Aqueduct is a Seattle, Washington-based indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band originally hailing from Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. Initially the band was a one-man act, created and produced by David Terry in his bedroom. Supporting members have more recently been added to the group. Aqueduct has played with Seattle bands United State of Electronica

United State of Electronica

The United State of Electronica, or U.S.E., is a Seattle, Washington-based dance/rock band formed in 2002. It includes the four members of the band Wonderful: Jason Holstrom , Jon e...

, Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...

, and Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....

 among others. They have received praise for their application of synth pop meter, drum, and piano, which has become more complex as the band has grown in membership.

History

Aqueduct was founded in Tulsa as the solo project of pop aficionado David Terry. He relocated to Seattle in 2003, and a mere 12 hours after Terry's arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct was opening for Modest Mouse at The Showbox. Word spread throughout the Pacific Northwest about the nimble cleverness of Aqueduct's heartbreaking lyricism and unstoppable piano-laden hooks.

After months of culling and polishing new and pre-existing material with the help of producer Matt Pence, Aqueduct completed their full-length album I Sold Gold

I Sold Gold

I Sold Gold is the third album by Aqueduct. It was released January 25, 2005 on Barsuk Records. Two tracks, "Growing Up With GNR" and "Heart Design", released with I Sold Gold come from Aqueduct's first album, Power Ballads, which was released in 2003...

, along with an EP, Pistols at Dawn

Pistols at Dawn (EP)

Pistols at Dawn is the second album by Aqueduct. The five-song EP was released October 12, 2004 on Barsuk Records.-Track listing:#"Hardcore Days & Softcore Nights" – 3:53#"Dinner Mints"#"As Close As Your Girlfriend Is Far Away"...

. Or Give Me Death

Or Give Me Death (album)

Or Give Me Death is an album by Aqueduct. It was released February 20, 2007 on Barsuk Records.-Track listing:# "Lying in the Bed I've Made"# "Living a Lie"# "Broken Records"# "Keep It Together"# "Just the Way I Are"# "Unavailable"...

 was released a few years later.¹.

Current line-up

• Matt Nader — drums, guitar, keyboard, vocals, bass
• Andy Fitts — bass
• David Terry — vocals, keyboard, guitar
• Chris Whitten — drums

Past members

• David Bynum — bass
• Chris Barnes — bass
• Jason Holstrom
  Jason Holstrom
  Jason Holstrom is a Seattle-based musician/producer. He is member of Seattle bands United State of Electronica and Wonderful....
  
   — guitar
• Colin Carmichael — drums
• Jeff Johnston — bass
• James McCalister — drums
• Andrew Rudd — drums, guitar, vocals
• Justin Wilmore — bass
• Noah Ritter — bass

Discography

All releases on Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...

.

• Power Ballads (2003
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• Pistols at Dawn (2004
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• I Sold Gold
  I Sold Gold
  I Sold Gold is the third album by Aqueduct. It was released January 25, 2005 on Barsuk Records. Two tracks, "Growing Up With GNR" and "Heart Design", released with I Sold Gold come from Aqueduct's first album, Power Ballads, which was released in 2003...
  
   (2005
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• Or Give Me Death
  Or Give Me Death (album)
  Or Give Me Death is an album by Aqueduct. It was released February 20, 2007 on Barsuk Records.-Track listing:# "Lying in the Bed I've Made"# "Living a Lie"# "Broken Records"# "Keep It Together"# "Just the Way I Are"# "Unavailable"...
  
   (2007
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External links

• Aqueduct's official site
• Press
• Aqueduct Interview at Press Play and Record
• Aqueduct at Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
  
  
• Aqueduct news, reviews, and interview at Three Imaginary Girls
  Three Imaginary Girls
  Three Imaginary Girls is a Seattle-based website that showcases the music of the Pacific Northwest. Self-described as "Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press", since its founding in 2002, the site has featured hundreds of reviews of albums, live music, film, theater, interviews, political commentary,...
  
  

¹http://www.barsuk.com/bands/aqueduct