School for the Dead
A music band. Poppy rock pop for people and animals.
3
songs
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Omnivore Omnivore
You can eat meats and vegetables but you can't stop your heart from breaking.
A guy named Henning (that's his first name) writes and sings the songs in School for the Dead. That's primarily what one needs to know about this band. In fact, Henning, Just recently won the WRSI (one of Rollingstone's Top 10 Radio Stations) Singer Songwriter Contest. Yay.
Members of School for the Dead have been in bands with and/or recorded with such luminaries as Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion), Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), Lloyd Cole, Joe Pernice (Scud Mountains Boys, The Pernice Brothers) and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger.
Bands that members of SFTD have been part of include The Maggies, New Radiant Storm King, The Aloha Steamtrain, The Mammals, The Gay Potatoes, Lo Fine, The Figments, King Radio, Spanish for Hitchhiking, The Tea Lights, and Humbert.
With that information, the savvy reader will have discerned that SFTD is based in the Northeast. Yes, that is the case.
School for the Dead has shared the stage with Freedy Johnston, Mates of State, Of Montreal, J. Mascis, Fountains of Wayne, Martin Sexton, and Ivy among many others.Have you performed in front of an audience?We tour through the Northeastern U.S. mostly.
Your musical influences
XTC, Robyn Hitchcock, The Monkeees, Jane Siberry, The Zombies, Harry Nilsson, Of Montreal, Paul Simon, Astrud Gilberto, Nick Drake, The Cars, They Might Be Giants, Camper Van Beethoven, The Velvet Underground, The Police, The Beatles, Flaming Lips, Acetone, Elvis Costello, Lilac Time, Beck, Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths, Dead Milkmen, The Cure, World Party, The Las, Blur, Apples In Stereo, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Syd Barrett, Sam Phillips, The Pixies, Neil Diamond, Talking Heads, The Buzzcocks, Pavement, Ben Folds, Laurie Anderson, Randy Newman, Wilco, and BjorkAnything else?
Hello.
Northampton, MA
USA
ID
159847
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Comments (4)
"Uncomfortable" is terrific. Great tune.
Best wishes, gw
This stuff is great!
Question? "One Lady Dancing" Tango or Cha-Cha? Polka maybe or Bossa Nova. Either way it's excellent.
You satisfy my Power/Pop sweet tooth. I'm a junkie now. thanks.
PS
That means your songs are great.
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