The Impossible Shapes Explained
The Impossible Shapes |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Indianapolis/Bloomington, IN |
Genre: | indie, psychedelic, rock, folk |
Years Active: | -2009 |
Label: | Secretly Canadian,[1] Recordhead, Mr. Whiggs |
Associated Acts: | John Wilkes Booze, Normanoak, The Horns of Happiness,, Magnolia Electric Co. The Coke Dares |
Past Members: | Chris Barth, Aaron Deer, Mark Rice, Jason Groth, Peter King[2] |
The Impossible Shapes are an independent rock band from Bloomington, Indiana.[3] Since forming in 1998, the band has released eight albums in North America and Europe, sharing the stage with acts such as Wilco,[4] Guided By Voices, Interpol, Danielson Famile,[5] and Jens Lekman,[6] among others, while garnering acclaim in publications such as Spin, Magnet, and Skyscraper magazines.
The band decided to retire in July 2009.Members have included Chris Barth, Aaron Deer, Mark Rice, Jason Groth, and Peter King. Members of the Impossible Shapes have also played in: Normanoak, The Horns of Happiness, Black Cow, John Wilkes Booze,, Magnolia Electric Co., and The Coke Dares.[7]
Discography
- The Great Migration (2000)
- Laughter Fills Our Hollow Dome (2002)
- The Current (2002)
- Bless the Headless (2003)
- We Like it Wild (2003)
- Horus (2005)
- Tum (2006)
- The Impossible Shapes (2008)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Impossible Shapes . Musical Family Tree . 28 May 2021 . Formed in 1998 the Shapes -- Barth (guitar, vocalist), Deer (organ, bass) Jason Groth (guitar) and Mark Rice (drums) - See more at: http://musicalfamilytree.com/band/the_impossible_shapes#sthash.i0pjgr4a.dpuf . en.
- Web site: Crock . Jason . The Impossible Shapes: Horus . Pitchfork . 28 May 2021 . In addition to several IS albums (they released two full-lengths in 2003 alone), Peter King and primary songwriters Chris Barth and Aaron Deer have released solo projects, and three members of the Shapes moonlight in the band John Wilkes Booze. . en.
- http://www.theimpossibleshapes.com/band/index.html the Impossible Shapes homepage
- http://www.theimpossibleshapes.com/news/index.html the Impossible Shapes - News
- http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/33159-the-impossible-shapes-tour-us Pitchfork: The Impossible Shapes Tour U.S.
- http://www.popmatters.com/music/concerts/l/lekman-jens-050211.shtml Jens Lekman + The Impossible Shapes - PopMatters Concert Review
- Web site: Simpson . Ernest . Impossible Shapes : Tum . Treble . 28 May 2021 . The group shares members with Coke Dares, John Wilkes Booze, Magnolia Electric Co., and its two main songwriters have solo efforts under the names NormanOak and Horns of Happiness. . 2006-03-12.