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Bishop Allen: The Ancient Commonsense of Things
April 21, 2009
Written by Charles Stepczyk
Grrr… is the third full length album by Brooklyn, New York indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was just released last month on March 10th and is a follow-up to their 2007 album, The Broken String.
Bishop Allen formed out of the friendship of core members Justin Rice and Christian Rudder and took their name from a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts where the two lived after attending Harvard University.
After their Harvard years of hosting a punk/indie radio show and forming a hardcore punk band, Rice & Rudder eventually made their way to Brooklyn with an accomplished twelve EP’s, three full lengths, and various tv and film projects to their name.
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What is it about Cambridge bands that is making them blow up right now like crazy? Isn't Passion Pit from around there as well? I'm interested to hear what their hardcore punk band sounds like, since Bishop Allen sounds nothing like a band started by people who play that kind of thing, but who knows! Maybe I just dont' have the ear for that sort of thing?
Bishop Allen (and Passion Pit) are also on the new Josh Schwartz web- series Rockville CA (http://www.rockvilleca.com) which has performances up and a short but good interview.
Thanks Janet. I'd be curious to hear the hc punk band as well – seems quite different than the soundscape in this track.
By the way, how'd you hear about Insomnia Radio?