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Greycoats (band)

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Origin
  
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Genre
  
Indie rock

Genres
  
Indie rock

Members
  
Matt Patrick

Albums
  
Setting Fire to the Great Unknown, World of Tomorrow, Adrift, Helicline

Record labels
  
Ephemera Records, Greycoats

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Profiles

Greycoats are an indie rock group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Contents

History

Greycoats released their first album Setting Fire to the Great Unknown, produced by Matt Patrick at Two Pillars Studio in 2008. In 2013, they released their second album, entitled World of Tomorrow, which was co-produced by Matt Patrick and Jeremy Ylvisaker at the Library Recording Studio in Minneapolis. Their third album, Adrift, was released November 13, 2015 on Ephemera Records and was produced by Matt Patrick at the Library Recording Studio.

Their music has been featured on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, The CW's Gossip Girl, MTV's Teen Mom 3, and Lifetime (TV Network)'s Witches of East End. Having toured the U.S. extensively off of their debut album, Greycoats played shows with Foals, Liam Finn, Jeremy Messersmith, Javalin, and Fanfarlo, as well as CMJ Music Festival.

Band members

  • Jon Reine: Vocals, Guitar, Keys
  • Titus Decker: Keys, Guitar, Vocals
  • Mike Smith: Drums, Vocals
  • Matt Patrick: Bass, Guitar, Vocals
  • Musical style

    Greycoats style can be described as melodramatic. They inspire an Orwellian theme in both their lyrics and communication with fans. They often will include video running along in the background at live shows. Videos have included images from movies such as The NeverEnding Story, Animal Farm, and Paradise Now.

    Discography

  • Setting Fire to the Great Unknown, 2008
  • Helicline (EP), 2012
  • World of Tomorrow, 2013
  • Adrift, 2015
  • Singles

  • Make Me Like the Moon 2012, 2012
  • California, 2014
  • Appearances

  • Nowhere Man, MN Beatle Project Vol. 5, 2014
  • Songs

    Watchmen - What Is Left of the Night?Setting Fire to the Great Unknown · 2008
    Goodbye Sweet Youth - GoodbyeSetting Fire to the Great Unknown · 2008
    The DeciderAdrift · 2015

    References

    Greycoats (band) Wikipedia