Pants Yell!

Playing catchy, slightly naïve pop that suggests a stripped-down American variation on the C-86 sounds of decades past, Pants Yell! is a trio from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who began making music together in 2003. After releasing several homemade recordings, Pants Yell!'s debut album, 2004's Songs for Siblings earned a wealth of enthusiastic notices from the indie music press in America and overseas. In 2006, the band took on a more aggressive touring schedule, playing in the United States, Europe, Sweden, and Iceland in support of their third album, Recent Drama. In 2007, the group recorded their fourth album, Alison Statton, followed by Received Pronunciation in 2009. ~ Mark Deming