Member Since: 10/10/2006
Band Website: bebo.com/mattlanemusic
Band Members: Brien Lanigan - Drums, percussion and Vocals
Stephen Banim - Guitars, ambient sound processings and Vocals
Ray Scott - Bass, synths, piano, organs, and Vocals
Influences: Influences range fully and flowingly from member to member.
Steve is influenced by:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, U2, The Cure, The Killers, Jeff Buckley, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Prince, Mike Got Spiked, John Frusciante, The Beatles, The Mars Volta, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Pixies, Green Day, Pink Floyd, The Jam, Dave Navarro...and Much Much More
Brien is influenced by:
The Dresden Dolls, Blink 182, Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey, U2, Greenday, The Strokes, Guns 'n' Roses, Kittie, Joy Division, Sex Pistols, The Cure, Ciaran Sloan, Nellie McKay, Queens Of The Stone Age, Paul Weller/The Jam (Style Council...No Way), Oasis, Dave Grohl and alot more!!
Ray is influenced by:
The Who, The Clash, King Tubby, At The Drive In, The Beatles, Aphex Twin, Miles Davis, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Interpol, ELO, Duran Duran, the Cascading Chords of Everyday Life, Muse, Gary numan, Vince Noir, God in a guitar pedal, and Pink Floyd among others.
Sounds Like: Sounds like is an opinion and these can vary from person to person, when you've heard us tell us what you think we sound like and we'll compile it in a list here:
"New wave, 80s rock, 90s indie, electro and allsorts going on here. Passion and stuff and plenty of energy, when played very loud"
Living Atheist
"Punk with a splash of Gary Numan and Duran Duran"
"A bit of a Smiths thing going on"
"A bit like JJ72, what ever happened to those guys"
"A smidge of The Killers there"
"Reminiscent of Placebo"
"Reminds me of: New Order, Cooper Temple Clause"
"A Little Bit Of Modest Mouse There"
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None