Artist name: Maxtone Four

Music style: "Skinny tie, indie power pop! Like Superdrag doing The Knack!" --Not Lame Recording Company

Famous Similar Artist(s): Fountains of Wayne, Superdrag

Artist Description: Skinny tie, indie power pop done in 'double naught' style(it's the 00's, after all now)! Like Superdrag doing The Knack, yes! So many favorite pop sounds are all over this disc - Lovely, gorgeous vocals and band chants, exuberant blasts of new-wavey melodies flow in and fill every imaginable crack with pop perfection. Power pop salvation for fans of the new school Yes, this is a throwback to rock records of yesteryear, a record that strips away the current musical trends of aggression, angst and whiny navel-gazing, replacing them with solid, hook-filled, guitar-driven pop/rock. Songs about girls and sunny skies. St. Louis, Missouri based singer/songwriter Brian McClelland's jones for mixing 60's British invasion (Kinks, the Zombies), 80's new wave (the Cars, the Knack, Squeeze) and more recent indie guitar rock (Fountains of Wayne, Superdrag) has developed into a truly unique brand of songwriting, filling Maxtone Four's driving tunes with hooky, buzzy guitars and timeless pop melodies. And lyrics that won't make you wince. And pop hooks that stick to the songs like fly paper. Extremely Highly Recommended, yup! ---Not Lame Recording Company

Musical influences: the Kinks, Superdrag, the Knack, the Zombies, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Cars

Artist History: Formed in St. Louis in May, 2002 as the Brian McClelland Band, Maxtone Four released their debut CD, Go Steady, August 2003. M4 was a featured artist on WVRV 101.1 The River Home Grown in August 2003. M4 has toured regionally, including stops in Chicago

Members: brian mcclelland: vox, rhythm guitar / karl dodson: lead guitar, vox / jeremy miller: drums, vox / chris clark: bass, vox

Press reviews: guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, organ, piano, tambourine

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Album Names: "Go Steady" 2003 Angstrom Records