Pedaljets

"The Pedaljets came bursting out of Lawrence, Kansas in the late 80s with a pair of LPs that put a proto-grunge spin on power pop and bar-band rock. Nearly a quarter-century after it split, the quartet came back, first to remix its self-titled second album and then to enter into a full-on resurrection. What’s In Between is the fruit of that reunion, a smart, vibrant rock & roll record that perfect balances loose (not sloppy) performances with highly-crafted writing." - Big Takeover

"The Pedaljets’ early history is a trail of acclaim, brushes with fame, battles with disappointment and admission of defeat. For the past several years, however, the plot has changed, to one of revival and revision....In the mid-1980s, things moved swiftly. The Pedaljets, founded in Lawrence in 1984, were touring with underground legends like Hüsker Dü and the Replacements and hopping aboard bills with a variety of bands, from the newly minted Soul Asylum and the Meat Puppets to the Indigo Girls and the hardcore punk band Flipper. 'A lot of people don’t realize that the Pedaljets were part of that Midwestern rock sound of the 1980s, alongside the Replacements, Soul Asylum and Hüsker Dü,' said Robert Moore, host of the weekly Sonic Spectrum show on KRBZ. Along the way, the lineup changed, but the band assembled colorful stories to tell: of Prince jumping onstage at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis during his “Purple Rain” days and using the Pedaljets’ instruments to play a few songs (and leaving a glove behind in a guitar case); of punk madman GG Allin starting a brawl with the headlining band at a show in Boston; and of having the band’s name appear on a flier for a split second during opening credits to a season of Saturday Night Live.” - INK KC

"Ever heard of the Pedaljets? Well, they’re important, so listen up! Hailing from Lawrence, Kan., the Pedaljets are one of those “missing link” bands between the angsty drunkenness of the Replacements and the all-out grunge rock of Nirvana. It’s been 23 years since they put out an album, but that’s all about to change." - Diffuser FM

The Pedaljets are releasing their first new material in 23 years, starting with the “Terra Nova” b/w “Riverview” single and culminating in their new album What’s In Between out now via Electric Moth, which Uncut Magazine proclaims “combines potency and killer riffs in equal measure”. After reuniting for a few shows around the KC area, the Pedaljets decided to return to the studio in late 2009 to record a few new songs Allmayer had written. Original Pedaljet lead guitarist Wade was unavailable, so this time around Malinowski (also bass player for Midwest rock titans, Shiner and Season to Risk) assumed second guitar duties, as well as performing all recording/engineering. After recording 15 tracks in several KC studios, the band went up to Brooklyn to have John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, etc.) mix at Headgear Studios. The results are astonishing. Each song is at once vintage Midwest in-your-face rock and a totally new approach to what is timeless and resonant and beyond conventional formulaic alternative pop and rock. The guys have learned something after all these years. (full Bio included in download folder below)

RIYL: Meat Puppets, Replacements, Guided By Voices, Hollerado, Bob Mould
DIRTY: #1 (Clean on DL page)
TRY: #2, 3, 8 (and #1 on Clean Version)

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http://thepedaljets.com
https://www.facebook.com/Pedaljets
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http://pedaljets.bandcamp.com