Jack Tangney (voice) Dan Hind (guitar/voice) Nick LaRousse (guitar) Harrison Aidala (bass) Dan Hillier (drums)
Influences
Thrice Saosin Cursive Ted Leo Glassjaw Thursday The Faint Pink Floyd Tom Waits Radiohead Brand New RX Bandits Bright Eyes The Beatles Alkaline Trio The Movielife Circa Survive The Mars Volta Minus the Bear At The Drive-In Phantom Planet Jimmy Eat World Death Cab for Cutie Motion City Soundtrack Pretty Girls Make Graves
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Post Roman as they are today began in late 2005, but the band has existed in some form or another since the summer of 2002. It was in late 2005 that Post Roman added lead singer Jack Tangney to their ranks, marking a clean slate for the band. Clicking instantly with Jack, the band (which also includes Dan Hind, Nick LaRousse, Harrison Aidala, and Dan Hillier) began working at a quicker pace and with a renewed enthusiasm. The result was a collection of songs that both spoke from the bands past and firmly paved the way to establishing a sound unique to Post Roman.
Desperately in search of an outlet to make our music known, the band decided upon recording through the Killingsworth Recording Co. The album, titled This Canvas, A Vessel, displays Post Roman in our truest form, with Tangney's striking vocals soaring over expansive instrumentation that sets a landscape with intense mood and dynamic. The music calls to mind bands such as Thursday, Circa Survive, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and Cursive, but Post Roman's sound remains unique. This is largely due to the fact that no single member writes the songs, but instead songs are crafted by the entire band as a community. Especially distinct is the lyrical approach of the band, which relies mostly on stories written by Dan Hind, which with Jack's own interpretation are formed into song lyrics.
This Canvas, A Vessel was recorded in late July 2006, and a few of the songs from the album can be heard right here on this page. The album became available for purchase by the middle of August and received a 9 out or 10 on wrankmusic.com.
The band was recently flown out to Austin, Texas to play this years MTVU Campus Invasion Fesitival at The Backyard with The Shins, The Academy Is..., Shiny Toy Guns and The Rapture! For the summer of 2007, the band plans to tour the east coast of the United States!
Post Roman - This Canvas, A Vessel $8 (+$3 shipping)
01. It's Okay To Travel By Submarines
02. This Devil Speaks In Riddles
03. For The Love Of Victorian Meddling
04. Mica In Old English
05. Blurred Vision Is Now Common
06. Clear The Coast
07. The Gin Tiger Waltz
08. Blank Mirror Face
09. Rosetta
10. Of Circles In Water
Contacts
Dan Hind - Hind116 Nick LaRousse - N1CK24l Harrison Aidala - Strat909 Dan Hillier - DanHatesTheMan Jack Tangney- RetroDemonLlama
hey nick! how've you been? yes i heard about the festival in starkville... they also had one last year... are you going?
they're celebrating cash's birthday over here in California, feb 22-24. margie perkins, john carter cash, and cindy cash are all going to be there... i wish you could make it, it'd be nice to hang out again. it's been way too long. anyways say hi to your family for me! miss you!
december is quickly approaching!! :) that means...i get to see all of your pretty faces! :) Im going to come to the temple betham show, because im awesome. but it would be awesome if you could tell me how to get to temple beth am from the LIRR station...because last time douchebag drove me. And by douchebag, i mean the guy who left the show in feb before you guys played :(.
