Under the Influence of Giants

Members:

Aaron Bruno
(vocals/lyrics),
Jamin Wilcox
(drums/keyboards),
Drew Stewart
(guitars), and
David Amezcua
(bass)

Album:

Under the Influence of Giants

You'll Like Her If You Like:

Prince, Scissor Sisters, and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Under the Influence of Giants' Top Eight Influences:

5.The Bee Gees. "People don't take them too seriously, but they wrote so many amazing songs -- not only for themselves, but for so many people," Drew says. "They're a great band. The harmonies and the vocals definitely influenced us."

6.Talking Heads. "[They're] huge just because [they're] a cool band," he says. "Their producing is just ridiculous!"

7.Hall & Oates. "I always enjoyed their songs, but I just thought there was something funny about them. Those two guys are pretty hilarious," he says. "But [then] I heard The Silver Album, [and] it just made me view them a little bit more seriously. It definitely influenced a lot of our writing, a lot of our earlier writing and some of the songs that ended up on our record. Hall & Oates influences Aaron vocally. It just influences us all." (Psst -- Jamin's dad, Willie Wilcox, played drums in Hall & Oates.)

8."Let's Get Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. "It's a great song! We just love good songs. Whoever writes them is an achieving artist," he says.

KT Tunstall