The Rooks
The Rooks
Top Songs
| 1 | Twister | ||
| 2 | Something You Can Take | ||
| 3 | You're the One | ||
| 4 | Come Closer | ||
| 5 | Lefty |
Albums
Jan 2014 • 1 song
Dec 2013 • 5 songs
Jan 2003 • 21 songs
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About
Biography
The Rooks gained a cult following among power pop fans in the 1990s with a style drawing its main inspirations from the Beatles, Big Star, and the Replacements. Leader and co-founder Mike Mazzarella (vocals, rhythm guitar) formed the group in New York with drummer Patrick Yourell in 1990 after their previous outfit, a Connecticut band called the Broken Hearts, dissolved. An early incarnation of the Rooks featured Mazzarella's friend and fellow power-popper Richard X. Heyman, as well as Heyman's wife Nancy on bass and guitarist Michael Fernbach. However, this lineup was short-l...