Oval-teen
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Oval-Teen was an indie pop
band from the town of Yorkville
, Illinois
. Started in 1994 as a songwriting outlet for Bradley Davis, Chad Lynd and Joseph Chellino. Influenced by the sounds of punk
and Teenage Fanclub
their early three-chord pop expanded as their playing and songwriting improved and expanded to include New Wave
and Bubblegum
. The band began releasing cassettes and EP
s on their own Debris label, and attracted the attention of other self-run small labels around the country and Japan
who also released some of their recordings. In 1999, the band recorded their only full-length album, A Million Shades of Oval-teen, for MOC Records but financial problems at the label delayed its release until 2001. The group broke up in 1999 when Bradley Davis relocated to Toronto
following his marriage. Posthumous recordings surfaced slowly on Toronto's My Mean Magpie label and a double CD collection of stray tracks was released on Bi-Fi Records in 2004. Brad continues to release records as Lake Holiday (band), Joseph denies any responsibility for records under the names Jonas Crenshaw and Power Craig, Jeremiah keeps busy as a member of Paper Airplane Pilots
and generally being tall. Chad lives with his dogs and releases albums with The Bloody Knife Killers, The Tiger Springs and The Sky Lovelies.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band from the town of Yorkville
Yorkville, Illinois
Yorkville is a city located in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,189 at the 2000 United States Census and is estimated to be 16,505, . It is the county seat of Kendall County...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Started in 1994 as a songwriting outlet for Bradley Davis, Chad Lynd and Joseph Chellino. Influenced by the sounds of punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
their early three-chord pop expanded as their playing and songwriting improved and expanded to include New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and Bubblegum
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
. The band began releasing cassettes and EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s on their own Debris label, and attracted the attention of other self-run small labels around the country and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
who also released some of their recordings. In 1999, the band recorded their only full-length album, A Million Shades of Oval-teen, for MOC Records but financial problems at the label delayed its release until 2001. The group broke up in 1999 when Bradley Davis relocated to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
following his marriage. Posthumous recordings surfaced slowly on Toronto's My Mean Magpie label and a double CD collection of stray tracks was released on Bi-Fi Records in 2004. Brad continues to release records as Lake Holiday (band), Joseph denies any responsibility for records under the names Jonas Crenshaw and Power Craig, Jeremiah keeps busy as a member of Paper Airplane Pilots
Paper Airplane Pilots
Paper Airplane Pilots are a power pop quartet from Chicago composed of Jeremiah Wallis , Ryan Duffy , Jim Kompare , and Nate Owings .-Discography:...
and generally being tall. Chad lives with his dogs and releases albums with The Bloody Knife Killers, The Tiger Springs and The Sky Lovelies.
Discography
Albums- A Million Shades of Oval-Teen, M.O.C. Records (MMM74295), (2001) CD
- Kissing Ghosts, My Mean Magpie Records (MMM023), (2003) digital release
- Yorkville, IL, Bi-Fi Records (Bi-Fi CD034), (2004) CD
Singles & EPs
- Show me around, Debris Miracle Network, (dr001), (1995) 7"
- Split w/Pets or Meat, Debris Miracle Network, (dr002), (1996) 7"
- Just Say Oval-Teen, 40 song EP, DMN, (1997/8) cassette only
- Falling in love all over again, once more for the very first time, M.O.C. Records, (1997) 7"
- the "Headstart ep, OK/Whiggs Records (mwr007), (1999) 7"
- Happy Christmas...From Oval-Teen, OK/Whiggs Records (mwr010), (1999) 7"
- Lemon-Cakes & Chocolate Shakes EP, Whiggs Records (mwr019), (2000) 7"
- Don't Think for a Minute, My Mean Magpie Records (MMM014), (2001) digital release
Compilations
- Debris Karaoke Party Machine, Debris Miracle Network, (1997) cassette only
- El Ropin Banas-Fuck El Earth, M.O.C. Records, (1998) 7"
- I Made It Out of Clay: A Hanukkah Pop Compilation, Shirley Beans Records (BEAN01), (1999)
- Peeler: for Right or Left-Handed Use, My Mean Magpie Records (MMM020), (2001) digital release
- Ten; Ten, My Mean Magpie Records (MMM010), (2002) digital release