Pop mayhem, wonderfully written harmonies and crashing guitars, lyrics to make you smile - YOU NEED THIS and YOU KNOW IT.

13 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Punk, POP: Power Pop



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Straddling the line between punk and power pop, Chicago's Returnables exist in a world where The Plimsouls cover The Saints, and "Rock and Roll High School" plays 24-7. Ex-Naked Raygun frontman Jeff Pezzati wasted no time inking them to his Jettison Music label. 'UNREQUITED HITS' features 13 tracks of ragged pop mayhem that just may take up permanent residence in your disc player.

Whether singing about elusive Japanese bass players or the lazy days of summer, The Returnables pack more hooks than a tackle box. Recorded in Chicago with Mike Hagler (Wilco, Mekons, Neko Case) at Kingsize Sound Labs, Unrequited Hits is loud. Exploding white mice loud. But the volume never overwhelms the melodies, which linger long after the final cut has played.

"If the dog days of summer have you looking for good old hook-powered, energetic guitar pop, check out The Returnables. Influenced by The Undertones, The Returnables dish out appealing rock that hits one harmonic sweet spot after another." Russ Korins, newyorktimes.com * July 11, 2000

"The Returnables have managed to level audiences from Maine to Texas... Influenced by the likes of the Undertones, the Kinks and Husker Du, the band is ready for the punk-rock big time." Buffalo ARTVoice * November 8, 2001

"If Feargal Sharkey and Tommy Stinson had met in the early 80s, they would have formed this band, bottomed out on booze, and ultimately, one of them would have ended up dead in the gutter. Good thing that never happened. Instead, The Returnables will have to roll their own dice to see who'll have to be ID'd at the morgue." M. Quigle, Teenage Imposter * November 23, 2001

In an era dominated by limp-fisted faux-metal hams and downward-looking math-rock geeks, The Returnables are a much-needed throwback to the time of "1-2-3-4."