Ponytail (band)
Ponytail | |
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Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Genres | Art rock |
Years active | 2005-2011 |
Labels | We Are Free Creative Capitalism Monitor Records Gaarden Records |
Past members | Dustin Wong Jeremy Hyman Ken Seeno Willy Siegel Michael Petruzzo |
Ponytail was an American four-piece art rock band formed in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. The group featured vocalist Willy Siegel, guitarists Dustin Wong and Ken Seeno, and drummer Jeremy Hyman.[1][2] The band has toured internationally, with bands such as Battles, Hella, Don Caballero, High Places and others.[3] They have released three albums, Kamehameha, Ice Cream Spiritual, and Do Whatever You Want All The Time. They were named "Best Live Band" by Baltimore City Paper in September 2007[4] and "Best Band" in September 2008[5]
History
In January 2005, the band came together originally as a 5-piece, incorporating Wong, Hyman, Seeno, Siegel and Petruzzo. The group was originally assembled by their professor for an assignment to start a band. Seeno recalls; "He put me and the drummer Jeremy [Hyman] together because we were the youngest. He put Dustin [Wong] with us because he was oldest in the class. And then he put this guy Michael Petruzzo with us, he was wearing a Destiny's Child t-shirt, I remember that. And then Willy was the last one to get picked." After talking about their favorite music, the group started playing together, with the experienced musicians Hyman, Wong and Seeno playing off the freeform noise made by Petruzzo and Siegel. Petruzzo eventually left the band, which led to them focusing more on melody with Siegel as their frontman.[6]
Kamehameha was released in vinyl on Friday, April 17, 2006, on Portland, Oregon-based label Gaarden Records.
In mid-June 2008, Ponytail released their second full-length,
Discography
Albums
- Kamehameha (We Are Free, November 22, 2006)
- Ice Cream Spiritual (We Are Free, June 17, 2008)
- Do Whatever You Want All The Time (We Are Free, April 12, 2011)[12]
Singles
- "Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came from An Angel)" (We Are Free. April 29, 2008)
References
- ^ Cat Dirt Sez, catdirtsez.blogspot.com/, contains review of band, as well as information on formation and history, retrieved 16 August 2008.
- ^ allmusic Biography allmusic.com/, written biography of Ponytail, retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ Ponytail Myspace Page, myspace.com/, contains band-member-written information, retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Best Live Band: Ponytail", Baltimore City Paper, 2007-09-19
- ^ "Best Band: Ponytail", Baltimore City Paper, 2008-09-17
- ^ "Band to Watch: Ponytail's Ecstatic, Ambient Art Rock". Rolling Stone. 6 April 2011.
- ^ Pitchfork Review of ICS Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, pitchforkmedia.com/ review of Ice Cream Spiritual and information on Ponytail, retrieved 16 August 2008.
- ^ BBC Review, bbc.co.uk/, gives a thorough review of Ice Cream Spiritual, retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Infinite Love". Pitchfork.
- ^ "ALTERED ZONES - Ponytail Announce New Album". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Ponytail has not broken up (Releasing new album)". Brooklynvegan.com.