Signalmen - Self-Titled

Artist: Signalmen Title: Self-titled Catalog#: Parasol-CD-049 Price: $7.50	Tracks on this CD:
	Machine Gun
	Crawl
	Vision
	Changing Room
	Morning Plane
	Leave It Alone
	Wargames
	Honest
	Drive On
	Insidious Man
	Shine
	Shoot Me Down
	Life In Better Times
	Scary Things

Steve Burton, original bassist for stalwart Champaign-Urbana avant-pop group Lonely Trailer, and Mike Brosco, a prime mover in the late ‘80s C-U cult band Proof of Utah started writing songs together in 1997 and firmed up their collaboration in 1998 by naming themselves Signalmen. Old school music-scene people smelled a supergroup forming when the duo was joined by ex-Outnumbered/Weird Summer guitarist Tim McKeage (playing bass here) and Turning Curious/Blown skin smasher Jeff Evans. Parasol Records folk, excited to see a "local band" seemingly draw on influences from late ‘70s New York new wave, jumped on the bandwagon early and asked to release this self-titled debut.

Steve and Mike wrote all the songs on Signalmen, which highlights a dual guitar approach similar to Television and Thin White Rope. These underground veterans, whose previous bands found a more rabid following in Europe than in their hometown, have constructed a more straight-ahead rock-pop album than their pedigree would suggest. And then there’s the cover art…

The Band: Mike Brosco: Guitar, Vocals Steve Burton: Guitar, Vocals Tim McKeage: Bass, Vocals Jeff Evans: Drums, Vocals

Note: June & the Exit Wounds' Todd Fletcher plays guest keyboards on "Changing Room" and "Drive On."