For other uses, see. Bedhead Origin, United States Genres, Years active 1991 ( 1991)–1998 ( 1998) Labels, Numero Group Associated acts, Website Past members Tench Coxe Kris Wheat Trini Martinez Bedhead was an American, -based band, active from 1991 to 1998. Members consisted of (vocals and guitar), Tench Coxe (guitar), Kris Wheat (bass), and Trini Martinez (drums). The band released several EPs and three LPs on, touring intermittently. Bedhead's music was generally subdued, with three electric guitars and one electric bass guitar over sung or spoken vocals.

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Dubbed the group 'the quintessential indie rock band,' and gave their final album a perfect 5/5 score. In 1999, a year after the breakup of Bedhead, Matt and Bubba Kadane went on to form, a band with a style similar to Bedhead's. Contents.

History Founding The roots of the band trace back to brothers Matt and Bubba Kadane playing music together as children in. They later began playing music together in. Drummer Trini Martinez was the first addition to the duo's band in 1990, followed by guitarist Tench Coxe and bassist Kris Wheat. Autocad drawings viewer software. The band was formed into Bedhead in 1991. After playing their debut show in Austin in early 1992, they released two early singles on Dallas-based record label, one in 1992 and one in 1993. WhatFunLifeWas (1994). Main article: In 1993 the band came to the attention of, drummer of the and founder of, who signed them to Trance Syndicate shortly after hearing them.

Bedhead's debut album, was released in 1994, to positive reviews. Gave WhatFunLifeWas 4/5 stars, and it received 4.5/5 stars from Allmusic.

Sputnik Music stated that the album's themes touch on loss and depression, 'but with a sense of the profound. WhatFunLifeWas is a modest album; slow indie rock with a hint of the epic, that draws upon its broodiness to create a serenely personal atmosphere.' Allmusic noted the band's careful use of both loud and soft dynamics, stating 'The various comparisons to the, and all make a certain sense, but.Bedhead have much more of an individual sensibility.rather than simply rehashing.'

They released two EPs before their second full-length, Beheaded. The first EP was a live recording taken on March 31, 1994, titled 4songCDEP19:10. The group launched its first expansive tour in the middle of 1995, and released the EP The Dark Ages in February 1996. Beheaded (1996). Main article: Their second LP was released on Trance Syndicate on October 24, 1996. Beheaded received 4/5 stars from Allmusic, with a positive review stating, 'at the heart of the band is an indie rock sound that can be traced back to the most pleasant material of the Velvet Underground. A trio of guitars lays down unexceptional, strummed accompaniments; vocalists employ a reserved sing-speak; the drummer maintains a lazy pulse.

However, with Bedhead these elements are so perfectly executed that the music seems to play itself. Beheaded represents another stop on the road to slow-burning, soaring, indie rock/pop perfection.' Transaction de Novo (1998).

Main article: Their last LP, was recorded by and released in 1998. In a departure from their usual sound, Transaction De Novo featured more up-tempo, heavily distorted songs than its predecessors. Transaction de Novo received 4.5/5 stars from Allmusic, with a positive review stating 'It's hard to imagine the group perfecting this sound much further.' The album received a perfect 5/5 score from. After Bedhead Bedhead broke up shortly after the release of Transaction De Novo, in 1998. After their breakup, the 'Lepidoptera/Leper' 10' single was released in October 1998 on Trance Syndicate. This was followed by Macha Loved Bedhead, on April 25, 2000: a collaboration between the and released on.

After the band ended, guitarist Tench Coxe went on to earn a PhD in Russian Literature from. And The Kadane brothers went on to form, and signed to. While still playing with The New Year, in 2012 Bubba and Matt Kadane formed with of and of. Their debut album was released on June 11, 2013. Style Bedhead's music was generally subdued, with a polyphonic sound based on the interlocking of single-line melodies played by three and one (often played with a ), nearly always using clean (undistorted) tones, prompting comparisons to the.

According to, 'What distinguished Bedhead was the way it combined indie rock's modest ambitions with careful song construction and rock & roll's sense of grand dynamic excitement. This was the quintessential indie rock band because it delivered some of the best the genre is capable of: workaday vocals that actually work, gorgeous melodies (though uncommercial, this music doesn't have to be indigestible), and dynamics that could crush the listener.' The group's vocals were often delivered in such a low key manner that they could be difficult to decipher. This unusual sound was dubbed by some critics as ',' referring to the slow tempos of many of the band's songs, though the band's members objected to the labeling in interviews.

In reality, many of the group's songs only begin slow before building in speed, intensity and volume. Bedhead also experimented with time signatures less commonly used in rock music, by playing some songs in 7/8 or 5/4 meter. ^ Ankeny, Jason. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

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