SEATTLE, WA. (by Michael Sutton/ Super
Deluxe PR) - Formed
in Seattle, WA in 1995, Super
Deluxe were
welcomed as an anecdote to the bleak lyricism and heavy-metal aggression
of the Emerald City's grunge dominion. Elevating garage-rock guitar crunch
with power-pop hooks and boyish harmonies, Super
Deluxe invigorated
what was becoming a bloated and monotonous Seattle music scene on
modern-rock radio hits like 'Famous,' 'She Came On,' and the acoustic
ballad 'Years Ago.'
However, after two critically acclaimed albums on Warner Bros. – 1995's
Famous and 1997's Via Satellite – Super Deluxe went on
hiatus.
But now the boys are back in town. As they prepare for the
third album, this time on the Control Group label, Super Deluxe have
released a taste test of their upcoming full-length. The suggestively
titled Lolita (named after Vladimir Nabokov's infamous classic novel about
an older man who has an affair with an underage girl) is a five-track EP
that finds the group cranking the amps but retaining the toe-tapping
melodies and upbeat vibes that have always separated them from their
gloomy contemporaries. 'Knockout' is true to its name, an immediate smash
on Seattle's alternative rock institution KNDD-FM (107.7 The End) and
landing in the station's most-requested Top 10.
Consisting of vocalist Braden Blake, guitarist John Kirsch, bassist David Roberts, and
drummer Chris Lockwood, Super Deluxe finds the
line between rock & roll grit and pop sheen, giving sonic dissonance a
coat of lip-smacking sugar.