Via Audio
Encyclopedia
Via Audio is an American
indie pop
band from Brooklyn, New York. Their first full-length album Say Something
, was released in 2007 by Sidecho Records
, to glowing reviews from prominent independent music publications such as Pitchfork Media
, Alternative Press, Spin Magazine, & Tiny Mix Tapes
. The band met while attending college at Berklee College of Music
in Boston, Massachusetts, later moving to Brooklyn, New York.
They released their second full-length album titled Animalore
on Undertow Music
on March 9, 2010; it was produced by Spoon
's Jim Eno
.
in Boston, Massachusetts and released a self-titled
EP
on Connecticut-based record label Kill Normal Records the following year. The lineup at that time consisted of Jessica Martins (Vocals, Keys, Guitar), Dan Molad (Vocals, Guitar, Drums), David Lizmi (Bass), and Tom Deis (Vocals, Guitar). The band toured regionally through the Northeastern United States and gained a strong following in their then hometown of Boston.
In 2007, the band signed to California-based label Sidecho Records
, and began to garner lots of attention from various music blogs, zines, and critics after Death Cab for Cutie
guitarist Chris Walla
called them his "new favorite band" in his column in Under the Radar
Magazine, an Independent Music publication.
Sidecho released the band's debut full-length album, Say Something
, recorded earlier that year in Austin, Texas with Spoon
drummer and producer Jim Eno
, on September 25, 2007 in the United States. Additionally, Kurofone Records released the album in Japan. The album was met with praise from prominent Independent Music publications such as Pitchfork Media
, who rated the album a 7.7/10 and called the album.
The band has toured extensively in the past two years, including tours through North America with acts such as White Rabbits
, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
, and Jukebox The Ghost
, as well as a brief tour of Japan supporting Spoon
. The band has also played at numerous festivals including the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas
, the Monolith Festival in Denver, Colorado
, and the CMJ Music Showcase in New York City
, where Spin.com
named them "one of the nine hottest bands playing CMJ".
In 2007 Drummer, Guitarist, and co-vocalist Dan Molad left the group to pursue other projects. Molad was replaced as the band's live drummer by Adam Sturtevant, with Deis (Guitar) and Martins (Guitar, Keys) remaining on lead vocals, and Lizmi remaining on Bass.
Via Audio released their second full-length album titled Animalore
on Undertow Music on March 9, 2010; it was also produced by Spoon
's Jim Eno
. The first single, "Babies", is available for download now at Filter Magazine's website, filtermagazine.com.
Former
Interviews:
Music of the United States
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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 from Brooklyn, New York. Their first full-length album Say Something
Say something (album)
Say Something is the debut full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio...
, was released in 2007 by Sidecho Records
SideCho Records
SideCho Records is an independent record label based in Long Beach, California. It has been around since at least 2003, but doesn't list a history on its website.-Artists:* Those Mockingbirds* Peachcake* Charlemagne* Neva Dinova* The Pale Pacific...
, to glowing reviews from prominent independent music publications such as 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...
, Alternative Press, Spin Magazine, & Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
. The band met while attending college at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston, Massachusetts, later moving to Brooklyn, New York.
They released their second full-length album titled Animalore
Animalore
Animalore is the second full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio. It was released March 9, 2010 on independent record label Undertow Music in the United States.-Track listing:# "Hello"# "Goldrush"# "Babies"# "Tigers"# "Digital"...
on Undertow Music
Undertow Music
Undertow began in 1996 as a collective of independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and creative managers sharing resources, ideas, and a love of music. Undertow Music operates offices in St...
on March 9, 2010; it was produced by Spoon
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...
's Jim Eno
Jim Eno
Jim Eno is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.-Overview:Eno was born in Rhode Island...
.
Biography
Via Audio met and formed in 2003 while attending Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston, Massachusetts and released a self-titled
Via Audio (EP)
Via Audio is the debut recording by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio. It was released in 2004 on independent record label Kill Normal Records in the United States.-Track listing:# "Developing Active People" – 3:37# "Mouth Shut" – 3:46...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on Connecticut-based record label Kill Normal Records the following year. The lineup at that time consisted of Jessica Martins (Vocals, Keys, Guitar), Dan Molad (Vocals, Guitar, Drums), David Lizmi (Bass), and Tom Deis (Vocals, Guitar). The band toured regionally through the Northeastern United States and gained a strong following in their then hometown of Boston.
In 2007, the band signed to California-based label Sidecho Records
SideCho Records
SideCho Records is an independent record label based in Long Beach, California. It has been around since at least 2003, but doesn't list a history on its website.-Artists:* Those Mockingbirds* Peachcake* Charlemagne* Neva Dinova* The Pale Pacific...
, and began to garner lots of attention from various music blogs, zines, and critics after 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 ....
guitarist Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Christopher Walla is an American musician and music producer, most notable for being the guitarist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also a former DJ of KCWU, 88.1 The Burg...
called them his "new favorite band" in his column in Under the Radar
Under the Radar (magazine)
Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution" and features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. Each issue includes opinion and commentary of the Indie music scene as well as reviews on books, DVDs and albums.Items are reviewed based on a...
Magazine, an Independent Music publication.
Sidecho released the band's debut full-length album, Say Something
Say something (album)
Say Something is the debut full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio...
, recorded earlier that year in Austin, Texas with Spoon
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...
drummer and producer Jim Eno
Jim Eno
Jim Eno is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.-Overview:Eno was born in Rhode Island...
, on September 25, 2007 in the United States. Additionally, Kurofone Records released the album in Japan. The album was met with praise from prominent Independent Music publications such as 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...
, who rated the album a 7.7/10 and called the album.
"a catchy pop record that's serious: not gloomy, not mournful, and not pretentious. It's serious and earnest, it's occasionally sad, but there is such a beautiful gloss over everything that it sticks, hurts, and feels delicious."
The band has toured extensively in the past two years, including tours through North America with acts such as White Rabbits
White Rabbits (band)
White Rabbits is an American six-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Columbia, Missouri. The band released its debut studio album, Fort Nightly, on May 22, 2007. They currently record for TBD Records.-History:...
, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is an indie pop band from Springfield, Missouri. Their first full-length album Broom, independently released in 2005, received good reviews from Spin Magazine and they are now signed with Polyvinyl Record Co....
, and Jukebox The Ghost
Jukebox The Ghost
-Everything Under the Sun:Jukebox the Ghost's second album was released on September 7, 2010. 'Empire' the first single, was released on June 1, 2010.-External links:* * * * *...
, as well as a brief tour of Japan supporting Spoon
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...
. The band has also played at numerous festivals including the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, the Monolith Festival in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, and the CMJ Music Showcase in New York City
New York City
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, where Spin.com
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
named them "one of the nine hottest bands playing CMJ".
In 2007 Drummer, Guitarist, and co-vocalist Dan Molad left the group to pursue other projects. Molad was replaced as the band's live drummer by Adam Sturtevant, with Deis (Guitar) and Martins (Guitar, Keys) remaining on lead vocals, and Lizmi remaining on Bass.
Via Audio released their second full-length album titled Animalore
Animalore
Animalore is the second full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio. It was released March 9, 2010 on independent record label Undertow Music in the United States.-Track listing:# "Hello"# "Goldrush"# "Babies"# "Tigers"# "Digital"...
on Undertow Music on March 9, 2010; it was also produced by Spoon
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...
's Jim Eno
Jim Eno
Jim Eno is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.-Overview:Eno was born in Rhode Island...
. The first single, "Babies", is available for download now at Filter Magazine's website, filtermagazine.com.
Members
- Tom Deis - Singer/Songwriter/Guitar
- David Lizmi - Bass/Synthesizer
- Jessica Martins - Singer/Songwriter/Guitar/Synthesizer
- Adam Sturtevant - Drums
Former
- Dan Molad - Singer/Songwriter/Drums/Guitar (2003–2007)
Studio Albums
- 2004 Via Audio - EPVia Audio (EP)Via Audio is the debut recording by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio. It was released in 2004 on independent record label Kill Normal Records in the United States.-Track listing:# "Developing Active People" – 3:37# "Mouth Shut" – 3:46...
(Kill Normal) - 2007 Say SomethingSay something (album)Say Something is the debut full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio...
(Sidecho) - 2010 AnimaloreAnimaloreAnimalore is the second full-length album by the American Indie Pop band Via Audio. It was released March 9, 2010 on independent record label Undertow Music in the United States.-Track listing:# "Hello"# "Goldrush"# "Babies"# "Tigers"# "Digital"...
(Undertow Music Collective)
External links
- Official Website
- Fuse TV Tour Blog: Via Audio
- last.fm
- Pitchfork Review: Say Something
- Tiny Mix Tapes Review: Say Something
- AOL/Spinner's "I freaking Love This Song" Column: Via Audio - 'Presents'
- http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/via_audio_babies_filter_exclusive
Interviews: