ampersand. is a four-piece pop band from San Francisco whose music recalls the great guitar-pop bands of the eighties and early nineties. With twenty-three minutes of short, catchy songs propelled by one of the best indie-pop drummers around today, this debut eight song CD EP is the perfect addition to the music collections of fans of the Wedding Present, the Pastels, the Swirlies, Boyracer, Flying Nun Records, etc. Together for nearly three years, this is ampersand.'s first release (Tokyo Girl was included on the CD accompanying issue #15 of the Japanese magazine Beikoku Ongaku).

pressing details: 1000 cds

CLAIRECORDS
Highly recommended!! This is awesome jangly west coast pop! Keeping the perfect pop song length (under 3 minutes), they propel their upbeat catchy jangle guitar pop through 22 minutes of soon-to-be-classics. Male and female vocals glide alongside sometimes-clean, sometimes noisy, always excellent guitarwork and awesome drumming. For fans of Poundsign, the Wedding Present, the Pastels, the Swirlies, Boyracer, Flying Nun Records, etc.

NadaMucho.com
On <<<<<<<< (yes, that's what it's called), Ampersand wear their hearts on their collective sleeves. The EP plays like a tribute to great '80s 'indie pop' (we just called it 'underground' then) stuff from the New Zealand scene (the Chills, the Clean, the Bats), the Pastels, and early Wedding Present. It's earnest jangle-pop played on strummed guitars with few effects. The lyrics are all about failed relationships and broken hearts but never sad or mopey. Melancholy maybe, but pleasantly upbeat like the ocean when it's raining; not what you'd hope for, but you wouldn't necessarily trade it away. I pulled this out with a stack of discs I was sure I'd hate, and I feel like a dope. I just listened twice in a row. (7/10) - BOB