'A guitar pop combo formed by four veterans of the long-thriving college pop scene of Champaign-Urbana, IL, the Signalmen recall the artier side of '70s new wave (specifically Television, whose twin guitar interplay the band acknowledges as a major influence) while remaining squarely in the indie pop ethos.The Signalmen were formed in 1998 by Steve Burton and Michael Brosco. Longtime friends, Burton and Brosco had collaborated before, first when Brosco produced three albums by Burton's experimental band t...   [ read more ]

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New album from Champaign-Urbana guitar-quirk revivalists SIGNALMEN, featuring former members of oldschool Parasol faves LONELY TRAILER, WEIRD SUMMER, The OUTNUMBERED, PROOF OF UTAH, TURNING CURIOUS, and NICK RUDD's BLOWN. SIGNALMEN express themselves as songwriters in the dueling guitar convolution and dual vocals recalling TELEVISION's tangle, blending that classic act's cerebral six-string work with the majestic melancholy of THIN WHITE ROPE and the acidic trend-trashing of The VELVET UNDE...   [ read more ]

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