Debate Team is an American indie power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 band/supergroup from Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, consisting of vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of OK Go

OK Go

OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...

, guitarist Drew Brown

Drew Brown (OneRepublic)

Andrew John "Drew" Brown is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. He also plays bells on the song "All The Right Moves". Originally from Broomfield, Colorado where he worked at Peter Walsh's Big Dog Deli to support himself as a budding...

 of OneRepublic

OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...

, bassist Bob Morris

Robert (Bob) Morris

Robert "Bob" Samuel Morris was born on February 8, 1985 in Bensenville, Illinois. He is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist of Los Angeles indie group Stamps...

 of The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound was an indie quartet originating in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band later changed their name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name...

 and keyboardist Adam James. Their debut EP, entitled "Wins Again" was released independently on January 24, 2011 and is available in the United States on iTunes.

Origin

Debate Team started out as a recording project by flatmates Ryan McNeill and Drew Brown

Drew Brown (OneRepublic)

Andrew John "Drew" Brown is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. He also plays bells on the song "All The Right Moves". Originally from Broomfield, Colorado where he worked at Peter Walsh's Big Dog Deli to support himself as a budding...

. Both McNeill and Brown

Drew Brown (OneRepublic)

Andrew John "Drew" Brown is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. He also plays bells on the song "All The Right Moves". Originally from Broomfield, Colorado where he worked at Peter Walsh's Big Dog Deli to support himself as a budding...

 had an interest in artists such as Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...

 and Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

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With the success of Drew Brown's

Drew Brown (OneRepublic)

Andrew John "Drew" Brown is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. He also plays bells on the song "All The Right Moves". Originally from Broomfield, Colorado where he worked at Peter Walsh's Big Dog Deli to support himself as a budding...

 main project OneRepublic

OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...

, Debate team went on hiatus until 2008. In 2009, Bob Morris

Robert (Bob) Morris

Robert "Bob" Samuel Morris was born on February 8, 1985 in Bensenville, Illinois. He is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist of Los Angeles indie group Stamps...

, Dan Konopka and Adam James joined Brown

Drew Brown (OneRepublic)

Andrew John "Drew" Brown is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. He also plays bells on the song "All The Right Moves". Originally from Broomfield, Colorado where he worked at Peter Walsh's Big Dog Deli to support himself as a budding...

 and McNeill to complete the band.

Wins Again

Throughout 2009 and 2010 Debate began recording for their debut EP, "Wins Again". The EP was set to be released in Summer 2010, but this was then delayed until the start of 2011. In the meantime, Debate Team released the tracks "Leave", "My Expertise", "Curious Pair" and "Christmastime Alone" onto their Facebook

Facebook

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 page.

Untitled EP

On November 3, 2010, Debate mentioned on their Facebook

Facebook

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page that their 2nd EP is being recorded. The date and title of this release are still unknown.