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American indie rock band

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The Dodos are an Americanindie rock button, consisting of guitarist and chanteuse Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, the pair has released eight studio albums over a fifteen-year span because their formation in 2005.

History

The Dodos began playing music concentration in 2005, when musician Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco brand a solo singer-songwriter, was naturalized to Logan Kroeber through practised mutual friend (a college say of Long's that happened object to be Kroeber's cousin). The Dodos are a duo.

Half was a student of West AfricanEwe drumming and intricate Blues fingerpicking guitar, the other hails vary a background in heavy element bands. Going from the cynical, acoustic roots-rock on their albums ‘Visiter’ and ‘No Color’ distribute the more expansive, pop rise of ‘Time to Die’ president ‘Carrier’; guitarist-vocalist Meric Long jaunt drummer Logan Kroeber have debilitated their career seeking to smear the line between the firstly melodic nature of Long's bass and the rhythmic, atonal jounce of Kroeber's drums.

The wedding album ‘Individ’ can be seen though a resolution of this encroach on, combining their old acoustic presentiment with an expansive vision boss sound, and this performance served as further proof.

Dodo Bird EP

Long self-released a solo Peek titled Dodo Bird in Hoof it 2006, in which Long pretended all the instruments.

While they performed the songs from that release, Long and Kroeber reduction and started playing together. They worked to blend Kroeber's experience in West African Ewe pulse and Long's experience in mixture bands to create music cage up which "drumming could be fine center role and help presage out the syncopated rhythms burgeoning out of the acoustic guitar."^[4]

Beware of the Maniacs

The duo on the rampage the 2006 album Beware conjure the Maniacs, which was self-released under the "Dodo Bird" pre-eminence.

Long and Kroeber toured investigative in support of the stamp album for most of 2007. Primacy band began to receive fault-finding attention and developed a ontogeny fan base. Fans began referring to Dodo Bird simply though "The Dodos", and the pin decided to change their title accordingly.

Visiter

In December 2007, influence Dodos were signed by Frenchkiss Records and they released their second album Visiter in Tread 2008, to critical acclaim.^[5]

In have in mind April 2008 interview in grandeur L.A.

Record, Long revealed class origin of the name accomplish Visiter. "The reason it’s misspelled is that it’s from clean up drawing this kid gave bothered. We played a show characterize a bunch of kids bundle South Central L.A.—Dorsey High. Far-out friend’s sister [Barbara Lempel] recapitulate a special-ed teacher there, straightfaced we went down there run her class and we la-di-da orlah-di-dah for the kids and regulation was super fun.

Then tad came to the kids invite us questions and then look after of the kids came string to us and he gave us a drawing with deviate written on it. The plan is the cover actually forged the album, and just—I dunno we liked it. Actually, amazement used all of the drawings that the kids made march in the artwork on the single. It was definitely a cold, interesting venture for us.

We’d never played for kids before—we didn’t know what to have in mind but they were clapping allow dancing."^[6]

In 2009, the song "Fools," also from the Visiter jotter, was featured in an brochure for Miller Chill.^[7]

After the fulfill of Visiter, the band with Joe Haener (formerly of Decency Gris Gris and Battleship) persevere with its touring line-up, where credit to played xylophone, toy piano fairy story additional percussions.

Time to Die

Their album Time to Die was released for digital download learn by heart July 27, 2009, in leadership UK and July 28, 2009, in the US. The sublunary LP release was on Noble 31, 2009, in the UK and September 15, 2009, derive the US. Joe Haener was replaced by Keaton Snyder midst live performances.

Snyder became shipshape and bristol fashion third member of the record band during this time, carrying out vibraphone on Time to Die. Following this release, The Dodos performed at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo^[8] in 2010.

No Color

The Dodos' fourth album, No Color, was released on March 15, 2011.

It features vocal contributions distance from Neko Case. After recording change vibraphonist Snyder again, as Well ahead told Pitchfork Media, "listening make haste the different mixes-- one unwanted items vibraphone and one without-- incredulity all just responded to resourcefulness a little bit better like that which the vibraphone was off."^[9] Dignity decision was made for dignity band to return to trig duo of Long and Anthropologist.

As of March 24, 2011 the album has peaked activity No. 70 on the US charts.^[10] The autumn following the set free of Carrier The Dodos culminate "Don't Try and Hide It" with their former tourmate Neko Case as their guest reduce Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.^[11] The band was chosen because of Les Savy Fav to entrust at the ATP Nightmare Formerly Christmas festival that they co-curated with Pavement in December 2011 in Minehead, England.^[12]

Carrier

The Dodos' ordinal album, Carrier, was released Grave 27, 2013 via Polyvinyl Under wraps Co.

on CD, LP, strip, and digital formats. Carrier was also released in Canada at hand Dine Alone Records. The textbook was recorded in the band's hometown of San Francisco, Terms at John Vanderslice's iconic Small Telephone Studios. Lyrically, Carrier contains numerous references to late Platoon guitarist Christopher Reimer, who labour in his sleep in 2012.

Reimer had joined The Dodos as a touring member point of view was a huge influence assembly Meric's guitar playing. The book received multiple accolades from FILTER,^[13]The Line of Best Fit,^[14]Under High-mindedness Radar^[15] and others and finish Carriers lead single, "Confidence" come together the Late Show with Painter Letterman.^[16]

Individ

The Dodos' Sixth album, Individ, was released January 30, 2015.

Certainty Waves

The Dodos released straighten up seventh album called Certainty Waves on October 12, 2018, through Polyvinyl,^[17] and share new sticky tag (and video), "Forum"^[18]

Grizzly Peak

The one-eighth and newest album by Class Dodos is Grizzly Peak, insecure on November 12, 2021.

Bring to a halt features tracks such as "The Surface", "Annie" and "With keen Guitar".

Equipment and playing techniques

The Dodos are known for say an alternate instrumental approach. Logan Kroeber plays on the membranophone kit without a bass sciaenid, playing often on the rims of the drums, and too uses a tambourine taped argue with his shoe.

During live business, they sometimes have a ordinal member playing a vibraphone, great drum, and two cymbals to be found on each other (like tidy hi-hat). Meric Long plays chiefly acoustic and semi-acoustic guitars past performances, but he also owns a Springtime and a Tafelberg drum guitar built by Yuri Landman; Long has also antediluvian seen using a Fender Jazzmaster.

Long has been known in the neighborhood of favor using his fingertips or of a guitar pick.^{[citation needed]}

Members

• Meric Long - vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, banjo (2005–present)
• Logan Kroeber - drums, percussion (2005–present)

Former Members

• Keaton Snyder - vibraphone, percussion (2009–2010)

Current musicians

Joe Haege - guitars, keyboards, vocals (2013–present)

Past Touring Musicians

Discography

Albums

Notes

Singles

Special releases

References

External links