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Re: For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo

zwirnm

For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo
September 15, 2021 10:55AM

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A Baltimore-based band, Proper Nouns, has some uncannily Scott Miller/Ted Leo-like songs and vocal tone. I don't know if the songcraft is the same level, but fans of slightly-adenoidal, high-energy power pop should check them out.

Spotify at [open.spotify.com]
Bandcamp at [propernouns.bandcamp.com]

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Bip

Re: For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo
September 15, 2021 08:30PM

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Thanks for sharing!

I gave a quickie run-through their songs on bandcamp and really liked ‘fear to care’.

Your comparisons are apt, but I also kept thinking “ this sounds like ____”. The Shins? Elliot Smith slightly at times? Something else on the tip of my tongue?

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zwirnm

Re: For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo
September 20, 2021 09:18AM

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Nasally singing at times like Elliott Smith, but the backing and the instrumentation doesn't remind me much otherwise.

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Bip

Re: For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo
September 20, 2021 02:25PM

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I think it was only on ‘twenty teen’ that I really heard Elliot. Sometimes I hear Posies in their songs also.

Not really fair to sit and do spot the influence. Good songs are good songs regardless.

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Delvin

Re: For fans of Game Theory and Ted Leo
September 20, 2021 02:50PM

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> Not really fair to sit and do spot the influence. Good songs are good songs regardless.

Hear, hear. I couldn't plan a show like mine if I got too fussy about influence-spotting ... much less if I thought about ruling out any band that wore its influences too obviously on its collective sleeve.