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Hey Check out this new band that i am working with,Matt Kollar and the Angy Mob. They are from Huntington Beach just south of Long Beach. They sound like a band that includes Bob Dylan, The Decemberist, and The EELS.
Check out their Myspace: www.myspace.com/mkollarmusic or if you want to see some of there video's check their YouTube www.youtube.com/user/MattKollar
Here are a few reviews of them:
Listening to Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob is like watching the sunset from a porch on a plantation in the rural South even if you're in your car sitting in traffic on the 405 freeway. Farewell Adventure! is the new album by indie/folk rock band leader Matt Kollar that's established the band's mellow yet upbeat, driving sound. The vocals of Kollar and his female band members blend together melodically, complimenting the unique sound of accordion, banjo, piano, and glockenspiel just to name a few. Even with all the different sounds Kollar is able to establish a definite yet diverse sound; from songs like "Suburbia Blues" which harkens a modern Southern hootenanny with its banjo and organ to "The Surf Song" whose piano reminds one of Ben Folds Five in their heyday, Farewell Adventure! is a great find. They're a local band with a non-local sound that you don't often hear in Southern California, but at the heart of it is a laid back attitude with a touch of poetry which is something that everyone can appreciate.
Taylor Rea
CSULB Music Journalist
More "Farewell" News From The UK
This California based band's album plopped into the old CD player a few weeks ago and has rarely left it since. A nine piece combo fronted by Kollar who writes and sings in excellent fashion, they were a breath of warm fresh air in the cold bunny burrow. Kollar has the knack of writing memorable melodies and, with a wonderful array of backings from the band members, several of the songs here are instant winners. At times the band inhabits some of the same territory as Aberfeldy or Noah and the Whale although scoring less on the whimsy scale.
From the sun kissed folky manoeuvrings of "Cartwheels" with wheezy accordion to the Van Dyke Parkisms of "Surf Song" Kollar sings his heart out with the latter sounding like a rejuvenated High Llamas. Definitely a high point.
There are at least five top-notch songs here with the last three presenting a tour de force. "Who's Gonna Bring The Sun?" breezes along with clarinet and trumpet adding colour, "The Red Wagon" has a tremendous echoing and forlorn piano sound. The closing title song gathers folk influences before freaking out with the band throwing in everything but the kitchen sink.
A tremendous debut and a name to look out for and do have a look at their video on their Myspace page.
Review by: Bluesbunny
Check out their Myspace: www.myspace.com/mkollarmusic or if you want to see some of there video's check their YouTube www.youtube.com/user/MattKollar
Here are a few reviews of them:
Listening to Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob is like watching the sunset from a porch on a plantation in the rural South even if you're in your car sitting in traffic on the 405 freeway. Farewell Adventure! is the new album by indie/folk rock band leader Matt Kollar that's established the band's mellow yet upbeat, driving sound. The vocals of Kollar and his female band members blend together melodically, complimenting the unique sound of accordion, banjo, piano, and glockenspiel just to name a few. Even with all the different sounds Kollar is able to establish a definite yet diverse sound; from songs like "Suburbia Blues" which harkens a modern Southern hootenanny with its banjo and organ to "The Surf Song" whose piano reminds one of Ben Folds Five in their heyday, Farewell Adventure! is a great find. They're a local band with a non-local sound that you don't often hear in Southern California, but at the heart of it is a laid back attitude with a touch of poetry which is something that everyone can appreciate.
Taylor Rea
CSULB Music Journalist
More "Farewell" News From The UK
This California based band's album plopped into the old CD player a few weeks ago and has rarely left it since. A nine piece combo fronted by Kollar who writes and sings in excellent fashion, they were a breath of warm fresh air in the cold bunny burrow. Kollar has the knack of writing memorable melodies and, with a wonderful array of backings from the band members, several of the songs here are instant winners. At times the band inhabits some of the same territory as Aberfeldy or Noah and the Whale although scoring less on the whimsy scale.
From the sun kissed folky manoeuvrings of "Cartwheels" with wheezy accordion to the Van Dyke Parkisms of "Surf Song" Kollar sings his heart out with the latter sounding like a rejuvenated High Llamas. Definitely a high point.
There are at least five top-notch songs here with the last three presenting a tour de force. "Who's Gonna Bring The Sun?" breezes along with clarinet and trumpet adding colour, "The Red Wagon" has a tremendous echoing and forlorn piano sound. The closing title song gathers folk influences before freaking out with the band throwing in everything but the kitchen sink.
A tremendous debut and a name to look out for and do have a look at their video on their Myspace page.
Review by: Bluesbunny
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