12 Rods
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12 Rods were an indie rock band that formed in 1992 and split up in 2004.
They self-released an album called Bliss in 1993, before signing to V2 and receiving some attention in independent music circles in 1996 with the Gay? EP. Split Personalities, which many consider their best album, was released in 1998. Pitchfork Media named it in their first list of the best albums of the 1990s (although it was absent in the second version).
After two strong releases, despite the departure of drummer Christopher McGuire, 12 Rods looked set to make some sort of an impact on the charts with their next album, the Todd Rundgren-produced Separation Anxieties, but it was not to be. The album failed both critically and commercially, and 12 Rods were dropped by their record company.
They struggled on for one more album, 2002's self-released Lost Time, but ceased to be as of 2004.
Members
Permanent members:
- Ryan Olcott
- Christopher McGuire
- Matt Flynn
- Ev
- Matthew Foust
- Bill Shaw
- Dave King
- Jake Hanson
- George Marich
Interim members:
- Daniel Perlin
- Daniel Burton-Rose
- Tal Tahir
- Alejandro Urzagaste
- Bill Jackson
Albums
- Helikoptur Hundrid Dolurz (released under Ryan'z Bihg Hed) [1992]
- Bliss [1993]
- A Very Special Christmas [1995]
- gay? [1996]
- Split Personalities [1998]
- Separation Anxieties [2000]
- Lost Time [2002]
- gay? (remixed and remastered) [2003]
- Unreleased vol. 1-6 [2004]
- Last Show: First Avenue [2004]
Audio
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