Member Since: 8/17/2004
Band Website: theswitchhome.com
Band Members: Aaron Kyle--Guitar and Vocals
Joe Napolitano--Drums, Percussion and Vocals
Maria DeLuca--Viola, Trumpet, Tamborine and Vocals
Christopher Harrison--Bass and Vocals
Josh Charney--Piano/Keys
Influences: This is music we like:The Beatles, Donny Hathaway, The Pixies, Leo Kottke, Beach Boys, Al Green, Christopher Harrison, Denise Bonis, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Animals, Elliot Smith, Hem, John Lennon, M. Ward, Mama's and the Papa's, Van Morrison, X, Listing Ship, The Knitters, Minor Threat, Dinosaur Jr., The Lottery, Daphne The Painted Lady, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, Golden Smog, Built to Spill, Television, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, The Band, Tammy Wynette, Elvis Costello, The Gap band, Prince, Smog, Jim O' Rourke, Blur, Daniel Brummel, Mr. Cash, The Zombies, Bill Monroe, Spanky and The Gang, Al Green, ELO, Jon Brion, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Loretta Lynn, The Moody Blues, Stevie Wonder, Beck, Ten Years After, The Zombies, Belle and Sebastian, Motown, Chambers Brothers..
Sounds Like: "The Switch is one of my favorite local bands at the moment"
---You Set The Scene.com
Employing a timeless mix of guitar, bass, keys and drums, Le Switch deftly augment their boozy, barroom pop sound with multi-instrumentalist Maria DeLuca's viola and trumpet interspersed throughout their set. Deluca's subtle textures, combined with Kyle's trademark lyrical howl, make up Le Switch's secret weapon. When the two come together, expertly backed on drums/percussion by Joe Napolitano, Josh Charney on keys, and Christopher Harrison on bass, even the most jaded hipster in the bar can't help but take notice.
---Aquarium Drunkard - Ajisignal.com
"The band is now a quintet and far beyond what you'd consider "passionate." Furiously belting out melodies with guitars, percussion, bass and a wicked trumpet player in Maria DeLuca, the Switch played a brutal set with glorious results. If that display of musicanship wasn't good enough, and it was, last night's gig at Radio Free Silver Lake's "Let's Independent" sealed the band's reputation as an incredible band to behold.
I'd wager most people confuse The Switch as the next Cold War Kids, but this is light years better and definitely believeable."
---www.LittleRadio.com
"Bittersweet and melodic..."
---Flavorpill
"Fans of The Beatles, The Animals, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello should take note and pick up a copy of The Switch. With the way their local scene is going as of late, it wouldn't be too surprising to see their name in lights at a town near you soon."
--thetripwire.com
"The last time I saw The Switch play? They completely fucking killed it"
---Radio Free Silverlake
"Where the hell did the Switch come from? They were incredible! They do the country roots rock thing brilliantly. I picked up their EP and have been playing it all weekend."
---floatingaway.blogs.com
Record Label: Autumn Tone
Type of Label: Indie