Basic Information
Label: info@penguinnoises.com, Diskette Records
Management: Eric M. Miller
Members: James - Singer/Songwriter, and Guitars, Jason - Drums, Terry - Bass, Nicole - Keys
The Singular
Akron, OH
Alternative / Indie / Ambient
Bio
The Singular is a band that holds high the value of music as an experience and strives to make a good one for anyone who cares to listen. As a modest four piece rock band they produce a sound that can be described as cavernous and overwhelming. They are an amalgamation of their influences, which are both widely varied and decidedly ambitious, such as Modest Mouse, Wilco, Radiohead, and Josh Ritter. They triumph the art of storytelling through song, and always invite their audience along wi...
Press
“This Akron quartet, led by singer/songwriter/label owner James Pequignot, has a surprisingly expansive sound. The most obvious touchstone is OK Computer-era Radiohead, minus the fancy recording studio locations, uber-hip producer, bummed-out lyrics and supreme Englishness. That’s not to say The Sad Machine sounds cheap or lo-fi. The nine tracks are sequenced to blend into each other and the band does a nice job of using dynamics, atmosphere and Pequignot’s soaring voice and languorous hummable melodies to build drama. Tracks such as One More Machine and The Devil’s Two Step build from a simple drum kick and syncopated guitar line to a swirling, noisy climax with Pequignot’s pleading voice reaching for the rafters, and it works well.”
Artist Stats
Fans: 4,811
Song Plays: 694
Visits: 913
Video Plays: 6
Widget Hits: 440
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