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Finn and the Pant Legs

Finn and the Pant Legs is an American experimental rock cover band from Midland Park, New Jersey, United States of America. The band is comprised of 3 members: John Walker, Trey Taylor, Christopher Stokes, and multiple other members who prefer not to be mentioned. John Walker a.k.a. J. Trigga Sledge is the self proclaimed leader of the band. He and the other two members share the role of lead vocalists often taking turns as the lead for different songs.

History

The band formed in 2014 under the name Invalid Name. They have released 6 albums and 1 single since the band's formation in 2014. They have performed live at the Residents Inn, Marriott in Saddle River, New Jersey. The band have had offers from multiple record labels in 2018 but have not signed for any of them.

Everything but Christmas Carols (2014)

Their first full-length album Everything but Christmas Carols was recorded in 2014 and released later in the winter. The album was released on YouTube as individual songs, one song a day for each day of Hanuka. The most popular song from their first album was their cover of the song let's go fly a kite from the musical Mary Poppins. The fan favorite song, their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, was included in this album. The album included 8 songs in total. The Album included 5 more covers of these songs: Helter Skelter, Phycho Killer, Waltzing Matilda, Wonderwall, and Imagine. The Album also included an original song titled, Terrible 80s Song About Space Sex.

You Could Have Stopped This (2015)

Album cover for You Could Have Stopped This

The album You Could Have Stopped This consisted of 4 songs. The Band covered the songs Eastbound and Down, Happy Together, Say It Ain't So, and Summer. In this album they began to play their own instruments instead of just doing the vocals of songs.

Wrestling for Peanuts (2016)

Album cover for Wresting for Peanuts

Their second full-length album, Wrestling for Peanuts, represented a big change for the band. The band adopted the name Finn and the Pant Legs for their third full-length album. They also had a collaboration with the internet famous, sound cloud rapper who sent ripples through the Midland Park community, Kietur. Kietur was featured in the band's cover of The Power of Love. Through their collaboration with Kietur they gained access to a high quality recording studio owned by Kietur himself. The first song of the Album, Sodomy, was their first song recorded in the studio and is wildly popular. The song Sodomy, was a Freestyle rap sang by John, and Kietur. The song Sodomy served as a rite of passage, a sort of initiation, to Kietur's recording studio. The other songs in the album are all covers. The album includes covers of Das Model, You turn the screws, Pumped Up Kicks, Senaca falls, and I'm Gonna Be. The band also abandoned the mantra from their first album, Everything but Christmas Carols, by recording Silent Night featuring John Walker singing in a near perfect Tom Waits impersonation.

Mr. Blue Sky (2016)

Their cover of the song Mr. Blue Sky, released as a single, is their most popular song. The vocals and expert harmonica work for the song were done entirely by John Walker. Many fans say the band's cover of the song is better than the original song.

10/31/17 (2017)

The Album 10/31/17 was titled that because all of the songs were recorded that Halloween Night. The album was their shortest album yet only being 3 songs. The album includes covers of the songs Red Flag, I believe in a thing called love, and Basket Case. This album featured another collaboration with the Rapper Kietur in the song I believe in a thing called love.

Malt Shops and Lost Dogs (2018)

Their most recent album Malt Shops and lost Dogs includes 4 covers. This album marked the loss of their recording studio and partnership with Kietur. The 4 songs were recorded without a studio but the album is still doing very well. The songs covered in this album are Island in the Sun, Sweet Dreams, and two songs by Paul McCartney, Come on to Me, and English Tea.