You haven't realized it yet, but you want cryptic lyrics, synth bass squelches and the ragged effervescence of musicians who are looking for a new musical recipe, rather than the perfect pastiche of their heroes. When you finally realize what you want, Th

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POP: Beatles-pop, POP: Quirky



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Cryptic lyrics, colourful melodies and ragged effervescence. When you want these things, The National Pep is here for you.

The band has a fluid membership, based around the core songwriting team of Olsen Bloom (guitar, keyboards, ukulele, mandolin, harmonica, vocals) and Tilt Araiza (vocals, percussion). Tilt writes most of the words and Olsen doesn't.

At the time of writing the band are busy rehearsing for their first live appearances. The band will be making limited live appearances from February 2007. If that's too long to wait to hear the delights of Pep Pop, the band's first EP, Citizen Gomez, is out now.