The Format
EP (Western Tread)
by Emily Joyce
The Format is an acoustic, synthesized, pop band relying on hand claps and drum machines to convey an inspired ’80s sound. The two gentlemen that make up the The Format – Nate Ruess and Sam Menas – are childhood friends, both having previously played punk. They now share dueling vocals and work each other’s emotions on their first self-release, EP, out on Phoenix, Arizona’s Western Tread, a label formed by Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World.
(PO Box 661 Tempe, AZ 85280)