Saintseneca
An ambitious and eclectic indie outfit from Columbus, Ohio, Saintseneca toiled for a number of years developing their sound on the national indie scene before earning widespread critical acclaim for their third album, 2015's Such Things. Behind founder and frontman Zac Little, they melded folk music from Appalachian and international traditions to postmodern pop, psych, and acoustically driven indie rock. After a pair of EPs and a full-length on smaller labels, they signed with the well-established Anti- Records in 2013, simultaneously forging a longterm partnership with producer Mike Mogis, who helped Little guide the band toward a more pop-oriented approach.
Zac Little had been playing in folk bands with friends from a small Ohio town. The group moved to Columbus to attend college and began playing dozens of house concerts. Their self-titled debut EP was issued in 2009, and by then the lineup had changed. A second EP, the cassette-only Gray Flag, was released in 2010 and Saintseneca became a national touring ensemble, playing wherever and whenever they could, working college radio hard and continually shifting their lineup.
They were signed to Anti- in 2012. Their debut full-length album, Last, was released in the spring of 2013. By this time, the band's lineup had changed yet again and Little remained the only original member. He immediately began recording a follow-up album in a friend's attic. The early-2010s lineup -- Little, Steve Ciolek, Maryn Jones, Jon Meador, and touring member Matt O'Conke -- also collaborated with other musicians. After filling a computer's hard drive with songs and sounds, Saintseneca moved their operation to Nebraska to work with producer Mike Mogis, where they revisited each song utilizing a plethora of electric instruments in their mix. Anti- released Dark Arc in the spring of 2014.
Little decided to further challenge himself by writing songs that could more easily be identified with pop. To that end, he again worked with Mogis and a small cast of like-minded players to cut dozens of songs in a more melodic pop mode. Whittled down to a more succinct 15 tunes, the finished album was issued in 2015 as Such Things. In a move typical of their eclectic approach, Saintseneca's next release was an EP of strange but spirited original Christmas songs called The Mallwalker, which appeared in late 2016. Centered around the central theme of memory, the band's ambitious fourth album (and third with Mogis in the producer's seat), Pillar of Na, arrived in the summer of 2018.
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16 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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All You've Got Is Everyone
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 3 févr. 2021
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Last
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Mama Bird Recording Co. le 16 août 2011
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In A Van (Single)
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 9 sept. 2019
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The Mallwalker
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 9 déc. 2016
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Moon Barks At The Dog
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 14 nov. 2017
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Passionate Kisses
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 21 oct. 2014
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The Wandering Star
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 12 janv. 2018
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Book Of The Dead On Sale
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 16 mai 2017
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Winter Breaking
Ambiance - Paru chez Anti - Epitaph le 20 déc. 2019
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Saintseneca EP
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Saintseneca le 3 avr. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo