Members: Michael Hushel; Jason Batchko, Laura Coleman, Tom Szidon, Stacy Cummings
Five Foot Nine isn't just the sock-clad height of front man Michael Hushel. It's the deft stickwork of former Caviar (Island records) drummer Jason Batchko. Swaggering bassmanship from Tom (Joy Poppers/The Girls) Szidon. And serious vocals from chanteuse Laura Coleman.
Awash with guy/girl vocals, handclaps, horns, sitar, cellos and steel guitar (Ken Champion of Smog/Jim O'Rourke fame) the buoyant compositions have received radio airplay at over 100 stations around the country, and drawn praise from such sources as LostAtSea.net, TheFireNote.com, CanYouSeeTheSunset.com,The Onion, Time Out Chicago and the UK'S Pennyblackmusic.
The full-length debut was produced and abetted by current BonMot and former Webb Brother Neal Ostrovsky at Neal's B-Side Audio in Chicago.
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