Copperpot

After several years as the frontman for New Jersey pop-emo outfit Tocar, Jarrett Randazzo broke free of his former act in 2000 to form Copperpot. At the time of their debut, Nothing Lasts Forever, Copperpot was basically still just a one-man show of Randazzo's, who wrote all of the material and played most of the instruments himself. His debt to both modern guitar pop -- from Fountains of Wayne and Foo Fighters to Elliot Smith -- as well as emo -- like Jimmy Eat World -- and Randazzo's ability to write immediately accessible, catchy songs helped grab the attention of much of t...