Cobbled together from spare parts of truly lousy bands that dissolved under the weight of their own futility, the Westside Daredevils formed in 2000 with the idea of continuing their adolescence indefinitely. As time went on, episodes of binge-drinking were regularly interrupted by actual band practices, parts were written, chops honed, skills developed. Our mutual appreciation of loud guitar noise, well-crafted songs, harmonies and effect pedals begat songs containing many of the above sung by a guy who sounds like Elvis Costello or another who sounds like Kermit the Frog. We take our cue from the Pixies, Guided by Voices, Teenage Fanclub, Wilco, Elliott Smith and Big Star. We don't sound like any of them, we just like them.