Adam on electric guitar and microphone. Emily on the Wurli and some synths. Matt on drums. Steven on electric bass.
Influences
Beyond music: Architecture. Soccer. Thai food. Public television. Kittens. Politics. Aging. Fits of inspiration. Desperation. Alcohol. Memories.
Sounds Like
In the process of songwriting and rehearsal, echoes of certain sounds have exerted their influence, provided guidance, or seeded ideas: the Police, the Clash, New Order, Radiohead, the Cars, metal bands that only Matt listens to.
At once a mad scientist and calculating tunesmith, ADAM BARTELL has played with the Strand, managed Wow and Flutter and has probably done some other things he didn't tell us about. Fellow Wisconsinite (Wisconsonian?) MATT DABY is a grown-up skate punk who cut his teeth in a number of scrappy punk bands and now has to cope with with Adam's over-wrought pop sensibilities and Beatles fixation. Keyboadist EMILY PROSCH has an ear for melody and the heart for somber minor chords and lilting keyboard lines. Underlined by STEVEN DUTT's energetic bass parts, the band concocts a soundtrack of divergent pop sounds, decidely non-retro, yet still evocative of the last several decades of pop music.
What's up Adam, good to hear from you. I like the band; I can totally hear the booze and kittens oozing between tracks. For the record, we prefer Wisconstituants.
you guys sounded great last night, you made me late to work though, and hungover. we should play a show together sometime soon, outta town maybe? xoxoxo ryan
thanks MATT for everything, and 32-Ways for letting us use him for one dirty Saturday night, we already loved you forever, but now we love you for ever-more. like Poe. And Adam, you rock for the out-of-town show-getting...and joseph would like to thank Steven for getting her a job, and Emily for the monitor. Aw, now let's all hug! Kenny's back, you can hug him too, if you come to the 'Couv...
32W Yeah!!! I like it when adam hits the cymbals too hard with the guitar and matt has to fix them when he gets a chance! Thanks for the show. and steve - thanks for the elevator jam.
HAY GRATE JOB LAS NIGHT I HAD LOTS OF FUN. HERE ARE SOME PICS THAT I TOOK.
HAY MAN I TRYD BUT YOU WOULD NOT QUIT MOVING BUT HAY THIS LOOKS PRITTY COOL TO ME. YAY YOU KICK ASS AT THE BASS MAN.=) YOURS WERE ABITE HARD TO DO AS WELL BUT AT LESAST YOU ARE FEELING THE BEAT. GOOD JOB MAN I LUV HOW YOU INTERACT WITH THE BASS MAN! YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE HAVEING LOTS OF FUN UP THARE I LIKE TO SEE PPL HAVE FUN Y THAY ARE PLAYING!
you guys were good yesterday yet you guys didnt play "free bird" hmm well even if you did i wouldnt have known because i have never heard that song in my life its a inside joke thingy...if i were to rank your band mates on thier personality i would have to say
:bass player: (steven i think)
:guitar/singer: (adem thirty two ways "inside joke")
then others because i dont know them and Adem needs to be nice to his band mates...oooooo
well really i wouldnt rank you guys because your all pretty awesome ^-^ and i was bored and commented almost all of my 222 friends already so yeah
Have we mentioned that we love you, despite all being named Steve? Had to wait til i was sober to write this time. sorry we couldn't party with you...next time my lovelies.