"The Mood Elevator sips tea with Elvis Costello, discusses the longevity of pop music with XTC, chases chicks with the Kinks, trades guitar licks with George Harrison and windmills with Pete Townsend. At least in the wildest dreams of these three pop-rock obesessed guys from Detroit. Formed in 1998, Chris (vocals and guitars), Eric (bass) and Loren (drums) have played in front of anyone (and everyone) who will listen. Quietly ignoring current Detroit musical trends towards noisy, sludgy garage rock and heavy rap-metal, The Mood Elevator concentrate on blending melody and harmony with heartfelt lyrics and style."
With malt shop melodies and a penchant for power pop, The Mood Elevator (formerly The Neptunes) draws from bands such as The Kinks and The Who and fits snugly into a group of smart pop revivalists including XTC, Sloan and Fountains of Wayne. Listen Up, the band's first full-length CD, was pro... [MORE] By Melissa Giannini 8/2/2000
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