Years active 2008–present Record label Dead Oceans | Labels Dead Oceans | |
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Website Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band on Myspace Past members Matthew Dammer
Traci Eggleston
Drew Fitchette Origin Seattle, Washington, United States (2008) Members Benjamin Verdoes, Marshall Verdoes, Jared Price, Drew Fitchette Albums Where the Messengers Meet, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Weepy, Prehistory Genres Indie rock, Alternative rock Similar Iska Dhaaf, Mad Rad, VietNam, Bishop Allen, Visqueen Profiles | ||
Mt st helens vietnam band albatross albatross albatross official video
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is a band from Seattle that features Benjamin Verdoes as lead vocalist and guitarist, Drew Fitchette on second guitar, Marshall Verdoes as the drummer, and Jared Price on the bass. They were signed with Dead Oceans, and released two albums and two EPs.
Contents
- Mt st helens vietnam band albatross albatross albatross official video
- Mt st helens vietnam band leaving trails
- Formation
- Beginnings
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Mt st helens vietnam band leaving trails
Formation
While Benjamin Verdoes, Matthew Dammer and Jared Price had previously performed as part of the locally successful Lujo Records band In Praise of Folly, Traci Eggleston and Marshall Verdoes were new to the stage They gained notability through local advertising and comical PSA videos on MySpace and YouTube featuring band members before making any of their music public.
Beginnings
Their official debut appearance was July 31, 2008 at Seattle's Neumos, where their self released EP "Weepy" was available for the first time. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band signed with Dead Oceans in the fall of 2008 and released their self-entitled first LP in the spring of 2009. They toured with Bishop Allen, Cursive, Frog Eyes, Japandroids, The Globes, The Growlers, David Bazan, and Dead Confederate.
In 2011 Benjamin Verdoes left the band and formed the duo Iska Dhaaf with Nathan Quiroga.
Discography
Songs
Leaving TrailsWhere the Messengers Meet · 2010
Albatross - Albatross - AlbatrossMt St Helens Vietnam Band · 2009
Cheer for FateMt St Helens Vietnam Band · 2009