The live band is currently featuring Bethany Arrington, Benjamin Patton, Bailey Sample, Rodger Kelly, and Jeffery Neutron.
Upcoming record We Are the Future features Joseph Andrews, Kyle Hamlett, Joel J. Dahl, Serai Zaffiro, Luke Schneider, Keith Lowen, Arlo Hall, Benjamin Patton, Bethany Arrington, Caryn Cast, Mark Bond, Adria Heimburger, Terah Thompson, Bailey Sample, Madison Sample, and Jeffery Neutron.
(We Are the Future was recorded, produced, and engineered by Joel J. Dahl with Jeffery Neutron at Braintrade Studio in East Nashville.)
Currently available self-titled EP features Philip Hood, Rodger Kelly, Lauren Sandidge, Mike Majett, Josh Wolter, Diana Groza, Rosie Rodanaramama’am, Arlo Hall, Ruby Amanfu, and Jeffery Neutron.
(The EP was recorded and mixed by Philip Hood, Rodger Kelly, and Jeffery Neutron, and mastered by Brian Carter.)
Other previous members/guest-players include Matthew Hungate, Caldwell Dunlap, Josh Walker, Willa Derrikson, Erika Chambers, the spirit of Michael McDonald, Andrew Brassel, Erik Lehning.
Did we forget anybody? We encourage scathing emails from those who might’ve slipped our minds!
Influences
Mercury Rev, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Isobel Campbell, Destroyer, The White Stripes, The Beach Boys, Beachwood Sparks, The Summer Hits, Kevin Ayers, The Shins, The Fall, Serge Gainsbourg, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Stereolab, The Magnetic Fields, Red House Painters, tindersticks, Nina Nastasia, eels, Pavement, The Tyde, All Night Radio, The New Pornographers, Leonard Cohen, and Jandek
Sounds Like
...walking the lines between fragile and aggressive, jubilant and heavy-laden...
imagine asians has chosen anything but a formulaic approach to making pop music. Between a revolving-door-type stage lineup, an 'anything-goes-as-long-as-it-sounds-right' attitude toward recording, and a sizeable back catalogue of songs that borrow from multiple musical genres spanning over the past 40 years, it's difficult to lay a finger on the band's pulse.
What may be said with certainty about imagine asians is that the music speaks for itself. With the ambitiously-titled record we are the future on the way, the group is preparing to make some noise (sometimes very quietly...)
"imagine asians are quite skilled at layering unusual instruments and found sounds on top of welcoming backdrops; as a result their music is at once dreamy and eye-opening."~Nashville City Paper
"...imagine asians make indie-minded pop that ranges from gentle, paintive songs of yearning to exuberant, nearly uncontainable bursts of melody. Rich with a sweeping palette of instrumentation, they're sweet and fun and lovely all at once."~The Nashville Scene
Read UT Knoxville's review of our EP here. (just scroll to the bottom of the page to find it!)
I'll have you guys know we had this awesome little "Thank you" poster that we made with us looking all fancy on it that we were planning on pasting on your page here. Buuut, you've disabled the ability to do such... Well, we're not mad, I'm just letting you know that this comment we're leaving would be so much more magical if we were able to leave what we had intended... Oh well. Great stuff, anyways, guys. Keep it up.
Jeff! We are playing "New Faces Nite" at The Basement, this Tuesday, November 6. Come if you can. There are some other cool bands playing too. It's going to be a really good night all round I think. Philip
Such soothing songs that wrap around me like warm hugs. Doing great guys! I used to live in Nasville if your wondering how I heard of you... Do you ever play out west? Would love to see you live...
first I've heard of ya and it sounded rather pleasant. also pickedup another couple of bands from your site so thank you. Can't make my mind up about the name...
HI FRIENDS. WE JUST COMPLETED ANOTHER (BLOG) INSTALLMENT OF BOOKING CONTACTS FOR THE MID-SOUTH. IT CONTAINS NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR ALL OF KNOXVILLE CLUBS' BOOKING AGENTS. AND THE CITY'S MUSIC EDITORS, RADIO PM's, AND INDIE CD STORES... EVERYTHING YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE YOUR NEXT KNOXVILLE SHOW A SUCCESS!
there are some new songs on our site.
we welcome you to visit us and to listen to our silent sound.
you may be one of the first hearing a song of our new album.
