The Atomic Swindlers are a powerful 6 piece alternative psychedelic band fronted by dynamic female lead singer, April Laragy. The band’s music, futuristic stage presence, mutli-media show and sound has earned some rave critical reviews: Check the press out.it has been very kind to the band:
“Number 1 pick for best CD of the year”, George Smith, Senior Music Critic, Village Voice
“Number 2 pick for best CD of the year”, Barry Walters, Senior Music Critic for Rolling Stone, Out.Com Poll
“Perfect.” EQ Magazine, May 2006
"In this day and age of disposal 99 cent singles on iTunes it is nice to find an album that benefits from a listen from beginning to end. Not that this record has some kind of thematic constant running through-out but it seems to drift from dreamy space pop to raunchy glam rock as though your were listening to a truly other-worldly yet very hip radio station. This is very cool and raunchy rock and roll with a heavy dollop of sexuality mixed in with those razor-sharp guitar riffs. Different and yet somewhat familiar, the Atomic Swindlers have managed to both evoke an era and stake their claim to their own branch of rock and roll in the early 21st century. And with lines like “I like the way your name feels in my mouth” (from “Sex66” a wonderfully crunchy glam-rock masterpiece) this band aims for the surreal sense-surround sound of a type of rock and roll that is increasingly difficult to find. That they pull it off with such a sense of casual disinterest and yet impeccable production and musical chops is a testament to how good this CD really is."
Rock and Roll Report, Montreal, Canada, April 2007
"It's so much hotter than what's being played on top 40 it's mind boggling." "And while it may be true that there is nothing new in this world, the Swindlers occupy a another space where this law does not apply." College Crier, February 2007
Please also check out the reviews from many other major magazines and ezines in the "Sounds Like" section on "Atomic Swindlers":General Info to the left.
The Atomic Swindlers are:
April Laragy - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, String Arrangements.
April is also an artist of national repute who's paintings can be seen at:www.aprillaragy.com.
Roy Stein - Drums, Loops, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, wanker Keyboards.
Roy is also a regular contributor to EQ Magaizne, a leading international publication on audio recording.
Gary Trainer - Bass Guitar.
Gary was also the founding member of the Jet Black Berries, Enigma/Restless Records recording artists. That band obtained underground cult status as a pioneering "psychobilly" punk band. Their music appeared in such movies as "Return of the Living Dead."
Chris Yockel - Electric Guitars, Ebo, Wah-Wah, Sitar, Fender Super Reverb Tremelohe's the psychedelic king of the world.nuff said.
Mike Gladstone - Electric Guitars, Vocals, the newest member of the band and a heavy weight guitarist in upstate NY, Mike has an endorsement with RKS guitars and is a founding member of the popular New York band, Uncle Plum.
Johnny Cummings - Piano, Vocals, the baby of the band, sings like a bird, plays killer pianothe rest of the band is in love with him.
ATOMIC SWINDLERS MUSIC VIDEO, FLOAT (my electric stragirl)
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