Aberdeen City (band)
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Aberdeen City | |
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Origin | Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock Indie pop |
Years active | 2001–2009 |
Labels | Dovecote Records |
Past members | Ryan Heller Chris McLaughlin Rob McCaffrey Brad Parker |
Aberdeen City was a
band. The members of the band were: Ryan Heller (guitar), Chris McLaughlin (guitar and vocals), Rob McCaffrey (drums), and Brad Parker (bass and vocals). They formed at Boston College
, though
McCaffrey, Heller and Parker all grew up in the same Chicago neighborhood.[1]
Their
British Sea Power, The Hold Steady and more. The band was dropped from their recording contract with Sony after their tour.[2]
The band took a break from writing their follow up to The Freezing Atlantic to collaborate on a handful of songs with Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls). The five-some played three sold-out shows (Boston, Hoboken, NYC) and had plans to record some of the material in the fall of 2007, though this has not been released to date.
There were rumors in 2008 that the band was close to dissolving and Ryan Heller left the band in June 2008 to go to grad school in New York.[3] Though the band never released a formal public statement declaring the end of their band, their official website has not been updated since 2009.
According to a website owned by Brad Parker, it states that the band disbanded in 2009.
Discography
Albums
- 2003: We Learned By Watching (self-released)
- 2005: The Freezing Atlantic (Dovecote) reissued in 2006 on Red Ink / Columbia)
References
- ^ Newman, Paige (December 1, 2005). "Once more, with even more intensity, boys". Today.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ Shaer, Matthew (December 2009). "The Temple of Tune : 1867 Recording Studio: Boston Recording Studios : Chris McLaughlin". Boston Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ Anderman, Joan (June 28, 2008). "Hold Steady accentuates the positive". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
External links
- Aberdeen City Homepage
- Aberdeen City biography at Last.fm
- Aberdeen City live on WOXY.com, November 11, 2005