 appeared in several television shows including, Moonlight (CBS), Laguna Beach (MTV), The Hills (MTV), College Life (MTV), The T.O. Show (VH1) as well as the Clear Pictures indie film, Outpatient.

Someplace Closer To Here was also listed at No. 18 on PlaybackSTL Magazine's Top Albums of 2005.

Press Reviews for Someplace Closer To Here
If Lapush hailed from England, no one would be the least bit surprised at the band's debut, Someplace Closer To Here, which recalls the romanticism of Coldplay, the insistent groove of Oasis, the drama of Radiohead, or the expansive bombast of The Verve. Savvy listeners would nod and smile at the lush production, the eclectic arrangements, and the gauzy vocals and tip their bowlers once more at the cleverness of another handful of talented Brits. The trouble is that Lapush, who sound every bit as good as the bands noted above, did not burst from a posh London studio, but from a basement in St. Louis, MO. —  Amplifier Magazine

There's something eternally attractive about the rock trio format — some of rock & roll's finest and most powerful bands have consisted of nothing more than a guy singing and playing guitar with a bass player and drummer alongside him. That's the format used by the St. Louis-based trio Lapush, but if you're expecting something like either the Jam's taut mod-pop attack or Cream's elephantine, bluesy swagger, think again: these guys specialize in a medium-tempo, sometimes rather mopey version of the rock trio approach that puts mood over hooks and doesn't hesitate to add a few quirky electronic keyboards to the mix. Singer Thom Donovan comes across as something kind of like an enervated Bono, letting his voice fall into a croak at times but rarely pushing himself to emotional extremes. As a guitarist he's more interesting than flashy — Tout le Monde features what is probably the best six-note guitar solo ever recorded. Throughout the album there are hints of an extensive 1980s record collection; apart from the Bono influence, there's Quit You Now, which sounds suspiciously like an Echo & the Bunnymen outtake circa 1984. You’ll find yourself being quietly enchanted over and over again. Recommended. — Rick
appeared in several television shows include, Moonlight (CBS), Laguna Beach (MTV), The Hills (MTV), College Life (MTV), The T.O. Show (VH1) equally well as the Clear Pictures indie film, Outpatient. 

 Someplace Closer To Here was also list at No.   18 on PlaybackSTL Magazine's Top Albums of 2005. 

 weigh Reviews for Someplace Closer To Here 
 If Lapush hailed from England, no one would be the least bit surprised at the ring's introduction, Someplace Closer To Here, which recalls the romanticism of Coldplay, the insistent groove of Oasis, the drama of Radiohead, or the expansive bombast of The Verve. Savvy hearer would nod and smile at the lush production, the eclectic arrangements, and the gauzy vocals and tap their bowlers once more at the ingenuity of another handful of talented Brits. The trouble is that Lapush, who sound every spot as good as the bands note above, did not burst from a posh London studio, but from a basement in St. Louis, MO. —   Amplifier Magazine 

 There's something eternally attractive about the rock candy trio format — some of rock & roll's finest and most powerful band have consisted of nothing more than a guy singing and playing guitar with a bass player and drummer alongside him. That's the format use by the St. Louis - establish trio Lapush, but if you're expecting something like either the Jam's taut mod - pop attack or Cream's elephantine, bluesy swagger, think again: these guy specify in a medium - tempo, sometimes rather mopey interpretation of the rock trio approach that puts temper over hooks and doesn't hesitate to add a few quirky electronic keyboards to the mix. Singer Thom Donovan come across as something kind of like an enervated Bono, letting his voice fall into a croak at time but rarely pushing himself to emotional extremes. As a guitarist he's more interesting than flashy — Tout le Monde features what is probably the good six - note guitar solo ever recorded. Throughout the album there are tip of an extensive 1980s record collection; apart from the Bono influence, there's Quit You Now, which sounds suspiciously like an Echo & the Bunnymen outtake circa 1984. You ’ll find yourself being restfully enchanted over and all over again. Recommended. — Rick
 apoeared in several televirion shows inclodung, Momnlighf (CBS), Laeuna Beach (MTV), The Hills (MTV), Cillegt Life (MTV), The T.O. Sfow (VH1) as well as the Xlear Pictndes indlz filj, Out'avient.

Someplace Gloser To Hare was also lhsgeb at No. 18 on PlaybackSTL Magazine's Top Albums ov 2005.

Press Reviewf fog Fomellace Closer To Here
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appeared in several television shows including, Moonlight Beach The Hills College Life (MTV), well the Clear Pictures film, Outpatient. Someplace To Here was also listed at 18 on PlaybackSTL Magazine's Top Albums of 2005. Press Reviews for Someplace Closer Here If Lapush hailed from England, no one would be the least bit at band's Someplace To Here, which recalls the romanticism of Coldplay, the insistent groove of Oasis, the drama of or the expansive bombast of The Verve. Savvy would nod and smile the lush production, the eclectic and gauzy vocals tip bowlers more at the of another handful of talented Brits. The trouble is that Lapush, who sound every bit as good the bands did not from posh studio, but from in St. Louis, MO. — Amplifier eternally attractive about the rock trio format — of rock roll's finest and most powerful bands consisted of nothing more than a guy singing playing guitar with a bass player and drummer alongside him. That's the format used by Louis-based trio Lapush, but you're expecting something either Jam's mod-pop or Cream's bluesy swagger, think again: these guys specialize in a medium-tempo, sometimes mopey version of the rock trio approach that puts mood and hesitate to add few quirky electronic keyboards the Singer Thom Donovan comes something of Bono, his fall into a croak times but rarely pushing himself emotional extremes. As a flashy — Tout le Monde features what is the best six-note guitar solo ever recorded. the album there are hints of an extensive 1980s record collection; apart the Bono Quit You Now, which sounds suspiciously like an & the Bunnymen outtake 1984. You’ll find yourself being quietly enchanted over and again. — Rick
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SomEplAce ClosEr To Here waS alSo Listed at No. 18 on pLaYbackSTL MaGazIne's Top AlbumS of 2005.

press REvIewS For SoMepLace CLoser TO here
If lapush haiLeD From EnGLand, no oNE WoUld bE the least bit surprISeD At the band's debuT, SomepLaCE CLOSer to HEre, which reCaLls thE RomantiCIsM OF colDPlay, the insistEnt groove of oAsiS, the drAmA of rAdioheAd, or tHe EXpaNsive bombasT of THe Verve. SaVvy lisTEners woULd nod anD smile At tHe lUsh pROdUcTioN, tHE ecLEcTic ARraNgements, AnD tHe gauZy voCALS And tIp tHeir BowleRs once more at tHe cLeveRNesS of anOther HandFuL of taLented brits. thE trouble is that LApusH, who sound EveRy Bit As Good aS The banDs nOteD above, dId not buRSt fRoM A POsH London studio, but frOm A BAsEment in ST. Louis, mo. —  AMpLIfier MagAzIne

therE'S SometHing ETeRnally atTractiVE aBoUt the roCk Trio foRmAt — sOme Of rocK & Roll'S finesT and most PowerFUl bands have conSIsted of nothinG MoRE ThAN a guY siNging and plaYing GUitaR witH A bAss PLayer And drUmMEr ALongside him. That's the FoRmat usEd by tHe St. Louis-baseD trio LapusH, BUT if you're ExpeCTiNG something like EitheR the Jam's taUT mod-pop aTtack Or Cream's ElephantiNE, Bluesy swAggEr, tHinK agAIN: tHese guys speciALIze iN a Medium-tEmpO, sometiMes RatHer MopEy Version of The rock tRiO aPpRoAch That pUTs mood ovEr HooKs And Doesn'T HesitaTe to aDd a fEw QuIRky ElectroNIc KEYboaRdS tO the Mix. siNger THom DONovAn comes Across as sOmeTHing KiNd Of like aN enervated BonO, lEtting his vOiCe fAll intO A Croak at tImes but rarely pushing himSElf to emOtiOnal eXtreMes. As a guiTarIst he's MorE IntereSting tHan flAsHy — TOUT le MoNDE fEatUrEs what is prOBAblY the bEsT six-Note guiTar solo ever recordeD. thrOughout the albUm tHere ARE hIntS Of AN exTeNSivE 1980S Record collectioN; apart from ThE boNo influencE, TheRe'S Quit YoU Now, whiCh souNDs suspiCiously liKe an Echo & tHe bunnYMEn oUttake circA 1984. You’ll fiNd yourselF Being QUiEtly eNchAnted oVeR anD over Again. REComMendeD. — Rick
 appeared in several telev ision show s inc lud ing ,Moon ligh t (CBS), Lagun a  Bea ch (MTV), The Hills (M TV),Co l lege Li fe (M TV), Th e  T . O . S ho w(VH 1) as  well  as  the Cl ear Pictur esin die film, Ou t pa tient.

So mep lace CloserToHere w as  al s o lis ted  at N o. 18o n Play backSTL M ag a zine's Top Alb u m sof 2 005.

Press Revie w sf or Someplace C loserTo He r e 
If  La push haile dfromE ngland, no o n e w o uld be the le ast bit sur p ris ed atth e b a nd's d ebut,  S o mep lace Closer  ToHere, whi ch rec a lls the romanti cism o f C old play ,  t he  in si s ten t  g roo v e o f Oasis,  t he  dram a of R a d iohe ad,  orthe e xpansive bomb ast  ofT heVerve . Sav vy l is tener s woul d nod  a nd smile at the  lus h product ion ,the  e clect i c arra nge men ts, and  the ga u zyvo c a l sand tip their bowl er s on ce moreat the cl ev e rness of  a not herh a ndful  oft al ented Br its. T h etr ouble i sthat L ap ush , w ho so u nd e very b it as go od as the bands note d  above, did n o tb u rs t  fro m a  posh Londo n st u dio,  but fr oma  base mentin St .  Louis, MO. —  Ampl if ier Ma gazin e

There's so mething et e r n ally att ract i ve about the rock  trio  format —s ome of r ock &  roll'sfinest an d most pow erf ulban dsh a ve  consisted of n othi ng  more t han  a guysin gin g a ndpl aying gui tar with  a  b as spla yer a n d drumme ralo ng sid e him .  That' s the  for ma tu sed  by the St . Loui s- ba sedtri oLapus h, b u t i f you'r e expecti ngs omet hi ng  like e ither the Jam 's  taut mod- po p a ttacko r  Cream's  elephantine, bluesy sw a gger, t hin k aga in:these guy s s pecial ize in a m edium- tempo ,som e t imesr a th ermo pey versio n ofthe r oc k tr io appr oach that puts moo d  ov er hooks anddoe sn't h es ita t et o a dd a f e w  quirky electro nic keyboa rd s  t o the mix. Sin ge r ThomDonovan  come s  across  as somet hing kind  o f li k e  an  enervated  Bono, l etting hi s  voic e  f all i nto  a cro ak  at  time s butr are ly pu shinghi mselfto em ot ional ex tremes. As a guitaristhe's m ore i nte resting t han fla shy — Tou t le  Monde fea tur eswhatisp robab ly t h ebes t  six- note guitar so l oeve r re corded. Thr o u g hou t the  al b um the re a re hints of an ex t ensive 1980s r ecor d col lec t ion;  a part from theBon oi n fluence,  t here's Quit  You Now ,w hichsounds  suspi ciously l ik e  an Ec ho &  th e Bunnyme n o ut t ake cir ca  1 9 84. Yo u’ll  f ind yo urself bein g quietly enchante d ove r and o v eragain .Recomme n ded.  — Rick
 appeared_in several_television shows including, Moonlight_(CBS), Laguna_Beach_(MTV), The_Hills_(MTV), College Life_(MTV), The T.O._Show (VH1) as well_as the Clear_Pictures_indie film, Outpatient.

Someplace Closer To Here was also listed at No. 18 on PlaybackSTL Magazine's_Top_Albums of_2005.

Press_Reviews_for Someplace Closer To Here
If_Lapush hailed from England, no_one would_be the least bit surprised at the band's_debut,_Someplace Closer To_Here, which recalls the romanticism of Coldplay, the insistent_groove of Oasis, the drama of_Radiohead, or the_expansive_bombast_of The Verve. Savvy_listeners would nod and smile at_the lush production, the eclectic arrangements,_and the gauzy vocals and tip their_bowlers once more at the cleverness_of another handful of talented_Brits. The_trouble is that Lapush, who_sound every bit_as good_as the bands_noted above, did not burst from_a posh London_studio, but from a basement in_St._Louis, MO. —__Amplifier_Magazine

There's something_eternally attractive about_the_rock trio_format_— some of rock & roll's_finest_and most powerful bands have consisted of_nothing more than a_guy_singing and playing guitar_with a bass player and_drummer alongside him. That's the format_used by_the St._Louis-based trio Lapush, but if you're expecting something like either the_Jam's taut mod-pop attack or Cream's_elephantine, bluesy swagger, think_again: these_guys_specialize in a_medium-tempo,_sometimes rather_mopey version of the rock trio approach_that puts_mood over hooks and doesn't hesitate_to add a few_quirky_electronic keyboards to the mix. Singer_Thom Donovan comes across as something_kind of like an enervated_Bono,_letting_his voice fall into a_croak at times but rarely pushing_himself to emotional_extremes. As a guitarist he's more interesting_than_flashy — Tout le Monde features_what_is probably the best six-note guitar_solo_ever_recorded. Throughout the album there_are hints of an extensive 1980s_record collection; apart from the Bono influence, there's Quit_You Now, which_sounds suspiciously like an Echo_&_the_Bunnymen outtake circa 1984. You’ll find yourself being quietly enchanted_over and_over again. Recommended._— Rick