Member Since: 6/28/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/abcdetc
Influences: Bo Diddley
Sounds Like: "Noisy, but not too noisy... spanking good tunes." John Peel
"Music that's catchy enough for dancing, injected with smart lyrics with a dark streak." Junk
"Fairly bratty guitar stuff that knows no boundaries... extends the power-pop limit suggesting shades of Sonic Youth on a Britpop trip to the local underground." 8 Days
"I must be like your music with way bad singing, also lazily and loudly sound a lot." Chako Japan
"Singapore's indie-rock stealth-weaponry, blessed with the sharp wordsmithery." Carburettor Dung
"Extends the power-pop limit suggesting shades of Sonic Youth on a Britpop trip to the local underground." 8 Days
"Articulated witty songs (but) don't put too much stock in that 'cerebral' moniker, Ben is a rocker!" S-ROCK Bands for 2008
"A transcendental moment in Singapore pop history has taken place as Etc unleashes onto the unsuspecting modern rock world. Be not fooled, as it is the kind of 21st century pop that deserves as much attention as it can get. Sixties-inclined (with) Sonic Youth-wacked out guitar solo(s). From the insistent backbeat to Ben Harrison's ambivalent vocals... an infectious stab at the heart of mediocre, cookie-cutter 'indie-pop'. The revolution starts here." Power of Pop
"Hinting at the Velvet Underground in ways no one would care to imagine... Etc extends the power-pop limit suggesting shades of Sonic Youth on a Britpop trip to the local underground." 8 Days
"Young and earnest, playful and yearning. Unpolished yet catchy pop hungry, energetic and promising." IS
"Ben is a great writer. See this band live to believe how good they are." Ili Aditi Chandra
"A garage pop treat... recalls Big Star." Straits Times Top Singles of the Year.
"Alternative... most eclectic and interesting. With bizarre wah-wah effects added to Ben's cheeky lyrics... great fun. Ben's varied taste for pop is found in his version of Zircon Lounge's Guide These Hands which segues into Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone and Iggy Pops (sic) I Wanna Be Your Dog." BigO
"I liked it till the guy started singing. Nice wall of sound guitar though." RIP Magazine (USA)
Type of Label: None