the WANDAS are an American rock band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, composed of Keith McEachern, Brent Battey, Ross J. Lucivero, and William Bierce.

[4]"Both poppy and emotional, the [WANDAS] cut straight to the core with gorgeous harmonies, startling earnestness, and a sense of indie pop cool..." Telegram & Gazette.

[5] From April 2009 until August 2010, the WANDAS spent most of their time touring the United States in their 1992 30 foot RV and building a grass roots fan base.

The Boston Globe said "It's a gorgeously warm and wistful work"[6] and American Songwriter gave it four Stars, stating "The Boston based quartet’s dreamy pop-rock locks in on a mid-tempo groove and the organic sound captures the effortless strummy melodies and vocal harmonies that recall the days before slick production and too many overdubs robbed music of its magic.

In the process, they caused a few bloggers' jaws to hit the floor at South by Southwest and squashed the competition at WBRU's Rock Hunt battle of the bands.

In October 2010, CMJ Music Marathon wrote "With their big shout-along choruses and their classic rock melodies, the band managed to whip the crowd at the Bowery Poetry Club into a sugary frenzy".

The group gained momentum as the week of the festival progressed and were covered by several media outlets: "...this Boston act is suddenly (only with much hard work and extensive touring, of course,) one of the best bands in America.

"[16] Contrary to The Boston Herald report, guitarist Brent Battey noted on his Twitter page that the band was named after the Neil Young song, "Kinda Fonda Wanda" from his album, Everybody's Rockin'.