Tight Pants Syndrome delivers pop hooks on new album
Pop hooks and harmonies will abound this Saturday at the Tap Room as the local quintet Tight Pants Syndrome will release their debut album.
The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Tom Stephens. After some departures, Stephens retooled the band with several established musicians: Brian McClelland (Maxtone Four) sings and plays bass; Tim McAvin (Lydia Trumpet) sings and plays keys; and Scott Hermes (Fantasy Four, Phonocaptors) is on drums. Erin Hogan on vocals rounds out the band.
The new album is a reflection of the various lineup changes. Titled “Singles,” the record is made up of songs that the band recorded a few at a time over the years, plus five new tracks. With titles like “Your Buzz is Safe With Me Tonight” and “Suburban Girl,” expect some humor to go with your Tap Room fries on Sat.
The album will be available at shows and as a download on iTunes.
McClelland said that the group tries to keep it fun, loose and upbeat onstage, with lots of big harmonies. The band boasts three lead singers with the other two backing up at times.
“It’s very late-1960s and early-1970s AM pop music – (influenced by) something even as silly as the Archies,” said McClelland, referring to the animated bubblegum garage band from the Archie Show during the same era. More recent comparisons would be Canada’s Sloan and Denver’s Apples in Stereo.
Tight Pants Syndrome with Bunnygrunt and That’s My Daughter
Tap Room (Eliot Room, first floor), Saturday, free


This is a really good disc. If you like great pop hooks and harmoniously harmonied harmonies, then, brother, that is what’cher gonna get!
I don’t really like music, but this is the kind of music I don’t not like. So, if I’m telling you it’s good, then you should definitely believe it because I don’t even like pudding. But I like these music songs.
Some of the snare does sound like it was recorded with a baby’s butt, though. What’s up with that?!?!? You quiero Taco Bell! Free the West Memphis Three!
Daddy gotta go get his “D” wet now. Thankyou for your support.