Years active 2002 (2002)–present | ||
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Members Jason DodsonKevin BarransTim GadboisChris WarnerJesse BonnAdam BilyFaustine Hudson Past members Ryan McMackinChris Zache (The Head and the Heart)Tomo Nakayama (Grand Hallway)Seth Warren (Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground, Sons of Warren Oates) Albums Listen to the Thunder, Muscle for the Wing, Mad Lives, The Maldives, Tequila/Someday EP Similar The Moondoggies, Ken Stringfellow, Grand Hallway, Star Anna, The Young Evils Profiles | ||
The Maldives are an alt-country band from Seattle, Washington known for sold-out live performances described by KEXP-FM as "transcendent". They have released three full-length albums and one EP. Their 2009 album Listen To The Thunder was rated the second best "Northwest Album" of 2009 by Sound on the Sound. Seattle radio station 90.3 KEXP described their most recent album, Muscle for the Wing, as having "a grittier, more guitar-oriented roots-rock sound." The Maldives regularly play in Seattle and throughout the West Coast and have performed at the Sasquatch!, Bumbershoot, South by Southwest, Capitol Hill Block Party, Treefort, and Doe Bay music festivals.
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The Maldives provided live orchestration for the 1925 silent movie Riders of the Purple Sage as part of the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival and again for the 2013 festival, scoring the silent film "The Wind". They are based in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle and were filmed playing there as part of MTV's online series, $5 Cover: Seattle.
In addition to traditional rock instrumentation, the members of the band play banjo and accordion. Once described as "the best unsigned band in Seattle", The Maldives have released albums on Spark & Shine Records and Mt. Fuji Records.
Discography
Songs
Go Back to VirginiaMuscle for the Wing · 2012
Muscle for the WingMuscle for the Wing · 2012
Time Is Right NowListen to the Thunder · 2005