Peoplesound.com
Editor's Choice review (August, 2001)
Although American three-piece Tonefarmer
claim to draw influence from Brit-pop,
their tuneful guitar pop seems to draw extensively and effectively from classic Americana
rather than Oasis or Blur. Vocalist Rob Hamrick possesses a Southern drawl that echoes
the lazy phrasing of REM's Michael Stipe circa "Document", before breaking into a falsetto
that reminds of "Harvest Moon" era Neil Young. Musically, a UK influence can be glimpsed,
with similar 3 minute pop classicism as Liverpool's finest the La’s.