and The Supremes), the Nazz, Rodan, Pale Saints, Boo Radleys, Straitjacket Fits, Superchunk, Sebadoh, Yo La Tengo, Stereolab, Joy Division, Feelies, the Byrds (with Crosby), Silkworm, Ronnie Lane, Faces, Small Faces, Small Factory, Chavez, I've noticed Roxy Music is creeping in ...
Sounds Like
"Careening, muscular indie rock"--The Washington Post
"[A] heart-pounding rocker … all of the riffs are stellar." Pitchfork (8.0)
"[T]he Jet Age have crafted a concept album that would make Pete Townshend smash his guitar in a jealous rage. What Did You Do During the War, Daddy? is a scathing polemic on the current state of affairs in American politics, but more importantly, it's punky power-pop, loaded with energy, aggression, tons of melody, and not an ounce of fat." The Portland Mercury (pick for the week)
"[T]he Jet Age manages to mix the hyper jangle of the Wedding Present with the cruise-control melodies of Swervedriver and the heaven-scraping majesty of the Who circa 1970. There's a clear, pure voice and vision in the midst of that mess of hero worship." The Onion (Austin), recommended
"The Jet Age are an incredible power trio who play with the same kind of revolutionary angst that made bands like The Replacements and The Wipers so powerful in their day." The Run-Off Groove
"[T]he band is spot on when it comes to delectable power pop that has scads of guitar-driven rock riffs embedded deep within it… The consistency here is what makes The Jet Age soar." PopMatters
"Compelling in its convictions and streamlined in its storytelling, What Did You Do is just the sort of album Ted Leo ought to be making." Pitchfork (Forkcast)
"A 35-minute emotional rush that wisely avoids referencing and specific politician or political event, WDYDDTWD? reels and swirls with emotion and sinister foreboding. It's a gamble and a half, but one that's already paid off." The Onion (Bay Area)
"Churning up the sophisticated punk of The Minutemen and Husker Du, the slacker cool of Dinosaur Jr, the sweaty R&B of The Who and the shoegazing guitar dynamics of Swervedriver the Jet Age produce a powerful concoction that'll fracture your eardrums." The Devil Has the Best Tuna
"There is more than a little Pete Townsend and Ray Davies in the Jet Age's auteur Eric Tischler. His band's new conceptual album is a direct descendant of Tommy and Quadrophrenia with Who/Kinks-influenced songs that slot into a three-act rock-opera format. The narrative is complex but any whiff of pretentiousness is squashed by the trio's frantic energy and raw power-pop attack." Creative Loafing
The Jet Age - False Idols - KEXP 6/30/08
"Eric Tischler takes you through the paces of emotion with his politically charged lyrics, alternating between smooth shoegazer and heavy, classic rock style guitar licks." Seattle Weekly
"Tischler poses controversial questions on Daddy? while simultaneously turning out a compellingly stripped down and satisfying indie rock record." Blurt (8/10)
"The brashness of the performances, powered by Pete Nuwayser's energetic drumming and Tischler's own guitars and keyboards, recalls a fired-up blend of the Jam circa Setting Sons, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and of course, Tischler's beloved Who." Allmusic Guide (album pick)
"The D.C.-based band draws from the post-grunge inspiration of Sugar and Bob Mould while exploring challenging rhythms like the gleefully erratic Dismemberment Plan [via] vivid songwriting." Spin (Artist of the Day)
"The rumblings from each beat and circling strings are belligerently brilliant." Pensatos
"It never hurts to have a celebrity fan in your corner, and even at
this early stage in the career of the Jet Age, extant for about a
year, it's got a high-profile supporter. The Wedding Present's David
Gedge, in a stroke of eerie prescience, recently suggested to the
Silver Spring, Md., trio that its nom du rawk was more evocative and
dynamic-sounding than the name Hurricane Lamps, frontman Eric Tischler
and bassist Greg Bennett's previous outfit. As consistent as the Lamps
were across their five albums, the Jet Age's Breathless marks a huge
step forward, from Tischler's songwriting to the musicians'
performances to the production and overall ambience. Lamps devotees,
don't worry; Tischler is still unleashing bright shards of his
trademark riffery and serving up literate epistles in his Roger
Daltrey-meets-Robert Smith voice. But on tracks such as taut thumper
"Ride On" (a showcase for the hyperkinetic rhythm section), the
blazingly visceral "I Gave Up On Justice And Reason" (a Who homage)
and the eight-minute "Big Deaths, Little Deaths" (jammy, but
immaculately crafted), the Jet Age already has a cache of anthems.
"Such a quiet peace ... to reach the peak," sings Tischler on "Deaths,"
and that seems eerily prescient, too. Because with this debut, his
band has clearly hit an early high." --Fred Mills, MAGNET 73
Was listening to some Jet Age today and realized I haven't seen you guys live in way too long. Hope I can catch you guys somewhere soon. Please let me know if you have anything coming up! -Will
Nacional's debut double A-side TELEPHONE/YORKSHIRE is available for pre-order ahead of its release on Art/Goes/Pop on August 4th 2008. Get it from Rough Trade - click the link.
