Artist Summary
Artist Bio
Alex Wilkins emotes and strums strings, Charles Cleaver taps the keys, Paul Fisher keeps the rhythm, and Alex Van Gils holds up the low end. They and former guitarist Hugh Swaso, released a full-length album called "Good Boy Charm" in 2008 and are currently recording the follow-up, "We Are Happy Here," at Arbor Ridge Studios with Jeff Crawford (the Tomahawks, Roman Candle, Brett Harris) and Chris Stamey (the dBs, Matthew Sweet, Whiskeytown, the Rosebuds) due in Spring 2012.
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It's all Alex Wilkins' fault: he wrote some songs and wanted to peform them in front of people. After recording some acoustic tunes produced by former Pavement drummer Steve West, Paul Fisher said he could add some drums. Hugh Swaso said he could help out, too. Hugh's toured and recorded with a lot of folks, like Jump, Little Children and Robert Sledge of Ben Folds Five, but it was his dreadlocks and dance moves and the way the dreadlocks moved when he danced that impressed the other guys. They rounded out the rhythm with Alex Van Gils on bass. Their independent release, "Good Boy Charm," shows off their love of melodic rock with a twist of country and blues that features a lot of vocal harmonies, blistering but heartfelt guitar solos, and lyrics inspried by things they've done and people they know. They back it all up with a live show that incorporates their love of good music with bar or table dancing. So far they've shared the stage with bands like Carbon Leaf, Gym Class Heros, Bain Mattox, the Sammies, and members of Roman Candle and the Old Ceremony. All in all, they think the music's pretty good and hope you enjoy it, and that you'll come see them live sometime soon.



