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"St. Louis' So Many Dynamos have their feet firmly planted on the same shaky, unstable ground as Les Savy Fav and Q and Not U. The tracks on their sophomore release, Flashlights, feature upbeat tempos and driving melodies bursting through chaotic arrangements." - Cory D. Byrom, Pitchfork Media
"With ill-tuned guitars and Midwestern angst, So Many Dynamos craft woozy angular noise punk” – SPIN Magazine
"So Many Dynamos represents the ever more beautiful evolution of common music into something inherently interesting and cool. Unlike other bands that are attempting the same metamorphosis, SMD succeeds in bridging the gap, maintaining singable and danceable material, while bringing so much more intelligent interplay to the table. They lie somewhere between Weezer and Q And Not U; using radio friendly rhythms that change in the moment and widen the songs into multiple layers, while the vocals dance around, crisp and meaningful. " - Hybrid Magazine
In 2004, St. Louis's So Many Dynamos released their debut full length, "When I Explode." It was not an Arcade Fire/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah indie rock breakout success story. It didn't catapult the band onto the front of magazine covers or land them backstage snorting lines off of Jack White's Grammy. It did however, do what debut full lengths should do for young bands from moderately ignored towns on small labels; it exposed the band to those willing to listen, received nods from Spin Magazine and Entertainment Weekly among others, and acted as the hypothetical fuel (read: cheaper than real fuel) to carry a GMC Vandura across over 30 states for over 200 shows. Now So Many Dynamos return with "Flashlights", their second full length for Seattle's Skrocki Records.
"Flashlights" is the sophomore record that young bands from moderately ignored towns on small labels are supposed to make; it expands on their debut in every aspect. The band's unique brand of chaotic pop has been sharpened, refined. The songs are catchier, noisier, dancier, smarter, often weaving in and out, Frogger-style, between anthematic choruses and epileptic freakouts. The band has also learned how the recording studio works, harnessing the urgency of their live performances into ones and zeroes and throwing some unexpected instruments into the fold (4 piece horn section, 30 piece choir, toy accordion, banjo, thumb piano, etc.)
Calculated in conception and dead on in execution, So Many Dynamos is a band intent on not half-assing anything. They will continue to remind you that "infect" is the base word of "infectious". And perhaps, in the right time at the right place, if you allow yourself, they will crawl beneath your skin and force you to itch yourself into a dance you didn't know you knew the moves to.
Hey guys, I so wish I could be at the shows in Visalia, but I'm sure you'll have a great crowd and a great time. Next time you come through Texas, try to see if you could play somewhere near a town called Abeline ok?
again you amazed me not just with song but with true kindness. i hope for nothing but the best on the rest of the tour for you guys. hopefully i'll see you before too long.
So I was pretty bummed when you guys couldn't play Bouncefest this year due to being in Florida and such, but I just won tickets to see you guys play with Death Cab in Champaign so I'm pretty stocked for that!
Sound N Vision Mag. com proudly presents... VAM - Day 1 Friday, October 3 Run 4 Cover! @ The Cellar Door $10 (21+) 9:30pm
Sound N Vision Mag. com proudly presents... VAM - Day 2 Saturday, October 4 The Lovemakers! So Many Dynamos DJ Lezlee (of Hollywood) DJ Marc West (of Fresno) @ The Cellar Door $10 (21+) 9:00pm
VAM - Day 3 Sunday, October 5 Merle Jagger! Crossing Caldwell Trashbag Convertible @ The Cellar Door $10 (21+) 8:00pm
heyyyy i was at your st louis show haha me and a couple of my friends were like the youngest ones there =D! the spandex guys cracked me up xD. you guys were amazing!!!
so i've experienced so many dynamos. and i loved every minute of it. =) thanks for the wonderous show. ps. i was the kid who knew Sam Bishop/Say Panther
Once again It was a great show last night you guys seemed really energetic. I just dont understand why you are opening for hhll and horse it seems very backwards to me. You are the best band on your tour they should all be opening for you guys. To be honest I didnt really like the other bands and the hhll look like they are 17, not that that matters they should just be opening for you. Hope everything goes good for the rest of the tour. See ya when you come back.
