Comparisons of this band to the Beatles is enough to make me want to pick up their CD and listen to it. Household Names, originally created by Jason Garcia, has been hailed by critics as the new emerging pop band of the 21st century.
But, in the last year, Jason has expanded his solo project to include bassist Chris Peters and drummer C.J. Barker. My prediction is that this hip trio will have everyone listening to them on the radio pretty soon. With the release of Household Names’ first full-length album “The Trouble with Being Nice” came quick recognition amongst music connoisseurs of Austin. And the band is appropriately named, seeing that they will more than likely become a household name themselves.
How did you begin?
Chris: Jason started Household Names about four years ago as a solo project. The three of us have been together for about a year.
How did you guys meet?
Chris: An ad in the paper. It’s funny how those things work sometimes.
Jason: But Chris and C.J. has been in bands together for the last couple of years.
C.J.: When we first all got together to practice, we just knew it. It was that feeling of, “Yeah, this will work.”
Jason: Now we’re writing songs as a band, and in fact, we are recording our next one right now.
Are you thinking of signing onto a major record label?
Jason: We like to deal with indie record labels. They’re an extension of who we are as a band. They take care of things on a level we couldn’t. Indie bands need some focus so everything gets doen, like music, tours, videos, promotion, etc.
People have compared you to the Beatles. What do you think about that?
Chris: Well it’s flattering! We’re all huge fans of The Beatles. Our songs follow in that same vein in that they are trying to create something unique but remain pop songs, and, in fact, it was the first band that we could all relate to with our different backgrounds. I guess, like the Beatles, we strive to create something original and unique while not straying too far from the familiar convention of good pop.
Jason: Yeah, they were great at cramming some fairly artistic ideas into a three-minute song.
I saw that you guys are a featured band on MTV.com. How does that feel?
Jason: We were excited to be a feature download on MTV.com.
C.J.: Yeah, I think we beat out John Mayer for a little while. That made us feel really good, too.
Where do you see yourselves in the future?
Jason: Well, starting in every Thursday in October, we’re going to be a weekly feature at Bigsby’s. That’s for the immediate future. In the far off future, I want to maintain control over what we release. We want to release our own records and to tour in order to expose our music.
C.J.: We take it one step at a time, but the main goal is to be able to do this music thing for a living.
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