Baltimore band, The Perfects, influenced by local music culture
Meghan Hole
Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: Arts & Society
Every band thinks that they are the best of the best. But how do you really know? The Perfects, a local band, think that they have what it takes to be the best - and judging by their name, they probably do!
These guys are from Baltimore, and they've been around since 2005. Since then, they have released two albums, one is a self-titled EP, and the other is called Future Automatic, which is going to be re-released with two new songs.
The current lineup of the band consists of five people: Ric, Scotty, Dawson, Colleen and Andrew. In the band, I heard from Ric, and he told me about them.
The Perfects came about as the name because Ric liked it; simple as that. "…It stood out as feeling right," he says. Although the band itself has been around for a while, the current lineup has not.
"The first person I met was Dawson, who later introduced me to both Scotty and Colleen. He heard about The Perfects from my friend Keith Thompson, who happens to play session bass on our current album Future Automatic. Andrew came on board recently, and we met him when we did a show with his other band, Skydivers," Ric says.
Many bands nowadays are putting themselves under more than one genre, and The Perfects are no different. They place themselves in three categories: new wave, indie and rock.
Ric says that they picked this kind of music because, "I was not hearing the music I wanted to play, so I had to go out and make it myself."
For these guys, especially Ric, the local Baltimore scene plays a part in how they make their music. He says it "influences and inspires for sure. I love seeing bands on the local front who are either doing this for the love of music as we are, and/or pursuing a dream of trying to make a career. Anyone who works hard is an inspiration and that certainly has an influence."
Bigger bands that influence them tend to come from older times. "Well, being a child of the 80s," says Ric, "the main influence of The Perfects is of that era with bands like New Order, The Cure, The Smiths and such. However, I love all music genres."
These guys are from Baltimore, and they've been around since 2005. Since then, they have released two albums, one is a self-titled EP, and the other is called Future Automatic, which is going to be re-released with two new songs.
The current lineup of the band consists of five people: Ric, Scotty, Dawson, Colleen and Andrew. In the band, I heard from Ric, and he told me about them.
The Perfects came about as the name because Ric liked it; simple as that. "…It stood out as feeling right," he says. Although the band itself has been around for a while, the current lineup has not.
"The first person I met was Dawson, who later introduced me to both Scotty and Colleen. He heard about The Perfects from my friend Keith Thompson, who happens to play session bass on our current album Future Automatic. Andrew came on board recently, and we met him when we did a show with his other band, Skydivers," Ric says.
Many bands nowadays are putting themselves under more than one genre, and The Perfects are no different. They place themselves in three categories: new wave, indie and rock.
Ric says that they picked this kind of music because, "I was not hearing the music I wanted to play, so I had to go out and make it myself."
For these guys, especially Ric, the local Baltimore scene plays a part in how they make their music. He says it "influences and inspires for sure. I love seeing bands on the local front who are either doing this for the love of music as we are, and/or pursuing a dream of trying to make a career. Anyone who works hard is an inspiration and that certainly has an influence."
Bigger bands that influence them tend to come from older times. "Well, being a child of the 80s," says Ric, "the main influence of The Perfects is of that era with bands like New Order, The Cure, The Smiths and such. However, I love all music genres."
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