Longevity, consistency and stability have always been the norm when describing Stereo Deluxe. Bands come and go at a drop of a hat but these childhood friends have been playing music together since 1998. SD spent their formative years honing their skills and developing their sound under various band names. During their journey they have played hundreds of house parties, youth centers and dive bars to literally anyone who would listen. From their humble beginnings as a young teen band that formed to play in a talent show to now having grown into seasoned musicians, Stereo Deluxe’s music has become an energized, raucous, and fully realized rock sound. Loaded with an arsenal of new material, rejuvenated, reinvigorated and reinvented are words that best describe a new and improved Stereo Deluxe.
Determined to make music to match their live performances Stereo Deluxe decided to go back to the basics. Holed up in drummer Matt Hogan’s basement, the quartet fine tuned the material that will become their much anticipated third release. Shortly after leaking the new song “Quarter Century Man”, it was added into rotation on Indianapolis modern rock alternative radio station, WRZX. Their new single, “Evil Twins” was mixed by music producer/mixer Paul Lani(Megadeth, Robbie Williams, Motley Crue, Shania Twain, Failure), and showcases the bands evolving songwriting and sound. Incorporating new elements like synthesizers and de-tuned piano, “Evil Twins” manages to maintain the bands signature pop sensibility while breaking into new musical territory. With an ever growing list of tour dates and plans for multiple releases in 2011, Stereo Deluxe is poised to take their music to the masses.
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"Whatever short-lived new craze of post-noise acid wave drumstep may be taking the internet by storm, there will always be a place for good old rock and roll. Press play on Stereo Deluxe‘s “Evil Twins” and I challenge you not to start nodding your head and grinning inanely as the catchy riff is joined by pounding drums and finally matched by the Jacke White-esque howl of the vocals. There’s a classic sound here, but with a modern twist, as some synths get involved in this raucous and energetic rocker from this Indianapolis band."
--- PIGEONSANDPLANES.COM (July 2011)
"These dudes sound like the midwest. They've got the right blend of classic rock (something like "Smoke on the Water") and mid-nineties alt-rock (circa Siamese Dream Smashing Pumpkins, say), with the tiniest tiny dash of T. Rex (mostly "Get it On") for flavor. They sound like they listened to the same blend of radio stations growing up that I did. Granted, they're from Indiana, not Ohio, so the call letters were different, but it's the same idea, I'd wager"
--- CITIZENDICK.ORG (July 2011)
"From hours upon hours of practice in a basement to their debut album and winning Battle of the Bands at The Vogue in 2006 — taking home an impressive $10,000 prize — to having one of Indianapolis’ most anticipated follow up albums, When The Party’s Over — leading them to be named Nuvo’s “Band of the Year” two years in a row — they may call the Southside their home but they have captured the eyes of the entire city, and this band is ready and eager to go well beyond that."
--- ZAPTOWNMAG.COM (March 2011)
“... possibly the most talked-about and admired local band in quite some time. An effortless blend of power-pop, the occasional ballad and pure professionalism has made them the default straight-ahead rock group of Indy.”
--- STEVE HAMMER, NUVO NEWSWEEKLY
