Unicycle Loves You
Biography
Unicycle Loves You hail from Chicago, IL and have been performing live together since November 2006. Self-taught avid home recording artist, Jim Carroll hooked up with well-versed rock guitarist, Jon Pollock, and muscular pop bassist Nicole Vitale in the summer of 2006. They began collaborating on rough indie pop demos before adding the smooth keyboard stylings of Adam Labrada and power drummer, J.T. Baker, to the roster.
After Generating some decent internet buzz amongst various Chicago blogs, Unicycle Loves You soon gained the attention of D.I.Y. label, Highwheel Records, in the spring of 2007. Having signed with Highwheel, they entered Chicago's Engine Studios with producer and Red Red Meat veteran, Brian Deck, known for his work with Iron & Wine, and Modest Mouse among others.
Unicycle Loves You's self-titled debut album was recorded in December of 2007. Released on June 10, 2008, the album has been very well received critically despite the fact that Unicycle Loves You materialized from "out of nowhere" to most people on the planet.
When listening to Chicago's Unicycle Loves You's self-titled debut, it's pretty clear that this is the product of a band that's spent a lot of time listening to the best music of every era, picking apart exactly what makes each thing great. Not only do they understand it, but they have the brains and chops to be able recreate that magic, blending/shifting between each of these influences flawlessly, while maintaining a singularly cohesive product.
The list of influences seems endless, but Unicycle Loves You never sounds derivative. Album opener "Great Bargains For Seniors" seems to mix everything from Can to The New Pornographers to Television, and that's just the start. Over the course of 10 songs, the band generates an eclectic contemporary history of pop rock as intelligent and catchy as anything any of those influences have ever created. (JL -NY Press)
Unicycle Loves You have since shared a stage with bands such as The Fiery Furnaces, Crystal Antlers, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Robbers On High Street, Motion City Soundtrack, and Ha Ha Tonka to name a few.
The band is currently writing and recording new material in 2009 and are very much looking forward to playing a show for you very soon!
For Booking:
Matt Mentele
matt@eventresourcespresents.com
