These Clementines are the musical equivalent of the small sweet globes for which they are named. Their songs are juicy and bright: lyrically driven, folky, with sonorous pop moments against a rollicking background. — Ulster Publishing Almanac

Sweet Clementines performs an ambitious collection of literate, lyrical (sm)art pop. Playful, irreverent and musically sophisticated, this New Paltz-based band boasts an earthy and original sound. Their musical concoctions are inspired by the British Invasion, '60s psychedelia, Elvis Costello, Elliot Smith and the Kinks. John Burdick, Paul Carroll, Chris Tanis, Jason Sarubbi, Matt Senzatimore and Marianne Tasick form a six-piece ensemble featuring vibraphone and violin on top of standard rock instrumentation. Their easy, rollicking exteriors disguise a depth of musical sophistication that takes pop into terrain where no "pop" group has gone before.

Visit our artists' web sites: Sweet Clementines, John Burdick.