KAPOW!

Artist Information

Biography

Following a two-year stint with The Fiery Furnaces and Franz Ferdinand, Toshi Yano returned to what he liked doing best - writing and arranging frantic, inspired, epic pop gems. Joined by an assemblage of well-known New York musicians from a diverse background of musical genres, Yano and the rest of Kapow released a 3-song demo (featuring "Make You Mine") tracked at NYC's Magic Shop. The recordings quickly made an impression and were warmly received and reviewed by internet taste-makers Pitchfork and Fluxblog. Kapow is currently putting the finishing touches on their first album, and now with a full 7-piece line-up, the live show has rapidly become a cause celebre in the international indie world. The band regularly plays shows supporting The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Fiery Furnaces, Blood On The Wall, Enon, Love As Laughter and We Are Wolves.

"IRRESISTABLE."
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times

"Saves the day."
- Rob Mitchum, Pitchfork

"A wall of sound that'd give Phil Spector shivers."
- Jersey Beat

"Fresh, vibrant."
- Fluxblog

"A breath of fresh air..."
- You Ain’t No Picasso

"DANCE!"
- Awreye

Instrumentation

Toshi Yano - vocals, percussion
Dustin Arduini - vocals
Jay Braun - guitars, synths, bass pedals
Chris Isom - guitars
Tris McCall - synths, pianos
Justin Braun - bass, bass pedals
Josh Fleischmann - drums

Discography

"3 Songs" featuring 'In Regards to the Children," "Girl," and "Make You Mine"

Official Website

http://www.myspace.com/kapowmusic

Audio

• In Regards to the Children
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• Girl
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• Make You Mine
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Lyrics

• Jenny

Video

Kapow-Jenny (Live)

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Press

• New York Times
  

  KAPOW!... full of 'la la la' choruses, vocal harmonies, garage-rock riffs... irresistable.

• Time Out New York [+ Show ]
  

  Kapow! features McCall, former Fiery Furnace sideman Toshi Yano, and Negatones frontmen Jay and Just...Kapow! features McCall, former Fiery Furnace sideman Toshi Yano, and Negatones frontmen Jay and Justin Braun. The group’s tight, ’60s-style harmony pop is sunny with a bit of a creepy edge. 6/30/07 at Maxwells.

• Pitchfork [+ Show ]
  

  Working the fictional Nuggets outtake angle, 'Make You Mine' avoids being nostalgia-drunk by DeLorea...Working the fictional Nuggets outtake angle, 'Make You Mine' avoids being nostalgia-drunk by DeLoreaning a blippy synth into the garage. Harmonized slur vocals and isolated feedback... the flipped 'Ticket To Ride' bridge proves that pop always saves the day.

• Jersey Beat [+ Show ]
  

  Imagine, if you can, equal parts Who rock opera and Dylan nonsense songs, played by a 7-piece Elepha...Imagine, if you can, equal parts Who rock opera and Dylan nonsense songs, played by a 7-piece Elephant Six psychedelic pop orchestra, and filigreed with oodles of bubblegum hooks, harmonies, and irresistible la-la-la choruses ... Throw in bubbling bass lines ... concise but emphatic guitar ... calming organ undertones and frenetic synth overlays, and you've got a wall of sound that'd give Phil Spector shivers. This band hit me and it felt like a kiss.

• You Ain't No Picasso [+ Show ]
  

  I'm hooked... 'Make You Mine' is a breath of fresh air... There's a lot of Beatles and Kinks in thes...I'm hooked... 'Make You Mine' is a breath of fresh air... There's a lot of Beatles and Kinks in these songs... This is the kind of thing NME should be flipping out about.

• Fluxblog [+ Show ]
  

  KAPOW! has a knack for 60s pop rock... and manages to keep its songs sounding fresh, vibrant and lac...KAPOW! has a knack for 60s pop rock... and manages to keep its songs sounding fresh, vibrant and lacking that icky retro aftertaste.

Setlist

Jenny Who?
Make You Mine
Girl
I Dunno
You Can't Stop
The Talking Donkey Show
The Pop International Theme Song
Flying Kites
Good Morning
Cup Of Water
Sunny Lee
I Wanna Girl
Jenny
Who's Crying Now?
We Love You

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