Zumpano was a Canadian
power pop
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, ...
group in the 1990s.
The band, whose music style resembled such contemporaries as
Sloan and
The Super Friendz, consisted of vocalist/guitarist
Carl Newman
Allan Carl Newman (born April 14, 1968) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. He was a member of the indie rock bands Superconductor and Zumpano in the 1990s. Following the breakup of those bands, he reemerged as the leader of the New ...
, keyboardist Michael Ledwidge, bassist Stefan Niemann, and drummer Jason Zumpano.
The band formed in 1992 after Zumpano and Ledwidge dissolved their band Glee, which they felt was "artistically impure" despite beginning to enjoy some success.
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Zumpano: Biography
, Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
. Retrieved December 16, 2010. Newman joined the band while still a member of
Superconductor.
The band signed to
Sub Pop Records in 1994,
along with fellow Canadians
Eric's Trip,
Jale, and
The Hardship Post
The Hardship Post was a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1992. The band moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the Halifax Pop Explosion of the early 1990s.
The band originally consisted of vocalist and ...
, as part of the label's shift away from pure
grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, O ...
rock. They released two albums on the label before breaking up. Newman reemerged in 2000 with
The New Pornographers, and Jason Zumpano formed the band Sparrow in 2003 and Attics and Cellars in 2007. Newman and Zumpano have also independently released solo material, and both acted in
Blaine Thurier's 2000 microbudget film ''
Low Self-Esteem Girl''.
Discography
Albums
*''
Look What the Rookie Did'' (1995)
*''
Goin' Through Changes'' (1996)
Singles & EPs
*''Zumpano'' (1993) - self-released cassette
*''Wraparound Shades'' (1994, Sub Pop) - 7" single.
*''The Only Reason Under The Sun'' (1996, Murderecords) - 7" single.
Compilations
*''Twisted'' (1997, Poster Girl Records) - "The Moment Business" - 4 band split single.
References
External links
Overview of Zumpano (with photos){{Authority control
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 1996
Musical groups from Vancouver
Canadian power pop groups
Sub Pop artists
1992 establishments in British Columbia
1996 disestablishments in British Columbia