Dr. Pants

November 1st marks the first EP release inspired by the likes of John Cusack and Kenny Loggins. The Cusack-Loggins EP by Dr. Pants promises to be one of the most entertaining and questionably inspired EP releases of 2008. Produced by band members David Broyles and Dustin Ragland, the EP is a fiery mix of all the elements that make Dr. Pants a blast to see live; power poppy, Weezer-esque guitar rock, funky, jammy suite-like compositions that would make Phish jealous, and the quirky sense of humor that recalls the best work of Ween and They Might Be Giants.

Dr. Pants is the brainchild of David Broyles, a guitarist/vocalist/composer who has worn many hats in the Oklahoma City, OK music scene over the years, including playing backup for his wife, singer-songwriter K.C. Clifford. With a songwriting style that borrowed initially from the Beatles, R.E.M. and They Might Be Giants, David's first musical ventures took shape in OKC in the early 90's, when he started releasing self-produced cassettes and playing acoustic shows in local coffeehouses. After moving to Santa Fe, NM for college in 1993, David quickly established himself in the Santa Fe coffeehouse scene, although within a year his style would start an evolutionary journey that brought into being the music that would become Dr. Pants.

After releasing three more self-produced cassettes in college, and returning to OKC in the fall of 1999, David became much more focused on working with a band and thus, Dr. Pants was born. Feezle Day, the debut Dr. Pants CD, was unleashed in 2000. Towards the end of 2001, David put Dr. Pants on hiatus, since all the other original members had departed, but resurrected it in 2004. Recording on the album Gardening In A Tornado commenced immediately, as well as a return to the stage with new members Kenneth Murray (guitar), Aaron Vasquez (bass) and Dustin Ragland (drums). The album was finally released in 2006, containing 13 songs that (mostly) found Broyles returning to his songwriting roots. The album received universally positive reviews. At the end of 2007, GARDENING was named one of Music Connection's top 25 demo recordings of the year, and the song ?Doppelganger Rock? was named TRACK OF THE WEEK on Garageband.com, with a listener rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Numerous tracks from the album were also licensed by MTV and featured during broadcasts of ?Next? and ?Sex?With Mom & Dad?. The song ?Donuts? also made regular appearances on Dr. Demento's Funny Five countdown throughout 2007.

Broyles says of the new EP: ?It's a lot more representative of our current live show than the previous record (2006's GARDENING). We hope that it will make our fans feel like they've been rocked to the core.? The EP contains six tracks, including current live favorites ?It All Depends?, ?Bootyfest?, ?If I Were John Cusack?, and ?Kenny Loggins?.

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