The album's title is a dig at Velvet Crush, who released In the Presence of Greatness the previous year.
Formed around 2000 by guitarist Andrew Mitchell and bass player Matthew Marra, the band's music has been described as a fusion of country-rock and indie-pop, with a penchant for heavy folk harmonies, reminiscent of Big Star, Velvet Crush and The Posies.
The Velvet Underground | Velvet Revolution | Velvet Crush | The Case of the Velvet Claws | Velvet McIntyre | Velvet Acid Christ | National Velvet | Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers | Crush 40 | Loaded (The Velvet Underground album) | Velvet Elvis | Velvet Blue Music | The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Teen | Codeine Velvet Club | Behind the Velvet Curtain: Songs from the Motion Picture Redbelt | Velvet Scoter | Velvet Raccoon | Velvet Goldmine | The Velvet Underground (album) | The Cold Crush Brothers | The Black Velvet Band | Some Velvet Sidewalk | National Velvet (film) | Instant Crush | Four Flies on Grey Velvet | Velvet Tinmine | Velvet Noise Extended | Velvet Monkeys | Velvet-mantled Drongo |
Bombones was born in Seville, (Spain), in early 2000s, where due to the love of the music that characterize both Juano and Goyo (working in a record store), they decided to join with Francis and Eduardo "Pollito" (former bass player) to play unusual power-pop covers, like Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush or Redd Kross.
As a producer, he is probably best known for his work with R.E.M. from 1981 through 1984, though he has also worked with many other acts including Ben Folds Five, Pylon, Helium, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Game Theory, Marshall Crenshaw, The Connells, Velvet Crush, Ken Stringfellow (of The Posies), and Birds of Avalon.
Their style was influenced by older bands such as The Beatles, Big Star, and also more contemporary groups like Teenage Fanclub and Velvet Crush.