Nick Jones (vox, guitar) Chris Jones (bass), Jake Evans (drums), Brian Kinsella (piano, rhodes, organ, synth), Mara Sedlins (viola), Valerie Tung (violin), Sheryl Templora (violin),
Influences
Sigur ros, kronos quartet, camel lights, Sufjan stevens, poetry, dreams, the magnetic fields, a conversation, tom waits, The arcade fire, intimacy, Joe henry, walls and those who break them, marc ribot, jealousy, inadequacy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Broken social scene, forgetting people that you loved or hate, Adam Weg, Stewy, Matthew DAbate, sin city, south park, James Carson, Beer and wine, David Lynch, agent cooper fear of the bitter end, bill frisell, fear of the happy ending, hedonism, pinback
Sounds Like
a small orchestra, sonic soundscapes, simple folk-like rock songs, and little a tip of the hat to 70's prog rock, long songs, short songs, loud, quiet, fast, slow.
As a trio, Bad Dream Good Breakfast, soon realized that they couldn't achieve the lush intricate sounds they desired with guitar loops and distortion alone. Using their musical education (The New England Conservatory of Music, Berklee School of Music, University of Washington, etc…), they set out to expand their songs by orchestrating richer compositions for strings, electronics and vocal harmonies. The escapism and film noir aesthetic of BDGB's first release, Nothing Broken Nothing Damaged, has given way to a kinetic, explosive 7-person live set.
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I was recently listening to the Arcade Fire and I noticed a shocking similarity to your music.
I just found it interesting that both the Arcade Fire and Bad Dream Good Breakfast possess 7 members and are both able to achieve those "lush intricate sounds" by having a "richer orchestra".
Perhaps listen to "Woodland National Anthem" by the Arcade Fire and you will see what I mean.
Toy Box Trio: Sepia Theme Voltaire: Tempest Bad Dream Good Breakfast: An After Thought Black Tape for a Blue Girl: Tell Me You've Taken Another Paul Krejci: Artic Brotherhood Two-Step Lupus Nensen & the Congregation: Pour Starhead: Lioness Os Mutantes: Ave, Lucifer Larkin Grimm: Hope for the Hopeless Leonard Cohen: Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye Peculiar Pretzelmen: Marie Laveaux Christian Williams: Smoke on the Prairie The Doors: Alabama Song Dex Romweber Duo: Picture of You 127: No Jazz Hail Seizures: Song for the Ride Unwoman: The Keys Ruby Throat: Lie to Me Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra: Wendel Hagerman The Kinks: Mr Pleasant Fog People: Permission Withdrawn (Broken Time Machine Mix) Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: No More Fires Defiance, Ohio: Eureka! Young Fresh Fellows: The Crafty Clerk Mike Watt: Sidemouse Advice Sophe Lux: Sophia Song
Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Viktagraph Regina Spektor: 20 Years of Snow Nick Cave: (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? Birdeatsbaby: Shiver Up the Spine Jason Webley & Sxip Shirey: Regurgitated Lullaby Waves Under Water: Nothing More 127: Doktor Peculiar Pretzelmen: Midnight Sophe Lux: Sophie Song Bad Dream Good Breakfast: Footsteps Voodoo Organist: If I Make It Skeletonbreath: The Combustible Man Jam: That's Entertainment Danny Price and the Loose Change: Those Good Ol' Death Metal Days Gogol Bordello: Start Wearing Purple This Bike is a Pipe Bomb: A Hundred Dollars Dropkick Murphys: Barroom Heroes Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Thunder in the Valley: Rooftops & Streets James Gang: Shut It Down Bone Orchard: Dancing with the Ghost of William Bonney HUMANWINE: 1st Amendment Hail Seizures: Song for the Ride Neko Case: Don't Forget Me ghostfire: Vaudevillian
Thanks for bringing joy to my long highway car rides. I found you guys on cd baby late one night and your sounds are great !!! I've introduced you to everyone in the house and we all agree that you guys are def talented. I hope you honor me with more of the artistic finesse which is your music.
The Dad Horse Experience: Too Close to Heaven Christian Williams: Bowerstock Dam Veronique Chevalier/Polka Haunt Us: Devil's Guitar Creech Holler: Plague of Frogs Erin Jordan & the Whiskey Romance: Sleepy Town Bad Luck City: Bones The Bad Things: On the Prowl John Oswald: Mach Demonika and the Darklings: Choir of Change Lux Interna: Blossoms Botanica: How Replacements: Androgynous Bad Dream Good Breakfast: Cyclical Story Tom Baxendale: Her Ghost Boca Chica: Beasts Marie-Josee Houle: Old-Fashioned Morphine Zen Hussies: Midnight in Melksham Herman Gauche: Careful with that Shovel, Slim! Larkin Grimm: Anger in your Liver Luminescent Orchestrii: What the Water Said Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band: Bubamara Pinebox Serenade: The Lash Deadhouse Musci: Nyarlathotep Siouxsie & the Banshees: El Dia De Los Muertos Thomas Nola et son Orchestre: Houdini's Dead Oingo Boingo: Dead Man's Party Black River Brethern: Something Wicked Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: The Changeling
I know it seems like it has been forever since we did a show in Seattle but heres your chance to catch us. We play from 930pm-12am this Friday night 12/5 at Tost in Seattle. It has been a busy fall with touring and recording and we have some wild new material that we cant wait to share with our hometown peeps! Also on the horizon is New Years eve at Moxie in Queen Anne. We thank you again for your support and look forward to seeing you at the show.
Thanks! Yeah, Saturday's show should be a lot of fun.
I have no idea if our crowds would mesh, but it'd be awesome to play together sometime. We all respect the proggy art rock, and you guys have some quality chops. :)
