Slender Means
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Slender Means was an indie rock
band from Seattle, Washington
. Their debut album, Neon & Ruin on Mt. Fuji Records
, was released Tuesday, August 23, 2005 on Mt. Fuji Records
. In 2007 they put out a five song E.P. containing previously unreleased material and a live track from the 90.3 KEXP show, Audio Oasis. They recently completed LP 2, and are calling it (Adrift In The Cosmos) and was released on 15 November 2009. The writing of their 3rd LP came to an abrupt halt at end of 2010 when the band decided to take an extended hiatus. Some of the other members are currently playing in other projects. Eric Wennberg is playing in the pop/rock band Mal de Mer, who have a record due out 2011. Paul Pugliese is playing in a yet to be named instrumental project. Dave E. Martin has joined up with the Pop/Rock band Black Whales. He was asked to fill in on keyboards for a show in September 2010 after Mike Bayer decided to leave the band to focus on his other music projects. Black Whales released their debut full length record "Shangri-La Indeed!"on June 28, 2011. Martin contributed keyboards to 6 tracks and a musical saw track that was looped at the beginning of the albums opening song. Josh Dawson is rumored to be working on new material for a probable solo project, and Sonny Votolato recently played bass on his brother Rocky's latest currently unreleased full length record.
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 from Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Their debut album, Neon & Ruin on Mt. Fuji Records
Mt. Fuji Records
Mt. Fuji Records is an independent record label based out of Seattle, Washington. Their roster includes rock bands such as Little Brazil, The Cops and Slender Means.-Bands:* The Cops* Little Brazil* Slender Means* Wintergreen* New Candidates...
, was released Tuesday, August 23, 2005 on Mt. Fuji Records
Mt. Fuji Records
Mt. Fuji Records is an independent record label based out of Seattle, Washington. Their roster includes rock bands such as Little Brazil, The Cops and Slender Means.-Bands:* The Cops* Little Brazil* Slender Means* Wintergreen* New Candidates...
. In 2007 they put out a five song E.P. containing previously unreleased material and a live track from the 90.3 KEXP show, Audio Oasis. They recently completed LP 2, and are calling it (Adrift In The Cosmos) and was released on 15 November 2009. The writing of their 3rd LP came to an abrupt halt at end of 2010 when the band decided to take an extended hiatus. Some of the other members are currently playing in other projects. Eric Wennberg is playing in the pop/rock band Mal de Mer, who have a record due out 2011. Paul Pugliese is playing in a yet to be named instrumental project. Dave E. Martin has joined up with the Pop/Rock band Black Whales. He was asked to fill in on keyboards for a show in September 2010 after Mike Bayer decided to leave the band to focus on his other music projects. Black Whales released their debut full length record "Shangri-La Indeed!"on June 28, 2011. Martin contributed keyboards to 6 tracks and a musical saw track that was looped at the beginning of the albums opening song. Josh Dawson is rumored to be working on new material for a probable solo project, and Sonny Votolato recently played bass on his brother Rocky's latest currently unreleased full length record.
Discography
- Neon & Ruin (2005)
- Rock 'n' Roll Machine EP (2007)
- Adrift in the Cosmos (15 November 2009)
Members
- Josh Dawson - Lead vocals, guitar
- Sonny Votolato - guitar/backing vocals
- Paul Pugliese - bass
- David E. Martin - keyboards/backing vocals
- Eric Wennberg - drums
External links
- Slender Means official website
- Mt. Fuji Records
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