The Telephones say of themselves that “their influences range from Bob Dylan to The Pixies; Muddy Waters to Pavement; Big Star to T. Rex; Tom Waits to Guns and Roses.” Time Out New York calls them “revved up new wave [with] poignant lyrics [and an] oddball sense of humor.” New York Press credits them with “haunting vocal, fictional plots [and] intense playing.” We think all of this, actually, quite accurate. It’s well done contemporary rock and roll with slick production, edginess and a kind of classic throwback all tossed in a blender then rendered, with one light touch of the “pulse” button, quite chunky. Listen here.
Earvolution.com calls Rebecca Hart “A Broadway voice and a rock star soul … a marvelously startling power… a 4-piece that is developing into a wonderful band.” Listen here.
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Tobi D’Amore and The Bone Chimes are a straight-ahead blues rock ballad outfit. Everything has a swing, a minor key, a few turnarounds, smoke rings, neon lights shining through blinds in an old bar and some girl who walked away with your heart. Listen here.
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Irish chanteur Niall James Holohan apparently used to sing in a band called Readers’ Wives. Now he posts singer-songwriter bits on YouTube, some jokey some serious, and has one song up on MySpace that’s a lot noisier and more experimental. That’s about all we can tell you.
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