Antennas Up
"Antennas Up"
Plastic Artifice
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AUGUSTA, GA - Self-proclaimed Kansas nerd trio Antennas Up has released eleven unique songs on their debut self-titled album. Combining a love of different types of music and their own quirky sense of humors, the rocking mixture of Akers, McCall, and the Ryantist have been recording music since 2002 but did not settle on the current lineup until vocalist Lonnie Coleman left the band shortly after recording this album of wild beats, rhythmic dance music and science-influenced R&B.

Funky, soulful, and a little like '90s groups such as Living Colour or Arrested Development, the Kansas City band of Antennas Up break barriers with their music.

The album opens with the Lenny Kravitz-ish rocker “Break Me Down” and jumps right into the soulful, beat driven “High & Mighty Parade,” which has a bit of a Prince feeling to it.  “Piano Song” is a little like Jamiroquai with its dance club back beat and falsetto vocals.  All the tracks bring funk, soul and dance music together in a very experimental urban style.

Packed with infectious songs that herald back to the days of '70s funk and disco hits but mixed with a little hip-shaking Michael Jackson catchiness, Antennas Up deliver a solid album with their debut eponymous release on their own Plastic Artifice label. Ready for the club scene, Antennas Up bring something new to the table while not straying too far from the roots of house music. This combination makes the band both interesting and inventive, a duality many bands in the same genre cannot hold on to. Antennas Up show promise with their debut.