Musical Idioms/Classification:Dirty/Off-Kilter/Pop Art-RockBriefing/BIO:Friends since awkward preadolescence and band mates since 2003,Jumbling Towers have poured years of experimentation into their 2007self-titled debut release, a carefully crafted, oft-reworked patchwork of individual creativity. While certain moments mirror the chaotic bombast of Faust and The Fall, and others echo the minimalism of Spoon and Brian Eno's "Another Green World", the band's debut record often channels both e...
Musical Idioms/Classification:Dirty/Off-Kilter/Pop Art-RockBriefing/BIO:Friends since awkward preadolescence and band mates since 2003,Jumbling Towers have poured years of experimentation into their 2007self-titled debut release, a carefully crafted, oft-reworked patchwork of individual creativity. While certain moments mirror the chaotic bombast of Faust and The Fall, and others echo the minimalism of Spoon and Brian Eno's "Another Green World", the band's debut record often channels both extremes into a distinctive brand of dirty, off-kilter pop-art rock, characterized by careful layering and a hypnotic interplay between individual riffs and hooks.After re-writing parts, toiling in the studio and experimenting withdifferent production techniques, songwriters Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy have begun to master the complicated layering of simple riffs, and the band's keyboard, guitar and vocal tones are unmistakable. DeBoer's quirky vocals, Rhodes piano tones and fuzzy guitar licks mesh perfectly with McConaghy's droning organ, unique settings and rigid telecaster clips, and when combined with Nate Drexler's melodic bass lines and Scott Ingram's aggressive yet restrained drumming, the result is a debut release that proudlyannounces the cohesion of four unique musical personalities and invokesthe band's biggest influences: The Pixies, the Beatles, David Bowie, TheDeftones and The Talking Heads.The band's debut effort has earned immediate recognition,enjoying significant airplay nationwide and peaking at #99 on the CMJ New Music Report charts. At the time the band hit #99, they were the highest ranked unsigned artist on the CMJ charts.Jumbling Towers have shared the stage with several prominent indie rockartists and in 2007, the band booked appearances at the CMJ MusicMarathon in New York City and the Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign,Illinois. You can catch Jumbling Towers LIVE in 2008, as the band is currently planning another extensive tour in support of the album.Band Hometown: St. Louis, MO USABand Members:Joe DeBoer- Guitar/Rhodes/VoxNate Drexler- BassScott Speer Ingram- DrumsKyle McConaghy- Guitar/Organ/SynthRecord Label: UnsignedDistribution: Vintage Vinyl, St. Louis, MO; CDBaby.com ; iTunes, NapsterTour highlights: Menomena, Deerhunter, The Ponys, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Lady Bug Transistor, Be Your Own Pet, White Whale,Maserati, So Many Dynamos, Bound Stems, Shapes and Sizes, Maps and Atlases,Unwed Sailor, Eagle SeagullNoteworthy Festivals: CMJ Marathon Music Festival, Pygmalion Music Festival,OK Electric FestivalDiscography:Jumbling Towers, 2007Track Listings:Instant Doom; Pure Jew; He's a Cop Now; Substitute; Asian Car; Beggars;Helpless Victim; Vice Rake; Aryan Slaughter; CowardsRecent Press: SPIN Magazine, Riverfront Times, St. Louis, MO; VOX Magazine,Columbia, MO, PlaybackSTL, St. Louis, MO, ALIVE Magazine, St. Louis, MO,St.Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO, Amplifiermagazine.com, Fluxblog.org ,nowherenothin, house of leaf and lime, digital for fish (blogs),Radio Spins & Appearances:Peaked at 99 on CMJ 200; stations including:WFNX Boston, MA WFNX, Q101 Chicago IL, WMWX Cincinnati OH, Indie 103.1 Los Angeles CA, WAITT Network Omaha NE, KUPD Phoenix AZ, KLLP Pocatello ID, KUSF San Francisco, KPNT St.Louis, KDHX St.Louis
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