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Ribs (band)

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Years active
  
2009 (2009)–present

Past members
  
Justin Tolan

Website
  
www.ribstheband.com

Genre
  
Space rock

Genres
  
Space rock, indie rock grime

Associated acts
  
Burial Sound, Mizan, Village, Bloom

Members
  
Keith Freund Blake Fusilier Chris Oquist

Origin
  
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (2009)

Albums
  
Russian Blood, Endless Track, British Brains

People also search for
  
Nicole Marshall, Maykon Bala, Browils

Record labels
  
Theatre Zero, Arbitrary Music Group

Ribs (stylized as RIBS) is an American space rock/grime band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band is fronted by guitarist and vocalist Keith Freund, while Blake Fusilier plays bass for the band and Chris Oquist plays drums. Over the years, the band as developed a DIY-method of recording, mixing and releasing work, releasing all their music on their independent label, Arbitrary Music Group.

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Several of the band's singles have been featured in TV shows and movies, although no singles by the band have charted. The first single by the band "Silencer" was featured in the MTV show Teen Mom 2. Their single "Queen of Hearts" was featured in the film Something Wicked.

Their first EP, British Brains, was released June 8, 2010 and was Bandcamp’s #1 rock release on its release week. The EP was also Reddit’s top voted music post of all time during its first month of release. They released a digital 2-song double A-side single, Locrian Singles on January 25, 2011, which is available for free on Bandcamp. RIBS released their second EP, Russian Blood, on May 29, 2012. Most recently, the band opened for Queens of the Stone Age during the band's final leg of the ...Like Clockwork Tour.

During their career, the band has opened for several notable artists including The Joy Formidable, The Soft Moon, and White Rabbits. In 2012, the band won “Rock Artist of the Year” at the 2012 Boston Music Awards.

EPs

  • British Brains (2010)
  • Locarian Singles (2011, reissued 2014)
  • Studio albums

  • Russian Blood (2012)
  • Singles

  • "Silencer" (2010), featured in Teen Mom 2
  • Songs

    Gatinha Safadinha2015
    Delicately2014
    Brains OutBritish Brains · 2010

    References

    Ribs (band) Wikipedia