Slender Means
Indie / Pop / Rock
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"LP 2 is in the works!!!"
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
United States
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| Member Since | 11/19/2004 | | Band Website | slendermeans.com | | Band Members | Josh Dawson (vocals/guitar) who knew Sonny Votolato (guitar/vocals) and Dave E Martin (keys/vocals) from way back, who met and played music with Paul Pugliese (bass) who is kind of related to Eric Wennberg (Drums). | | Influences | thinking too much at three in the morning. ray davies. trees. the resulting exhaustion the following day from thinking too much at three in the morning the night prior. a slightly shabby, though still good coat. electric guitars. cassette tapes. darkness at 5 o'clock. sam cooke. traffic sounds. girls. love and lust. keith richards. electric guitars. miyazaki. lovers. swimming pools on top of hotels. compact discs. a lonely adolescence. headphones. discovering local punk rock. wives. brian eno. lots and lots of awful boring jobs. unemployment. clouds. and quite often, rain. garages, basements, storage units, living rooms, bedrooms. tom verlaine. staying over at friends' places, sneaking smokes and listening to music on little stereos. crushing disappointment. public transit. electric guitars. parents. school band. california. being young and completely stupid. tascam. all of it all the time never stopping never slowing down though you sometimes think it is but never does and continuing on and on so that the only thing to do is keep writing songs try to get it all down but you will never "get it all down" but that's kind of the point. | | Sounds Like | boom kah boom boom kah boom kah boom boom kah | | Record Label | none | | Type of Label | Major |
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“Slender Means have an indie-pop grand slam on their hands with the debut album Neon & Ruin….. Every track is aimed at getting the kids beaming in their headphones all afternoon.” The Stranger
“..watertight pop songs that would make both Morrissey and Paul Westerberg envious.” The Seattle Weekly
“This Seattle band debuts with an amazingly accomplished album of indie pop-rock perfection.” KEXP,Seattle
“Seattle's Slender Means titled their 2005 album Neon & Ruin, and the term works quite well as a description of the band's sound. This is a group that can evoke glossy urban landscapes alongside portraits of desperation and depression. ….Slender Means fuses [Dawson's] archetypally clear vocals and soaring hooks with some rougher aspects, and the result is both resonant and catchy as all hell.” Portland Mercury
“Slender Means’ album “Neon & Ruin,” .. is a powerful and sophisticated debut, as passionate as it is rocking.” MSNBC
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