Wheels on Fire (band)

Wheels On Fire are an American garage-pop band formed by John Garris (guitar, vocals), Susan Musser (organ), and brothers Michael (guitar, vocals) and Matthew Chaney (drums) in Athens, Ohio, United States. They have toured the U.S. and Europe[2] extensively and have released records on Chicago's Trouble in Mind, Mississippi's Fat Possum Records, and Germany's Alien Snatch. Currently the band has released three full-lengths and four singles. The band gained notoriety when Jack Oblivian of The Oblivians fame championed them and got them signed to Fat Possum records in 2008 and subsequently toured with them.[3] Their sound has been referred to as mixing the power pop of Elvis Costello with the current garage sounds of Greg Cartwright and his The Reigning Sound outfit.[4][5]

Wheels On Fire
OriginAthens, Ohio, United States
GenresGarage rock, pop rock
Years active2005—present
LabelsFat Possum Records/Big Legal Mess
Trouble In Mind Records
Kind Turkey Records
Rosa Records
Squoodge
MembersJohn Garris
Michael Chaney
Susan Musser
Matthew Chaney[1]

Albums
  • Wheels On Fire CD (2006, Rosa Records)
  • Get Famous LP/CD (2008, Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess)[6]
  • Liar, Liar LP/CD (2010, Alien Snatch Records - Germany)[7]

Singles, EPs, collections
  • "I'm Turning Into You" 7" (Fat Possum Records)[8]
  • "Bad Lie" 7" (Trouble In Mind Records)[9]
  • Bad Lie Euro Tour Edition (Squoodge Records) - Limited to 100 copies
  • Cherry Bomb EP 7" (2010, Kind Turkey Records)[10]

Videos

References
  1. "Wheels On Fire". Grunnenrocks.nl.
  2. Smith, Brendan (5 May 2001). "Wheels on Fire ready to roll into town". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. "Local band releases 2nd CD; goes for fame, fortune". Athens News. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. "WHEELS ON FIRE Discography". Aliensnatch.de.
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