Todd Eaton -  From what Anna, Bob, and I were able to piece together, The Neato Cogs started sometime in 1984 when we were all high school juniors in Martin, a small town in northwest Tennessee.  While we were in 8th and 9th grade, Bob and I had played together in a cover band called Oh No!, and I remember Bob trying out a couple of originals among the covers we did.  After that band broke up, Bob became involved in a band called The Clean Cuts with Jim Andreas, someone who seemed as talented as he was.  I remember seeing The Clean Cuts during a high school assembly during our sophomore year and actually feeling depressed and envious because I'd never been involved in something that fresh-sounding and creative.  The Clean Cuts eventually dissolved and I asked Bob if he wanted to get together and make some music.  In contrast to Oh No!, this time the focus would be on original music and Bob's own songs.  He eventually told our friend Anna that if she bought a bass, she could be in the band, which Anna proceeded to do.  The band name came from Bob's play on the word "incognito."  All of our equipment was cheap - not entirely by design, but by necessity.  There was lots of feedback and occasional power outages, but my parents somehow tolerated us practicing in my family's basement. More bio here. 

It's The Neato Cogs is free to download, the songs and the artwork.  To listen, click on the the songs.  To save, for PC users, right click and use the "save target as" option to get the files.  For Mac users, control click and "save or download link as".  Follow the same procedure for the artwork but click on the thumbs.