Dom is an American indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

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With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song, 'Jesus'. They added bassist Erik and recorded their first 7 song EP, Sun Bronzed Greek Gods by March 2010 in Erik’s bedroom using a pink paisley guitar, a Casio keyboard and Fruity Loops. The band's current lead guitarist is Kenny Brown.

The group led in nominations at the 2010 Boston Music Awards for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist, taking home Song of The Year for their song, "Living in America". The Sun Bronzed Greek Gods

Sun Bronzed Greek Gods

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EP made many Best of 2010 Lists, including Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

's Staff Picks: Best Albums of 2010 and Spin

Spin (magazine)

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's 20 Best Songs of Summer. The group later went on to collaborate with rapper Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane

Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

 and supported Ratatat

Ratatat

Ratatat is a New York City electronic music duo consisting of Mike Stroud and producer Evan Mast .-History:Evan Mast and Mike Stroud first met as students at Skidmore College, but they did not work together until 2001, when they recorded several songs under the name "Cherry"...

 on a North American Tour.

Dom teamed up with Cults

Cults (band)

Cults is an indie pop band from Manhattan, New York. The band first drew to prominence when they posted a three song EP, Cults 7", on their Bandcamp page.-History:...

 on a one-off single produced by Passion Pits Ayad Al Adhamy

Ayad Al Adhamy

Ayad Al Adhamy is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and record label owner based in Brooklyn New York. He is mostly known as the synthesizer, sample, and percussion player of Passion Pit, as well as sharing remix duties with Nate Donmoyer and Ian Hultquist....

 and released by Black Bell Records

Black Bell Records

Black Bell Records is an independent record label based in New York, New York. The label was started in 2010 by Ayad Al Adhamy, who is member of Boston synth-pop band, Passion Pit ....

 in February 2011.

In August 2011, Dom released Family of Love EP. Produced by Nicolas Vernhes (Animal Collective

Animal Collective

Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...

, Björk

Björk

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), the EP made the Top 10 College Radio chart September 2011. The band played Lollapalooza 2011, receiving critical acclaim and was asked by Perry Farrell, the festival founder to open for Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times...

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Discography

EPs

• Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
  Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
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  (2010)
• Family of Love (2010)