As longtime reader Dave Leonatti (who turned me on to them recently) observed -- that really checks all the power pop boxes. I mean seriously -- that's the most infectious pop/rock confection I've heard in ages
In any case, they're brothers (no shit, Sherlock) who've apparently been doing this kind of stuff since around 2010, and the above is from their amusingly monikered new album Hey! Hey! We're Banda AL9!. They don't seem to have an official webpage or any online presence that I can find, but I'll keep you posted if that changes.
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Little Steven has been touting them for months. He signed them to his label. I think they even opened for The Lemon Twigs, but don't quote me on that.
good cover of a Rubinoos song: https://youtu.be/rwWM2AVDQ4A?si=OjaDHZlrdvMvKr6t
Band name explained here: https://youtube.com/shorts/GEv4iRl7i7w?si=i6HPv6pyTbIgsK_b
Yeah, that's impeccable Beatlmania. Admit it, Steve– the Hofner bass sealed the deal.
That and the guitar sound, which is highly reminiscent of "That Thing You Do," IMHO. 😎
the bass plus the job-style Beetle which looks like a stitched leather purse.
No need to be H. Your Os have always been estimable.
And of course the video is an amusing homage to the field scene in A HARD DAYS NIGHT 😎
Add to that the cover photograph of their single "California" is a wink and a nod to Band On The Run
The Rubinoos were That Thing You Do years before the movie.
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