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The three members of the Pretty Faces share more than just the same last name. Each possesses a deep respect for the passion and purity of late 70’s Punk Rock. Their varied influences include Elvis Costello, Big Star, Elliott Smith, Squeeze, The Strokes and others. Another Sound, the latest album by The Pretty Faces, draws water from those wells, and quenches a thirst for authentic new wave with liquid lyrics that tumble magnificently over rugged rock.
This sundrenched trio hasn’t always called Florida home. Before moving from Waterloo, Canada to Coral Springs in 2003, founding member Jeph Thorslund and his brother Tom spent long Canadian winters in the basement studio, honing originals into early recordings. Their debut album Lipstick Kiss was described by the Palm Beach New Times as “straight ahead, raw and unpretentious, yet delivered with enough tunefulness to stay in your head after the dancing stops.” When Jeph married his Canadian sweetheart Hannah in 2007, Boca Raton became home to a Garage Pop triumvirate called The Pretty Faces.
The live show proves that these players are far more than their name suggests. Jeph Thorslund’s beautifully crafted songs are sung and performed in a way that can only be described as a finely tuned unleashing of voice, body and guitar. Wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan, “I’m not the bassist”, Hannah Thorslund delivers angelic harmonies while pounding out guitar riffs and jangles one might expect from an axe handler twice her weight. Drummer Tom Thorslund drives a clean kit with a backbeat that is straight, stiff and smart.
This sundrenched trio hasn’t always called Florida home. Before moving from Waterloo, Canada to Coral Springs in 2003, founding member Jeph Thorslund and his brother Tom spent long Canadian winters in the basement studio, honing originals into early recordings. Their debut album Lipstick Kiss was described by the Palm Beach New Times as “straight ahead, raw and unpretentious, yet delivered with enough tunefulness to stay in your head after the dancing stops.” When Jeph married his Canadian sweetheart Hannah in 2007, Boca Raton became home to a Garage Pop triumvirate called The Pretty Faces.
The live show proves that these players are far more than their name suggests. Jeph Thorslund’s beautifully crafted songs are sung and performed in a way that can only be described as a finely tuned unleashing of voice, body and guitar. Wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan, “I’m not the bassist”, Hannah Thorslund delivers angelic harmonies while pounding out guitar riffs and jangles one might expect from an axe handler twice her weight. Drummer Tom Thorslund drives a clean kit with a backbeat that is straight, stiff and smart.
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| FULL TRACK Sinking Ship | 4:56 | |
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| FULL TRACK Rib | 3:52 |
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Getting settled in California
8 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/theprettyfaces
So, in case you haven't heard, we've recently relocated the
band to northern California, just outside of San Francisco. It's
been about a month now, and while we're still struggling with a few
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TaniaKoz added The Pretty Faces to TaniaKoz’s library. October 2011
- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘Getting settled in California’. May 2011
- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘The Pretty Faces Reunite to Say Goodbye at Propaganda’. May 2011
- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘Fall Tour | Part One.’. May 2011
- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘The Best Local Albums of 2009, featuring Another Sound’. May 2011
- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘Thank you!’. May 2011
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- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘Really nice review of our album from Soundfreak in the UK.’. May 2011
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- The Pretty Faces posted a news item ‘Recording 'new' EP’. May 2011
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