The Late BP Helium is the alter ego of Bryan Poole, who has spent the last eight years playing bass with bands like Great Lakes, Elf Power, and Of Montreal. With the release of his first solo album, Amok, BP strikes out on his own. Amok is all over the map; an intoxicating blend of 1970's styled rockers, avantgarde jams, and straight up poppy goodness. The album kicks off with a jagged, spastic horn-fueled attackand next comes, a poppy, Kinks inspired track filled with melody and charm and then the album j...   [ read more ]

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Former Elf Power bassist and song writer, Bryan Poole, left the band a year ago to record his own psychedelic pop songs and his new songs sound amazing! We introduce his new sound with a five song E.P. entitled Kumquat Mae. The Late B.P. Helium has emerged a skillful song writer as Kumquat Mae is jaunty, fun, with great lyrics ?something along the lines of the Kinks, Village Green Preservation Society. Overall, references can also be drawn to the vocal styling of George Harrison.With a variety player...   [ read more ]

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?The brainchild of singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal was among the second wave of bands to emerge from the sprawling Elephant 6 collective. A native of Athens, GA, Barnes was inspired to form the euphoric indie pop group in the wake of a broken romance with a woman from Montreal. He signed with Bar/None Records while living in Florida, subsequently moved to Cleveland and Minneapolis in search of compatible bandmates, and finally returned home to collaborate with bassist Bryan Helium (also a member...   [ read more ]

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