SiMent Milford, Connecticut
Formidable power-pop band SiMent formed in Milford, CT in 1995 with Dave Novak, Ralph Thompson and Brian McGarry. In 1997,
Jason Weaver completed the lineup.
After a nine-year hiatus, SiMent emerged in 2013 to write a new album as a fundraising effort for Brian McGarry's memorial educational fund. "Names" dropped in early 2014, followed by the 2017 EP "Sonata for Six Hands (Donuts for Dinner)".
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SiMent recommends:
This Is Vitamin Tramp
by Vitamin Tramp
Dave and Ralph's never-ending side-project, Vitamin Tramp. Three full length albums of power/indie/folk-pop that take SiMent's sound and take it sideways and backwards. Hardly ever forward, though.
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Life on the Lawn
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The Philadelphia group sharpen their hooks and internal dyanmics for a fun and non-dorky take on power pop anyone can get behind.
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Back Into The Dream
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Montreal psych-pop veterans sound as infectious and hypnotic as ever on their seventh LP, slinging jangly riffs and bright vocal harmonies.
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Drunk Dial #12 - Gentleman Jesse
by Gentleman Jesse
Buoyant one-off release from a long-running Atlanta band who juggle garage rock, folk, and power pop; don't miss the Mark Morrison cover.
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Terrifically ragged rock & roll that recalls solo Paul Westerberg in its big melodic hooks and swaggering guitars.
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The Chicago queer power pop band gets genuine and giddy on their debut album.
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