Formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, the Gigolo Aunts originally comprised Dave Gibbs (vocals/rhythm guitar), brothers Phil (lead guitar) and Steve Hurley (bass), and Paul Brouwer (drums), who had played together since 1981, initially as a band entitled Sniper. This name was soon jettisoned for Marauder, then Rosetta Stone (since they did not know a band of the same name already existed). When they finally became the Gigolo Aunts (from a Syd Barrett song), there was little immediate fanfare, despite a developing ability to write inviting guitar pop songs in the tradition of Big Star. In fact the band remained practically unknown until Gibbs journeyed to the UK in 1992 to play guest guitar with Velvet Crush, where he met Creation Records' boss Alan McGee and swapped anecdotes with the similarly inclined Teenage Fanclub. The Gigolo Aunts signed to Fire Records in the UK shortly thereafter. Their live reputation grew on the back of a formidable array of cover versions amassed over their 14 years together (ranging from Duran Duran's "Rio" to Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" and the Vapors' "Turning Japanese"). Having once opened for a Beastie Boys covers band, there was little left to faze them. They released the UK-only Gigolo Aunts and Gun EPs, before the California-based Alias label issued the six-track Full On Bloom, which included a cover version of the BMX Bandits' "Serious Drugs".

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• (1999)  Minor Chords & Major Themes

• Where I Find My Heaven
• The Big Lie
• C'mon, C'mon
• Everything Is Wrong
• Everyone Can Fly

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• Weezer
• Fountains of Wayne
• As Fast As
• The Smiths
• The Posies
• Green Day
• Radiohead
• Churchills
• Pearl Jam
• Oasis
• Original Soundtrack
• Coldplay
• Nirvana
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Pete Droge
• XTC
• Talking Heads
• Gin Blossoms
• R.E.M.

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