Poppermost

Poppermost is an original indie pop rock music band based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The retro band draws comparisons to The Turtles, The Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Queen, Elliott Smith, Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Paul McCartney, The Hollies, Traveling Wilburys, Oasis, The Who, Electric Light Orchestra, Wilco, and classic '60s / '70s pop rock radio. Poppermost has been listed as one of "Our picks for the best bands" by the Las Vegas Weekly entertainment magazine, and also received a "Best of Las Vegas 2007" award from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper. Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Alex Oliver, and bassist and audio/video/graphics/web designer, Roy Rendahl, both registered with ASCAP, started Poppermost on July 4, 2001. They have released three full-length albums, and several CD singles and EPs of original music, all recorded at Roy's Trimordial Studio in Las Vegas. Roy is now mastering their latest recordings too. Poppermost's influences include: The Beatles, R.E.M., The Beach Boys, Queen, Wilco, Oasis, classic '60s AM and '70s FM, The Who, Carole King, and Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The Poppermost name originates from the early Beatles' inspirational call and response, John: "Where are we going, lads?" Paul, George, Ringo: "To the toppermost of the poppermost, Johnny!"