Beware Fashionable Women (BFW to their friends), collectively are respectable musicians who possess the ability to be the worst celebrities. They are four guys who look exactly like any other four guys you would find in a local ma and pa music shop or record store.
No, you won’t find their picture gracing the cover of their album. Their sweaters hold as much appeal as their faces do. What you will find however is a collection of songs that cover all the bases of the great potential of indie rock (whatever that means anymore).
BFW appreciate the irony of They Might Be Giants, the dire lyrical nature of The Eels, and the melodic sweetness of Elvis Costello. Why must a band only encompass one version of that vague idea that is pop music? BFW understands that labels, managers, bookers, and indeed the listening public would much prefer a band that stuck to one thing and repeated themselves into oblivion. This is why BFW is destined for failure. The inclusion of jazz voicings, Beach Boy harmonies, and Latin rhythms is only a sliver of the variety the band explores to break up the monotony that often defines their genre.
"Smart, tuneful pop-rock with tight vocal harmonies, subtle instrumentation and intriguing scenerios describes BFW…this band is absolutely deserving of label, film/TV attention."
- Music Connection Magazine
"Their largely strong and immediately enjoyable self-titled release hearken to mid-career Nada Surf, Phantom Planet, and Old 97s, a good thing, due to vocal and instrumentation similarities…talented, fun band with a great amount of potential, musicality, and songwriting chops."
- Dig This Real
"…sharp, complex power pop, refreshingly devoid of garage swagger or indie pretension…you’d probably never object to the melody-driven pop songs that BFW deliver…"
- Pittsburgh City Paper
"The bottom line is the music knocks it out of the proverbial park with terrific harmonies, finger tapping rhythms and the guitar work that spells H.I.T."
- Indie-Music.com
"The contradiction of the light-hearted melodies and Beach Boys-esque harmonies make this album a positive indicator of the future of BFW."
- The Owl Magazine
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Discography:
Beware Fashionable Women (2008)
Song Samples:
Your Allegiance
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Rock Bottom
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