Syrup USA were a four-piece
indie pop band from
Boston,
Massachusetts, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 1998. The brainchild of lead singer and guitarist Seana Carmody (formerly of
Swirlies
Swirlies is an American indie rock band formed in Boston in 1990. Since their first records in the early 1990s, the band has released studio and home recordings that blend shoegaze and twee pop with electronica and lo-fi music.
Swirlies release ...
), their sound blended elements of 1960s pop and
synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
, and was compared to
Stereolab.
Review
Allmusic
Discography
Studio albums
*''All Over the Land'' (1997, Flydaddy Records)
Singles & EPs
*''Spinning at 45 Revolutions Per Minute'' (1995, Tru Luv)
*"Teen Death" (1995, Tru Luv)
Members
* Seana Carmody - vocals, guitar
* Matt Fein - organ, guitar
* Orrin Anderson - drums
* Sam Mallery - bass, vocals
References
American synth-pop groups
Indie rock musical groups from Massachusetts
Musical groups from Boston
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