A kaleidoscopic art-pop, power-pop, psych-pop band, blending jangling guitars, vintage keys, bouncing basslines and complex harmonies into richly melodic British eccentricity.
Based in Canterbury and London, Spygenius are Peter Watts (frontman and guitar), Ruth Rogers (bass), Matt Byrne (keys) and Alan Cannings (drums) and they all sing.
Catchy pop songs, lyrical wit (with many a twist!) and elaborate harmonies to boot. What’s not to like!?…
Find out about us and other great bands more via Canute Records!
Their music has echoes of all those classic 60s ‘B’ bands – Beatles, Byrds, Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, Bonzos, whilst also resonating with college-radio darlings of XTC, The Smiths, Robyn Hitchcock, R.E.M.
There’s a lot of musical bric-a-brac in there too – souvenirs from surf and psych, folk and exotica, lounge and blues, rock and roll.
The songs are carefully crafted: memorable melodies, heavenly harmonies, gorgeous guitars, perfect percussion, bitchin’ bass and kinky keyboards abound.
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What they're saying......
'Old school quality never goes out of style’
(Here Comes the Flood)
Jobbernowl is a conceptual wonder, jammed to the tunes of the 'hit repeat button' quality'
(Shindig)
'There are certain bands that just defy convention'
(Powerpopaholic)
'Spygenius are the best Psych Pop band in the UK and possibly, the world' (I don't hear a single)
'They take these sixties influences and cover them with a modern sheen' (Monolith Cocktail)