Years active 2009–present Active from 2009 | Website englandin1819.com Record label England in 1819 | |
Origin Baton Rouge/New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Members Andrew Callaway, Dan Callaway Albums Fireball Electric Tomorrow, Alma, Summer Lightning Genres Alternative rock, Indie rock, Electronic dance music | ||
England in 1819 is an American alternative group formed in 2009 by brothers Andrew and Dan Callaway. In 2013, they were named one of the "Top Louisiana Bands" by Paste Magazine.
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Formation
Originally from Athens, Andrew and Dan grew up in the English countryside, playing in rock bands on the weekends with their father. Andrew continued on to study composition at Oberlin Conservatory and Dan studied French Horn at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music before continuing on to rock music. After a few years of travel and exposure to a withering classical scene, they returned to their roots, both geographically and musically, moving back to the South and finding new life in the energy and creativity of indie rock.
England in 1819 began in Baton Rouge as a nine piece experimental/orchestral group using drums, bass, guitar, piano, oboe, French horn and an opera singer. Utilizing a wide dynamic range, the sound was sometimes fragile and other times monstrous. Light and delicate sections developed and expanded into powerful anthemic endings.
Songs
Air That We Once BreathedAlma · 2011
Littil BaturAlma · 2011
HimmeFireball Electric Tomorrow · 2013