Mat Brooke at Grand Archives first UK concert on February 5, 2010
Following his departure from Band of Horses in 2006, Mat Brooke (vocals and guitar) formed a new band with Jeff Montano (bass and vocals) and Curtis Hall (drums and vocals). Ron Lewis (keyboards, guitar and vocals) was added to the lineup later in the year, and Thomas Wright (guitar and vocals) joined in early 2007.
The band emerged, under their original name, in March 2007 by posting two tracks to their MySpace page. After a show with Brooke's former Carissa's Wierd bandmate Sera Cahoone they had their track "Sleepdriving" added to Pitchfork Media's Forkcast playlist, which provided them with substantial internet exposure.
Once the band switched to their current name, Pitchfork published a more in-depth feature on the band, which discussed all four demos from their MySpace page. Soon afterwards they supported Modest Mouse on seven west-coast tour dates and subsequently signed to Sub Pop for a full-length album.
Following the release of their second album, Keep in Mind Frankenstein, Grand Archives embarked on extensive tours of the United States, Canada, and Europe, playing their first UK concert on February 5, 2010. For these live shows the four piece band was augmented by Robin Peringer (guitar & keyboards). Jason Kardong (pedal steel guitar) has also played with the band following Lewis's departure. The band toured the West Coast of the United States in July 2010 and Europe in August.
In February 2010 the band covered the song "Cupid" by Sam Cooke for Starbucks' Sweethearts compilation series.
Villains Demos and inactivityedit
During their tour in late 2010, Grand Archives previewed several new songs from their yet to be recorded third album. At their show at The Hoxton in London on August 2, Mat Brooke revealed that the band hoped to record the new album after they had completed the tour. On October 7, 2010, the band made demos of four songs from the new album available for free download on their official website and followed this with three more free tracks in June 2011. The title of the new album appeared to be Villains.
Grand Archives third album has, as yet, still not been recorded and the band now appear to be inactive. Brooke has concentrated on running bar / restaurants, such as The Redwood in Seattle which he co-owns with his wife Lisa.
Band membersedit
Membersedit
Mat Brooke (formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses) – vocals, guitar.
Jeff Montano (The New Mexicans) – bass, backing vocals.
Thomas Wright (The Can't See) – guitar, backing vocals.
Curtis Hall (The New Candidates) – drums, backing vocals.
Former membersedit
Ron Lewis (The Fruit Bats, Mines, Joggers, Ghost Stories) – keyboards, guitar, vocals.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grand Archives news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Grand Archives was an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle They were originally called Archives 1 and are led by singer songwriter Mat Brooke formerly of Carissa s Wierd and Band of Horses Grand ArchivesGrand Archives at the 2007 Bumbershoot festivalBackground informationOriginSeattle Washington U S GenresIndie rockYears active2006 2012 indefinite hiatus LabelsSub PopMembersMat BrookeJeff MontanoCurtis HallThomas WrightPast membersRon Lewis Contents 1 History 1 1 The Grand Archives 1 2 Keep in Mind Frankenstein 1 3 Villains Demos and inactivity 2 Band members 2 1 Members 2 2 Former members 2 3 Additional live musicians 3 Discography 4 Television 5 Chart history 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Grand Archives edit nbsp Mat Brooke at Grand Archives first UK concert on February 5 2010Following his departure from Band of Horses in 2006 Mat Brooke vocals and guitar formed a new band with Jeff Montano bass and vocals and Curtis Hall drums and vocals Ron Lewis keyboards guitar and vocals was added to the lineup later in the year and Thomas Wright guitar and vocals joined in early 2007 The band emerged under their original name in March 2007 by posting two tracks to their MySpace page After a show with Brooke s former Carissa s Wierd bandmate Sera Cahoone they had their track Sleepdriving added to Pitchfork Media s Forkcast playlist which provided them with substantial internet exposure Once the band switched to their current name Pitchfork published a more in depth feature on the band which discussed all four demos from their MySpace page Soon afterwards they supported Modest Mouse on seven west coast tour dates and subsequently signed to Sub Pop for a full length album The band released The Grand Archives in February 2008 and toured the U S and Europe in support of it In April 2008 the band played Torn Blue Foam Couch on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Ron Lewis left the band in November 2008 to tour with The Shins and rejoin The Fruit Bats Keep in Mind Frankenstein edit Following the release of their second album Keep in Mind Frankenstein Grand Archives embarked on extensive tours of the United States Canada and Europe playing their first UK concert on February 5 2010 For these live shows the four piece band was augmented by Robin Peringer guitar amp keyboards Jason Kardong pedal steel guitar has also played with the band following Lewis s departure The band toured the West Coast of the United States in July 2010 and Europe in August In February 2010 the band covered the song Cupid by Sam Cooke for Starbucks Sweethearts compilation series Villains Demos and inactivity edit During their tour in late 2010 Grand Archives previewed several new songs from their yet to be recorded third album At their show at The Hoxton in London on August 2 Mat Brooke revealed that the band hoped to record the new album after they had completed the tour On October 7 2010 the band made demos of four songs from the new album available for free download on their official website and followed this with three more free tracks in June 2011 The title of the new album appeared to be Villains Grand Archives third album has as yet still not been recorded and the band now appear to be inactive Brooke has concentrated on running bar restaurants such as The Redwood in Seattle which he co owns with his wife Lisa Band members editMembers edit Mat Brooke formerly of Carissa s Wierd and Band of Horses vocals guitar Jeff Montano The New Mexicans bass backing vocals Thomas Wright The Can t See guitar backing vocals Curtis Hall The New Candidates drums backing vocals Former members edit Ron Lewis The Fruit Bats Mines Joggers Ghost Stories keyboards guitar vocals Additional live musicians edit Robin Peringer Carissa s Wierd 764 HERO Elliott Smith Modest Mouse guitar Jason Kardong Sera Cahoone pedal steel Discography editDemo Tour EP 2007 The Grand Archives 2008 Keep in Mind Frankenstein 2009 Villains Demos I amp II 2010 2011 free downloads Television edit Torn Blue Foam Couch was featured in episode 10 season 8 of Scrubs Sleepdriving was featured in episode 5 season 2 of Chuck Torn Blue Foam Couch was used in a 2012 commercial for the Washington Lottery Chart history editYear Album details Peak chart positions U S Heatseekers 2008 The Grand Archives 2 Released February 19 Label Sub Pop 47 2009 Keep in Mind Frankenstein Released September 15 Label Sub Pop denotes releases that did not chartReferences edit Archives are they trying to break my heart Three Imaginary Girls April 7 2007 Billboard Chart History The Grand Archives album BillboardExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Archives Grand Archives at Facebook Grand Archives at Sub Pop Grand Archives Lyrics at SongMeanings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Archives amp oldid 1222402526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
