Sound On Sound

Saturday Looks Good To Me is pure pop magic from Michigan. Since the group accidentally materialized out of a broken four-track left on in the basement back at the turn of the century, they've been shifting and stuttering through dreamed-out dance floors and reverb-soaked mini-symphonies, developing into one of the most interesting and critically admired bands in the independent music world. Led by songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas, a rotating cast of over 75 talented backing musicians have lent their skills to three full-length albums, scads of additional releases and singles, and endless international touring. Though Thomas creates the lyrics and music, vocal duties are often traded to different female vocalists, most recently those of consistent member Betty Barnes. Taking a page from the Motown aesthetic, the band has grown from super-crusty low fidelity dance pop through orchestrally rich anthems and presently is working on unleashing their masterpiece, a final full-length album to flip the script and change the game-plan once and for all.