Signalmen

A guitar pop combo formed by four veterans of the long-thriving college pop scene of Champaign-Urbana, IL, the Signalmen recall the artier side of '70s new wave (specifically Television, whose twin guitar interplay the band acknowledges as a major influence) while remaining squarely in the indie pop ethos. The Signalmen were formed in 1998 by Steve Burton and Michael Brosco. Longtime friends, Burton and Brosco had collaborated before, first when Brosco produced three albums by Burton's experimental band the Lonely Trailer in the late '80s. Brosco's previous duo, Proof of Utah...