The Blakes is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band has several independent releases before signing to the Seattle Light In The Attic record label, and then has two more studio releases: The Blakes LP and EP Streets. After that they had two independent releases in 2009: Lights On EP and Souvenir LP.
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Overview
Prior to the band's conception, Garnet's brother and Snow Keim had been raving across the country writing music in the late 1990s, eventually taking them to Seattle, Washington. The band was formed in 2001 when the Keim brothers met their future drummer, Bob Husak, at a local coffee shop in Seattle (Tully's). Named after the dream that bassist Snow Keim was involved in a meeting with 18th-century English poet William Blake at a metal shop, The Blakes moved to Los Angeles and began their musical career, playing live and for almost two years at Days Inn Hotel.. The band released a series of self-released EPs and eventually moved back to Seattle. In 2005, The Blakes gained huge exposure from their fourth release, Little Whispers, when Seattle's KEXP radio station began playing and promoting their music. In 2006, the band released their self-titled LP and toured extensively. The following year, the band signed a contract with the independent Seattle Light In the Attic label. In 2007 on their new label, the band released EP, and then remixed (Martin Feveyear) remastered and republished The Blakes. 2007 and 2008 found international band tours playing prestigious venues such as Le Bataclan and L'Olympia as well as international festivals Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Sasquatch, Eurockà © ne ennes, and more. In 2009, The Blakes released two independent releases: Lights On EP (limited jump from silk screened director) and LP's Souvenir of 17 tracks quickly pulled KEXP attention and receive heavy rotation. At this time, the band embarked on a three-month tour of the US. Also in 2009, Keim Brothers collaborated with producer Brian Brown and created the BEADS project. Recording of acoustic, psychedelic music entitled No One Knows . Most of the year 2010 was spent in the studio, recording what should be a follow-up of Souvenir . The record was called Low Low, but after completion and a six-week US tour, all but two songs were canceled by the band: "Surf's Up" and "Sea Fishing". 2011 brings yet another record of BEADS Thin Air the most extensive exploration of the band's musical composition to date. Also, during this time the band signed publishing contracts around the world with Memory Lane Music Group. The summer of 2011, the band returned to the studio writing, recording and producing for what would become The Blakes' "Art of Losses" LP, due out July 24, 2012. Maps The Blakes
Personnel
- Garnet Keim - vocals, guitar
- Snow Keim - vocals, bass
- Bob Husak - drum
Trivia
The song "Commit" is shown on the third episode How I Met Your Mother, Little Boys.
The Blakes appeared in the movie True Adolescents. In the film they are called The Effort and play the song Streets and Circuits (which is a waiver of Lights In the Attic release).
The song "Do not Bother Me" is featured on the episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. The song "Modern MAN" is featured in the 2007 Bill Temu movie.
Discography
Album and EP
- Blakes LP - Released itself (2001)
- Sea Seafarers LP - Released alone (2003)
- The Bottle EP - Released itself (2004)
- Little Whispers EP - Released itself (2005)
- Blakes LP - Released itself (2006)
- The Streets EP - Light In The Attic (2007)
- Blakes LP - Light In The Attic (2007)
- Beads - Nothing Knows LP - Released (2009)
- Lights On EP - Released itself (2009)
- Souvenir LP - Released itself (2009)
- Beads - Thin Air LP - Released itself (2010)
- Art Loss LP - Released itself (2012)
- Junko LP - Released itself (2013)
- A Darker Green LP - Released itself (2014)
Singles
- "Twice" - Light In The Attic (2007) UK only
- "Do not Want It Now" - Light In The Attic (2008) UK only
- "Evil" -Beads - Stalking Everyone (2010) UK only
Compilation
- "The Upside - Vampire Town" - The Upside (2005)
- "Sound Of Color" - Gap and Rehab (2008)
- "Give" - ​​Give Seattle (2009)
Demo
- "The Blakes Demos Vol. 1" - MySpace (2006 and 2007)
- "The Blakes Cereal Box Demos" - MySpace (2009)
Live
- Live At The Vera EP - Light In The Attic (2007)
- Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) EP - iTunes (2008)
References
External links
- Official website
- Light In The Attic Records: Artist biography
- Daytrotter Session: July 22, 2008 - The song is free.
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