Influences: Built to Spill, The Kinks, The Police, Gomez, Ozma, Pedro The Lion, Ben Folds Five, Pink Floyd, Modest Mouse, Queen. Sounds Like: Rush, Dismemberment Plan, Queen.

St. Louis, Missouri rapper Nelly (of the St. Lunatics clique) dominated MTV and radio in late 2000 with his debut COUNTRY GRAMMAR, which featured irresistible hooks, a danceable tempo, newly styled bounce beats different from the New Orleans-based No…

Take decades of pop, rock, soul, blues, metal, and pour it into a sonic cauldron until it bubbles over with relentless hooks and tidal waves of melody, heart and emotion permeating every word and lick. Flavor it with impassioned vocals and stellar m…