Sleeping in the Aviary, Madison WI and Minneapolis MN
www.sleepingintheaviary.com
"After rounding out their membership with (what else) an accordionist/musical-saw player, Madison four-piece Sleeping in the Aviary have achieved a locomotive brand of amphetamined Americana. If Conor Oberst knew how to throw a party, this is the type of music that might break out before the sheriff shows up. Sometimes vocalist/guitarist Elliot Kozel sounds like he’s trying to scream the memory of lost love out of his body . . . from the bathtub." - from The Pheonix
Fishboy, Denton TX
www.myspace.com/fishboy
"Creating good lo-fi pop/rock music isn't an easy task, yet Fishboy have produced an entire album's worth of material that makes it seem easier to do than swallowing a fish. Gulp!" - I Guess I'm Floating
The Delicious, Bloomington IN
www.thedelicious.com
"The Delicious balance pop smarts and remarkable musicianship with a knack for unpredictable song structure and clever lyrics. All the right influences are intact (Pavement, Weezer, Neutral Milk Hotel), and the complex arrangements and time changes make things much more interesting than your run-of-the-mill power pop." - Ghettoblaster
Afuche, Brooklyn NY
www.myspace.com/afuche
"Instrumental odd-meter afro-cuban free-jazz noise-funk? If Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's acid lovechildren spent three days in a darkened room in the middle of the desert listening to Larks' Tongues in Aspic... It's experimental music that will make you dance your ass off while screaming." - Ryan Snow
Memphis Pencils, Fayetteville AK
wwwmyspace.com/memphispencils
"Whimsically intellectual.... The fellas could have formed a parade supply company... [but] instead became a psychedelic pop band." - Jennifer Chancellor (Tulsa World)
Math the Band, New Bedford MA
www.myspace.com/maththeband
"[Their new album] is non-stop energy...Math the band are an act to watch out for in the near future and hopefully this is just the beginning." - altsounds.com
