Moving Mountains (band)
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Origin | Westchester, New York, United States |
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Members | Gregory Dunn Nicholas Pizzolato Mitchell Lee Josh Kirby |
Past members | Frank Graniero |
Moving Mountains is an American rock band from Purchase, New York. Combining elements of emo and post-rock, the band has often been compared to such acts as The Appleseed Cast and Thrice.
History
Formation and Pneuma (2005–2009)
Moving Mountains was formed in Westchester, New York in 2005 by Gregory Dunn (guitar/vocals) and Nicholas Pizzolato (drums). A self-titled demo was leaked to the public in early 2006 and their debut album Pneuma was released independently in early 2007. Later that year, Frank Graniero (guitar/vocals) and Mitchell Lee (bass) completed the band’s line-up. In 2008, Pneuma was reissued by Deep Elm Records.[1][2] The album was written by Gregory Dunn. His lyrical inspiration was the death of his friend.[3] The track titled "8105" represents the date August 1, 2005 when the band was officially formed by both Gregory Dunn and Nicholas Pizzolato.[citation needed]
An EP, Foreword was released on December 11, 2008.
Waves and self-titled album (2010–present)
Their second full-length album Waves was released May 11, 2011 on Triple Crown Records. The band has stated that Triple Crown Records let them record and write the album however they wanted to. The lyrics were written by Gregory Dunn, some of which, like Pneuma, were again written about his friend that had died. He has stated that this is the last album with lyrics about his deceased friend. With the album they wanted to create an album that would reflect how they play live.[4]
An EP entitled New Light, which featured acoustic re-interpretations of two songs from Pneuma and two songs from Waves, was released on April 24, 2012.
Their self-titled third full-length album Moving Mountains was released on September 10, 2013 on Triple Crown Records.
In December, 2015, Moving Mountains announced a split EP with the band Prawn, as well as a three city tour the weekend of December 18 to 20. Cities included were Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Cambridge. They toured with Prawn and Moneen.
Music
An excerpt from their
Their influences include Hammock and The Album Leaf.[citation needed]
Moving Mountains tracks "Aphelion", "Fourth", and "8105" have been used on MTV's College Life, 16 and Pregnant, and Teen Mom. "Aphelion" has been used for a trailer for AMC’s television drama series Mad Men.
Touring
Moving Mountains has toured extensively since releasing Pneuma, including runs with such bands as
Moving Mountains performed at Bamboozle, on May 2, 2010.
On November 3, 2010, they were announced as support for
Band members
Current
- Gregory Dunn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, trombone (2005–present)
- Nicholas Pizzolato – drums (2005–present)
- Mitchell Lee – bass (2007–present)
- Joshua Kirby – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals (2011–present)
Past
- Frank Graniero – lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–2011)
Discography
Albums
- Pneuma (2007, self-released; reissue 2008, Deep Elm Records; vinyl, Count Your Lucky Stars Records)
- Waves (2011, Triple Crown Records)
- Moving Mountains (2013, Triple Crown Records)
EPs
- Moving Mountains (2006, self-released)
- Foreword (2008, self-released; reissue 2012, Topshelf Records)
- New Light (2012, Triple Crown Records)
Music videos
- "Lights and Shapes" (2009)
- "The Cascade" (2011)
- "Alleviate" (2012)
References
- ^ "Moving Mountains - Biography". yalp.io. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Moving Mountains". audiotree.tv. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "SXSW 2011: Moving Mountains (New York) - In Conversation with the AU review". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Biffy Clyro - News - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR 2011". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-04.