Lincoln was an American alternative rock / nerd rock band consisting of four members: Chris Temple (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera (drums), Danny Weinkauf (bass) . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Lincoln was an American alternative rock / nerd rock band consisting of four members: Chris Temple (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera (drums), Danny Weinkauf (bass), and Dan Miller (guitar). They were based in New York City. The band broke up in 1998 after only one album. Formed by singer-songwriter Chris Temple, a former landscaper, the band released their first and only (self-titled) album in 1997. The album was noted to show versatility in songwriting, ranging from alt-pop to country-rock to synth-pop. The lyrics were often observations of life, ranging from relationships (and their end) in "Stop" and "Wish you were dead" via hedonistic car driving in "Sucker", drug habits in "Straight", the burden of keeping up appearances in "Unhappy" to an anti-anthem for Temple's hometown Carversville, Pennsylvania in "Carversville". The album got positive reviews, both from critics and fans. Gary Graff of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that the album put Lincoln on a short list of "quirky pop groups that know how to wrap their irreverence in irresistible songs." The Patriot Ledger's critic wrote that "Lincoln explores the same nerdy pop domain as their mentors, They Might Be Giants, with clever lyrics and slightly skewed rock." In a positive review, Entertainment Weekly compared the band's songs to "long-lost '70s Top 40 hits."

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