Brett Vaughn-Vocals, guitar, drums.
Alex Zacharias- Bass, Keyboard, Cello, Vocal.
Steve Gillespie- Drums, Keyboard, Vocal.
Jesse Ricke- Lead guitar, Keyboard, Bass, Vocal.
Influences
If The Ums took themselves seriously enough to have a motto, it might be something like this variation on Walt Whitman’s famous conceit: “Do we contradict ourselves? Very well then, we contradict ourselves… We are The Ums. We contain multitudes.”
With their playful mélange of post-rock, geek rock, soul, British Invasion-era pop and psychedelia, The Ums are veritable virtuosos of self-contradiction, spinning out sugary coated pop-confections, which seem to hint at hidden emotional depths in their lighter moments even while delivering some unlikely punchline in their more earnest moments.
Another way to look at it is this: The Ums are like the illegitimate musical progeny of The Beatles and They Might Be Giants—sort of like John Lennon meets John Linnell.
And yet, there’s still far more to The Ums unique guitar-oriented pop stylings than this brief introduction can do justice—something that throws you ever-so-slightly off balance but keeps you coming back for more. But don't take our word for it. Why not try The Ums out for yourself?
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Voted yesterday. And yes, people do read your bulletins :) Blessings to your music and safe travels to your road trips yither yonder :) Brrr its cold here in highlands county today! Leaving for good ole old O-town this afternoon I4 how i loathe thee ;p
hi friends! are you still alive? ive been going through these old comments from eons ago and wanted to say hey. well I got a new cd out, its at itunes and record stores blah blah. but more importantly, it would be fantastic to hear from you! take it easy. Talk soon :)
I have listened to Bathroom Walls more times than I can count. It's just one of those songs that I go to for comfort. It's like mashed potatoes with butter. So... thanks for that.
Hey,
Just letting some MySpace friends know that all of the songs in my profile audio player are now FREE MP3 DOWNLOADS, so stop by the site and download away 6 free songs from my debut album at no cost!
Best,
Michael B.
Hey how's things goin ??
Thanks for being friends with my new music profile.
You up to much this week??
Hope you like the tunes.
Louis The Drummer x
p.s if you have some free time and fancy helping me out, drop me a message. cheers
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