The New Fantastics have played in and around Brooklyn for seven years. Various reviews have compared us to The Smiths and The Velvet Underground. Our last EP was reviewed among the best albums of 2008 by music blog catsaregray.com:
6) The New Fantastics – Peasant Peasant Peasant Serf
The New Fantastics are another band I hope to see more of in 2009. Singer/guitarist/songwriter Patrick Shea combines Morrissey-esque crooning with bizarro Robert Pollard-esque lyrics, and then, with drummer Jeff Rohe, wraps the whole thing up in fuzzy garage pop with a soupçon of Velvet Underground. Genius!
Patrick also writes songs about Moby-Dick for his blog callmeishmael.org, which was recently featured in The New York Times. In addition to playing music, Patrick teaches sixth grade in Carroll Gardens/Red Hook, and Jeff works in international trade. Patrick lives in Ditmas Park with his wife. Jeff lives in Jersey City with his wife and two children.
“Model Barbers” — Mollusks of New York State (unreleased)
“It’s Never Just a Show” — Mollusks of New York State (unreleased)
“My Sister Had a Parasite” — Peasant, Peasant, Peasant, Serf! (2008)
“If I Never” — Dwindling Acreage (2005)
Contact: thenewfantastics@popstar.com
