Tuesday 11 March 2008

Team Genius - Hooray

It was a boring winter when front man Drew Hermiller enlisted his brother Chad and their friend Scott to form the trio G-Whiz. It's not that they couldn't find anything better to do; it's just that they had this compulsive need to make music. But their nerdcore dreams were interrupted by a cease-and-desist order from a band by the same name on the West Coast, an identity crisis that ultimately lead to the formation of Team Genius.

Their vibe has been compared to Animal Collective and Arcade Fire; that high-octane burst that comes from having a bunch of people on stage rocking out with their own brand of geeky bravado. But there's something distinctly retro about their sound, and the way it makes you nostalgic for awkward middle school birthday parties. Their poppy, earnest resonance smacks of the Ohio heartland, but their sometimes stark lyrics juxtaposed with infectious beats leaves the crowd dancing along to lines like "i'll bleed a little and you bleed a little/ lets all bleed together/ i'm so beautiful and you're so beautiful/ lets all sleep together," realizing a few beats later the intensity of the words. - find out more at Fanatic.

Hooray is a self-released EP by Team Genius. TG is a fun band that plays upbeat tempo music that ables you to dance around, whatever way you want, at the same time, not needing to worry what others think of your moves, just do it proud and feel the music. You might also wanna sing a long with the band.

Listen to their tracks:- Sing Song, I'm Just An Idiot.

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