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Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: Arts & Leisure

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David Fairbanks provides vocals as well as percussion for Kansas City-based rock band Pomeroy. The band visited the Waiting Room for an Oct. 13 show with local act Old Boy Network. Their fifth album, A New Reflection, was released on Oct. 9.

The Gateway talked with Fairbanks about the tour and the band's success and changes in their program.


Where did the name Pomeroy come from?

The name came from a street that we all lived on while in college at Kansas State University. Matt and I first started the band in late 1997, and I moved into a house on Pomeroy Street in early 1998 … It's also a name from our old town in Manhattan, Kan. and we really liked the street. It just kind of had a nice ring to it. That's where we ended up writing our first album and that's where we started practicing. It's where it all began.



Your fifth release, A New Reflection, dropped on Oct. 9. How is this album collectively different from the others?

This album is a much more focused effort at packaging all of that energy and all of those creative ideas into something a little more rock 'n' roll based. We always been that band that's been known for being the funky fusion/hip-hop type of stuff, which there is still some of that in there, but we've made this more rock focused.

We've never had the chance to get off the road and write. So the end result of taking time off is a much more complete thought and it's something that we're very proud of. We feel like this is some of our best work.



Is it safe to say that this is the new sound for Pomeroy?

I think it's safe to say that A New Revolution is our way of moving away from the straight fusion, combining funk and hip-hop together. There are lots of bands out there doing that right now. I think [the] natural progression of where we're taking things is more rock 'n' roll based. That's not to say that our next album won't change as well. We just don't know yet. With each album, we want to change a little bit. We wanted to move into a different direction with this one.



What's your personal favorite track off of the new album?

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