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has established itself as one of Philadelphia's most characteristic original bands Formed in the summer of 1997, The Defog sought to find an energetic sound with a focus on song structure. They spent their earlier years piecing together the instruments and melodies that would distinguish them from others. A collage of keyboards, samples and loops, solid guitar, driving bass, intricate percussion, and emotional vocals was soon conceived. The Defog is not afraid to experiment while creating such well-structured soundscapes. - 5/5 stars, Origivations Magazine, July 2004.
After these long-time friends refined their song writing abilities, they self-produced two EP's in 1999 that led to a brief stint of shows in early 2000. Feeling confident with their sound, but still unsatisfied with their recorded content, the band decided to return to the studio. The next year of writing, recording, and engineering would be strenuous, but fruitful. With the release of their debut LP Dying in Crosswalks in 2002, a weight had been lifted. The song Dewey Decimal was licensed to Shuteye Records for their Buzzlighter compilation, which had radio play on hundreds of college stations. This fueled the band in their future endeavors as it attracted new listeners.
In 2003, one could find The Defog at any number of venues throughout Philadelphia including The Grape Street Pub, The Khyber and The Balcony. Throughout 2004, the band broadened their horizons by extending their playing grounds into New York City and New Jersey. The band's later shift in focus towards gaining additional regional and national interest through their demo Sounds from the Stars was an overall success. The Defog was selected as a finalist in Billboard's Independent Music World Series, has had television spots of their main track Downstream on The Real World and Meet The Barkers, and recently had the demo in the running for 5 Grammy Nominations.
Having achieved everything they hoped possible from a demo, the band returned to their home studio for the next year to archive what would eventually become Ebb and Flow. This album gained the band much headway, opening themselves up to a new diverse and wide range of fans, while still demonstrating to their current fan base that their versatility can keep things new and exciting.
Excited with their recent live material from past months as well as their national radio campaign, the band has once again returned to their studio for the Winter to track what will become their next full length album release. Unlike Ebb and Flow however, all the material for this album has already been written. The band expects to be playing once again in the Spring 2008.
"Known for their inspiring live performance, the band entices their audience with a vivid emotional audio-visual experience that any music aficionado should check out. - Harrisburg Online
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We have songs up from our new album Awkward Familiar Silence so take a listen to them! We also have some shows scheduled check them out and see if we are coming near you some time soon, if not message us and tell us we should! Take care and hope all is well.
We're playing TUES JUNE 24 @ THE KHYBER w/ QUITZOW! (in my top) 5-Piece band (Cello, Violin, Drums, Guitar, 3 backup singers) A splendid time is guaranteed for all! Hope you make it!
i did not see you on mtv but i heard it over the phone (yay tina!). you guys are super awesome ;) hope that your performance makes its way onto the internet so i can actually see it!
i totally saw you guys on MTV!!! I am SO excited for you guys! I want to talk to you and hear your experience there! call me soon - chuck has my number!
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has established itself as one of Philadelphia's most characteristic original bands
