"PEGASUSES is a fraternal order of the philosophical variety; a salon for ideas and a forum for what-if's. PEGASUSES is the challenge of channeling youth-rock kinetic energy (aggression) thru cold digital mediums. PEGASUSES is three dudes sussing it out." [quoteunquote records]

I don't know if I could write a better description of PEGASUSES-XL (the band seems to have adopted the "XL" on their most recent release). One dude on drums, two dudes on keys and electronic madness. Pay attention, because this is punk rock. Melding electronic sensibilities with hip hop, rock, and pop elements PEGASUSES-XL are the answer to the storm of shitty, non-threatening Hot Topic brand punk which has saturated the music industry since the new millenium. My mother often tells me about when my uncle purchased the first DEVO record and wouldn't take it off the record player for a month. Now I know how he felt.

These dudes have two gritty EP length efforts out on Quote Unquote Records, the brainchild of Bomb The Music Industry! rocker Jeff Rosenstock. The label offers its whole catalog for free download, they only ask that if you like the music you either make a donation to the band or make an arbitrary donation to keep the label afloat. (By the way, if you haven't heard BTMI! they're worth checking out too.)

PEGASUSES-XL are garunteed to please, whether being spun between bands at a punk show or dropped during a dance set. They have officially climbed to the top of my list of "Bands I Want to See Live." Too bad they're based in Athens, GA. Well I'm issuing an open invite to play my small town in Japan, and a place on my floor if they want it.

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