Power pop band right on 'Track'
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Title Tracks will be coming Feb. 15 to the South Park Tavern on Wayne Avenue.

The band, which features the songwriting of John Davis, will be touring in support of its new album, "It Was Easy," which debuts Feb. 23.

The CD, which was recorded entirely by Davis, features what he called "broody power pop."

"I've been all over Ohio, but I've never been in Dayton," Davis said. "Especially considering the good musical history there, I was really glad to see that we were going to get to play there."

According to Davis, the audience can expect a show with "a mix of punk and power pop and rock and soul."

"We feel good about what we do, and we hope that you can tell," he said.

Davis has had experience in other bands, previously playing drums in Q and Not U and guitar and vocals in Georgia James, but this is his first solo effort.

"Coming out of Georgia James, I knew I was capable of writing an album by myself and having an album that was completely my own," he said. "I'm really glad I was able to do something like that."

The touring lineup includes Andrew Black and Michael Cotterman, members of his old bands, as well as Nick Anderson who helped with the production of the album.

"[The sound] is generally intact," Davis said about the switch to a touring lineup. "It's a louder, more rock thing; a more amplified version of the songs. The record was poppy, but the sound [will be] louder and bigger."

Davis said Dayton is only the second stop on the band's tour.

"You'll be catching us at a time when we're fresh on the road," he said. "There won't be any road weariness ... I'm excited to see Dayton and come through. We're excited to tour."




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