Ideal Free Distribution are an indie rock

Indie rock

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 band from Benton

Benton, Kentucky

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 and Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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. Eric Griffy (bass), Tony Miller (vocals) and Craig Morris (guitar) began recording songs on 4 and 8 track recorders in 1997.

Band history

In 2002, the IFD began writing and recording what would become their self-titled debut album that would eventually be released on Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records in 2007. The record revealed the band coloring its music with Mellotron and organ.