Snowden (band)
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Snowden is an indie band based out of Atlanta. They are signed to Jade Tree Records. They get their name from Catch-22, a book by Joseph Heller.
History
Snowden started out in Jordan Jeffares' bedroom, where he recorded demos. These demos impressed Jeffares' brother Preston, who then introduced other musicians to Jeffares, thus beginning Snowden. Snowden self released The Snowden EP, which was received with immense local success. They landed spots opening for groups such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Arcade Fire. In 2006, Jade Tree signed the band and released their debut album "Anti-Anti." The album gained immediate attention, as evidenced by it's making the "most blogged" band on the internet according elbo.ws and getting airplay by Steve Lamacq (BBC). In 2007, the band released videos for "Like Bullets" and "Anti-Anti" and made radio appearances around the country. They recorded special features for Comcast, AOL/Spin, and had a concert at Manhattan's Bowery Ballroom (recorded Nov 2006) released on DVD by Baeble Music. In addition they embarked upon a full US tour of medium size venues opening for Kings of Leon, and were invited to open several European dates as well. Snowden accepted and as a consequence pushed back plans for beginning the recording of their second album.
Discography
Albums
EPs
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The Snowden EP
v1.0: 2003
v2.0: 2004
External links
- Snowden Website
- Snowden at Allmusic.com
- MSNBC Review of Anti-Anti
- Village Voice Review of Anti-Anti
- Pitchfork Media Review of Anti-Anti
- Washington Post Review of Anti-Anti
- Official Snowden Myspace Page
- Comfort Comes Review of Anti-Anti
- [dchub://snowden.zapto.org Snowden DC++ Hub (Live Recordings, News, Chat, etc.)]
References
- ^ artistdirect.com: accessed 08 April 2007