Altsounds - ARMY NAVY music video feat. Human Giant's Paul Scheer

Recently named one of RollingStone.com's "Breaking/Hype Monitor' artists, Los Angeles' Army Navy is ready for the next phase in their musical mission. Essentially, their music can be best described as impeccably crafted melody over blankets of guitar fuzz that creates a delicate balance between melancholy and joyful resignation. This pop band looks to groups from the past such as Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths, The Posies and The Libertines for inspiration while keeping a firm eye on the future. Released on October 14, 2008 release, the debut album was issued on the band’s own The Fever Zone record label and features a wondrous mix of modern power-pop playfulness and timeless Brit-pop elegance consistently through its 12 tracks. Produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Yo La Tengo, etc.), the album is a never-ending barrage of touchstones from a band that references the past at every corner of the record yet is forging new musical pathways with every song they pen. From the sweet jangle of “Saints” to the sweeping gracefulness of “Unresponsive Ears,” a song seemingly ripped out of Moz’s countless songbooks, "Army Navy" is an amazing recital filled with equal parts purpose and merriment.

Additionally, if you've seen the film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, then you've certainly heard the music of Army Navy. As one of the only bands to have two songs featured in the film/soundtrack alongside other notable acts such as Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, etc., Army Navy are in a position to spread their infectious music to as many willing listeners as possible.

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"[Army Navy] that combative name is a bit of misdirection: these power-poppers write songs more suitable for lovers than fighters." Rolling Stone Magazine Online

"Catch a whiff of Army Navy's sweet jangle." - Pitchfork Media

"Channeling Big Star's jangle 'n' harmonize, Teenage Fanclub's skybound melodies, Smiths' guitar hop, and the pleather-punk push of Redd Kross or R.E.M.'s rural Rickenbackers - often all together in the taffy twister of each song - is timelessly satisfying ... some of the brightest pop released this year." - CMJ

"Songs you need to Download now! - Army Navy "Saints" - A splashy jangle of distorted guitars and winsomely defiant vocals- like Teenage Fanclub's "Bandwagonesque" all jacked up on Mountain Dew - that's the feelgood non-hit of the winter" -- SPIN

"There's sunshine in those guitars but their melancholia can only stem from souls rooted in a country where tinned meat is considered family food." - NME

Army Navy on Tour:
Thurs. Nov 13 - Freemont/Seattle, WA - Nectars Seattle (Takeover UK, the Shys)
Fri. Nov. 14 - Portland, OR - East End (Takeover UK, the Shys)
Sun. Nov 16 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop (Takeover UK, the Shys)
Mon. Nov. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (Takeover UK, the Shys)
Tues. Nov. 18 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst (Takeover UK, the Shys)
Thurs. Nov. 20 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
Fri. Nov. 21 - San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar (Takeover UK, the Shys)