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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:06 PM
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FROM CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY: by Renee Falk
"They sort of threw us to the wolves", Features drummer/Tennessee nice boy Rollum Haas smirks, mock-griping about a recent Universal Records-mandated trip to New York. His band was shipped off to press training "because we're very poor at interviews," he says, and the release of major label debut "Exhibit A" is about to pit them against a rock journo or 10. Like a stew of mixed-up new wave, retro rock, and Spoon-fuls of indie pop, the disc is catchy as it is catch-all, scattershot beats ricocheting off Matt Pelham's raspy wails, Parrish Yaw's sheets of 60s-ish organ and Roger Daabs' disco bass. The LP's been a long time coming- they've played together for a decade, with one lineup change- but it's doubtful thenext will be. "We'd put out an album every two months if we were able," Pelham says, with Haas echoing, " Wecould release another good album right now, then an alright album after that, just of back-catalog songs." Full-time band pursuit was held off by part-time jobs- Pelham: screenprinter; Haas: coffee barista; Daabs: grocery clerk; Yaw: small-engine repairman- but the trip to New York marked the end of that; the band headed to Reading and Leeds before starting full "Exhibit A" support. Still, the changes dont seem to faze them much. "We'd play even if nothing happened- we're the kind of guys who would keep on doing it just because we like to," Haas says. "But I guess it's still a nice bonus."
"They sort of threw us to the wolves", Features drummer/Tennessee nice boy Rollum Haas smirks, mock-griping about a recent Universal Records-mandated trip to New York. His band was shipped off to press training "because we're very poor at interviews," he says, and the release of major label debut "Exhibit A" is about to pit them against a rock journo or 10. Like a stew of mixed-up new wave, retro rock, and Spoon-fuls of indie pop, the disc is catchy as it is catch-all, scattershot beats ricocheting off Matt Pelham's raspy wails, Parrish Yaw's sheets of 60s-ish organ and Roger Daabs' disco bass. The LP's been a long time coming- they've played together for a decade, with one lineup change- but it's doubtful thenext will be. "We'd put out an album every two months if we were able," Pelham says, with Haas echoing, " Wecould release another good album right now, then an alright album after that, just of back-catalog songs." Full-time band pursuit was held off by part-time jobs- Pelham: screenprinter; Haas: coffee barista; Daabs: grocery clerk; Yaw: small-engine repairman- but the trip to New York marked the end of that; the band headed to Reading and Leeds before starting full "Exhibit A" support. Still, the changes dont seem to faze them much. "We'd play even if nothing happened- we're the kind of guys who would keep on doing it just because we like to," Haas says. "But I guess it's still a nice bonus."
Quote from ray davies on Sep. 21, 2004 at 3:06 PM
