Argo The Rock Band


"Argo will delicately finish the night with intricately woven xylophonic melodies in their tight indie-rock tunes." - Ari Spool, The Stranger, February 10-16, 2005 (Vol. 14)

"Argo's melodic pop enchantments drift out shy and slow but uplifting, and then they trip off into a sweet indierock jazzy tumble that catches you off balance. Little hints of bands fall through the lush but still sparse notes: raindrops of Death Cab for Cutie, Joan of Arc, Sea and Cake, and Promise Ring. These sweet pop gems fall and grow into something wider, more expansive, as the harmonics groove and the vocals move you. The rhythms sway your hips and it's good - it's something that just keeps moving until you have an album that you can believe in." - Marcel Feldmar, The Big Takeover, Issue, No. 55

"Argo, a hazy dream-pop act with candied melodies cascading through delicate keyboard work." - Jennifer Maerz, The Stranger, January 13-19, 2005 (Vol. 14, No. 18)

"Argo's debut full-length, Jet Packs for Everyone, which is proving to have remarkable staying power, has just been picked up for release by local label Ana-Them Records, which means that more people will have a chance to discover this unpolished gem of a pop rock band." - Sean Nelson, The Stranger, July 29-August 4, 2004.

"The debut album for this Seattle group is best described as blissful indie rock. It is the sort of music that is best used as a salve for those stressful days when you want the world to go away. Tracks like 'Sometime Tomorrow' and 'Engine' soothe the mind with their soft melodies and upbeat lyrics. If music is your medicine, Argo is the band you don't want to miss." - Cathy Zegelin, Tablet Magazine, Issue 89, July 2004

"Be the first on your block to check out this fine new Seattle band, which makes pop music that is both smart and dumb in all the right ways. Liberal vintage keyboard sounds sit smartly alongside the indie rock textures, until DAMN! Hooks galore. Their self-released album, Jet Packs for Everyone, was recorded by Jon Auer in a practice space in South Seattle, and not surprisingly, sounds really good." - Sean Nelson, The Stranger, July 1-7, 2004

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