Kinks, Brian Eno, Hank Williams, Super Furry Animals, Fiddler On the Roof, Belle & Sebastian, Beatles, Meat Puppets, Uncle Tupelo, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, J.S. Bach, Bob Dylan, and anything else that I've ever heard.
Sounds Like
According to other folks:
Ben Folds, Belle & Sebastian, Weezer, Gram Parsons, The Go-Betweens, Apples In Stereo, Kinks, Guided By Voices
Hop On Pop was four friends, brought together by Todd Leiter-Weintraub to record an album full of his original compositions. That album, As Drawn By Ethan, Age 2, was released in April, 2004 on Spade Kitty Records. The album received positive reviews and achieved relatively modest sales.
In August, 2007, bassist Tim Ferguson left the band to persue his own projects, and he took the other guys with him. This left Leiter-Weintraub alone... all by his lonesome. (sniff sniff.)
Well, being alone, Todd decided to pursue a more fluid format for the next Hop On Pop album. He convinced HoP drummer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist David Kling to join him on this new venture. Together, they are picking up friends, musicians, and acquaintences, nerds, and various insects wherever they can find them to record a new set of songs for the anxiously awaited follow-up.
Being that the band lineup changes from song to song, and that Todd's listening habits range from apples to submarines, the songlist for this new venture promises to be wildly diverse. It will delve more-deply into Todd's love of traditional American music, such as bluegrass and country, as well as into punk, klezmer, and the electronic pop influenced by Brian Eno that he loves so much.
For now, Ethan... will serve to tide over the small, but growing band of Hop On Pop fans.
Hello Hop on Pop and Friends! I hate to contact everyone this way, please excuse the mass mailer, But we need your support! This show is very important to us, a huge opportunity, and we need all the help we can get. Its a Monday night, but we play at 9:00 PM so you can be out and still get back home before it gets too late. This will be a fun show, we are planning some surprises, and if you dont get one of the free discs, all the CD's as well as our t-shirts and other merchandise will be specially priced (cheap!) for this event. Hope to see you there! thank you!!! ~rob
Just dropping by to show some love -- since you were so kind to comment on my page (sorry, it sometimes takes me a while to get back, lol...)!!!! Anywhooo.... How is this new year going for ya? I'm doing well despite missing my gal right now (see my page for the skinny...) Otherwise, all is rollin' along...
Great to hear from you again and get a chance to hear your songs. Absolutely POP! Great tunes. A blend of the Beatles, Monkees, and Billy Joel. The McCartney Bass lines are tasty. I love pop music. Catchy hooks and harmonies. Keep up the songwriting. You're writing some good stuff. Something will hit for you soon, and then you'll be making music for a living! If you're not already! ;)
LITTLE STEVEN VAN ZANDT (of The Sopranos and Springsteen fame) and THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE say: "THE MOCKERS have one of the COOLEST SONGS IN THE WORLD!" Get the CD now!
Yeah, now we're myspace friends too! Hey Todd, if you still looking for others writers to collab with, give me holla. Seems I'm only about 1/2 hour away, dude... Hugs, Kim-Char
Hey guys! Really liked that song Cary's Here! Thanks for finding us--Seth Mocker (eclectic times indeed!) And for our next trick, we're gonna saw a country in half! Only 472 very long days to go! Yer' pals--The Mockers!
