None of us has gotten over summer camp. For the iOs founding members Chris Punsalan and Autumn Proemm, band camp’s reach is long. The world of sing-alongs and first kisses inspired their wistful and hilarious tune “Summer Camp,” and, more significantly, the band’s musical bridge between the girls’ side of the lake and the boys’.

The iOs, whose names refers to the interplay of ones and zeros of the digital age, turn out catchy pop music that balances shimmering synth sounds of Proemm’s keyboard and voice with forceful guitar and vocals from Punsalan. Before they came together personally and professionally, Punsalan learned guitar from his father in the Philippines. Meanwhile, in upstate New York, Proemm cut her musical teeth on clarinet and piano. After forming the band in 2005, they enlisted experienced bass player CJ Amodeo, to add color to the chord progressions. California-born Chris Brocco came on board as the resident Renaissance man, moving from drums to guitar to keyboards and back to guitar again. The current configuration, including Paul Mauceri’s powerful, precise drumming, has won the admiration of the Village Voice, “pairing their bright synth washes with skuzzy guitars to catchy effect,” and fans from San Francisco and Los Angeles to New York. Acknowledging the band’s 80’s era influence and its male/female rapport, the New York Press termed them a “lush, new-wave, indie-pop, boy-girl group.”

They’ve previously self-released the five song “Center and Stop” EP. For 2006, the iOs will release the “Resident Alien” 7 inch followed by their full-length debut album, “In Sunday Songs” on Kanine Records.

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