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Ben Urwand, Michael Coleman, Rob Schwartz and Mark Allen-Piccolo.

Remembers those names.
And rememeber the name of their band "The Attachments."

And for the love of God stop listening to music because of their damn label!
Because in this case, Mark, their bassist, recorded the EP and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up making his own label. Yes, that's right, fifteen years from now your kids are going to become music snobs and they're going to tell you they will only listen to music that comes from The Attachments label. ;o)

The music.

These guys have SIX senses, their superhero sixth sense is a keen sense of melody. When you listen, you will hear the excellent vocal blend and it all melts together with perfectly placed Indie Pop ambience when you mix in the guitars, keys and drums.

I asked a few questions to better understand The Attachments and well...because I'm a curious gal. The guys were more than happy to give me some answers.

1. Indie/Pop/Rock is the genre you place your band under...when I
think Pop, I think Justin Timberlake, do you think Indie music has its
own "pop" realm?

"well, obviously we have absolutely no connection to current pop music
(none of us listen to that stuff). at the same time, our music is
ridiculously poppy, but it's more in the sense that the beatles were
poppy. unlike most indie bands, we place our biggest emphasis on
writing catchy tunes. but we still feel we're an indie band, so "indie
pop" seems just about right."

2. When I listen to the tracks on your MySpace page I immediatelythink
bowl haircuts and finger snapping, do you think you have a 60s or 70s
rock sound? Is that what you're going for?

"we're not really "going for" that kind of sound, but it's kind of
inevitable that we'll sound like that because of our musical
influences. i for one grew up on 60s music -- i could sing beatles
songs before i knew how to speak -- so i can't really help writing
that kind of music."

3. Women. I am one, and I don't even understand myself half the time,
can we thank the female ghosts of your past for being an inspiration
for the feeling in your songs?

"some of the girls in my songs are real, some are constructed, but even
the made-up ones are based on some kind of experience i've had in the
past (or, more likely, some kind of experience i wish i'd had). it's
true that most of my songs are about girls, but is there anything else
worth writing songs about? and in any case, if you want people to come
to your shows you have to write about girls. guys will only come to
shows if their girlfriends bring them. and girls will only come if
you're singing about girls."

Now you know them. You know some of what they are all about.
So take a listen, get attached and buy their self-titled EP. You will LOVE it!

The Attachments - "Karla-la" (mp3)
The Attachments - "F-Train Girl" (mp3)

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