Liked the sound of the two words together, something special and something mundane.

We play live, so far mostly at coffee shops, acoustic shows. Now that we have a drummer, we'll be looking at more bars and clubs.

It's just better access to information, who's out there, what's going on, who sounds like what, finding connections to other bands.

why not? We're not holding our breath for that, tho.

One of the few, if only, folk-meets-electronica family acts in the U.S. From their adopted hometown of Minneapolis, the band is optimistic there is an audience for their brand of delicate and quietly intense song writing.
The music, like the bandÕs name, is a combination of seemingly unrelated, and sometimes opposite things; light and dark, spiritual and mundane, dramatic and subtle. Folk meets pop in modern fashion, combining synths, strings, and drum loops to a mix of acoustic instruments and male-female harmonies. You could call it electronic folk.

Beginning as an alias for singer-songwriter, Daniel Francis, the one-man band quickly expanded to 3 with the addition of two sisters from Northern MinnesotaÕs Iron Range; Mandy, who sings and plays piano, and her sister (and DanielÕs wife) Martha, who plays violin. The recent addition of MandyÕs husband, Andy, on drums, makes for an even stronger family connection, but the band is holding the line on wearing matching uniforms or starting a sitcom (e.g.- ÒThe Sock BunchÓ or ÒThe Angels FamilyÓ).

Yo La Tango, Sparklehorse, Ida, Low, Joseph Arthur, The Delgados, Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, Grant Lee Buffalo, Mojave 3, Belle and Sebastian, 10,000 Maniacs, Iron and Wine, Doves, U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Catherine Wheel, The Chills, Ivy, David Gray, Galaxy 500, Pale Saints, Joe Henry, R.E.M., Enchanted Oranges

Minneapolis-Saint Paul ?

we use a Powerbook and some looping pedals, along with the guitar, piano, drums, violin

For more, visit www.sockangels.com