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Tulsa OK, United States (2001 – present)

If you’re familiar with Aqueduct you’ll be happy to hear that David Terry’s love of the pop hook has only gotten stronger with time. However, unlike I Sold Gold’s huge, blown-out drum sounds and blip-pop synths, Or Give Me Death finds Terry broadening his tonal horizons to encompass mariachi horns, Gershwin-esque strings, looped and layered vocals, and grand piano. Oh and there’s also quite a lot more electric guitar. Terry, the former frontman for 90s band Epperley, has grown as an artist since 2005’s I Sold Gold, and Or Give Me Death is his most melodically complex and lyrically mature release to date. It also contains the best song about The Princess Bride EVER!

If you’re not familiar with the story, Aqueduct was founded in Tulsa’s dusty plains as the solo project of pop aficionado David Terry in 2001. He relocated to Seattle in 2003, and a mere 12 hours after Terry’s arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct was opening for Modest Mouse at The Showbox. Word spread throughout the Pacific Northwest about the nimble cleverness of Aqueduct’s heartbreaking lyricism and unstoppable piano-laden hooks. Copies of the 2003 self-released cd Power Ballads were circulated to the delight of many new ears — including those at Barsuk.

After months of culling and polishing new and pre-existing material with the help of producer Matt Pence, Aqueduct completed their full-length, I Sold Gold, along with an EP, Pistols At Dawn . Barsuk is proud to have released these documents of infectious bedroom pop-perfection, and while or give me death takes Aqueduct somewhat out of the bedroom, we still think it’s pretty darn perfect pop.
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  • Noobie2tunes

    So any news on what he's doing now, working on a new album or with another band? Basically I did the least amount of research on Google and didn't find anything, so I'm asking you guys. But anyway really enjoying every song on the album "Or Give Me Death" and a few from "I Sold Gold."

    last month

  • Ampuhedron

    It's not living a lie if you're not living at all

    October 2011

  • conditionals

    Apparently: new stuff this year. I hope so...

    May 2011

  • Uhkneeho

    Criminally underrated perfect music.

    April 2011

  • farmgirlblues

    Every time I want to turn someone on to this band, I throw "Growing up With GNR" on a mix CD.

    January 2011

  • mcgavin27

    So glad I'll catch them this fall

    September 2010

  • evandena

    Come to Madison!

    July 2010

  • CandFood

    some of the most underrated music of the decade. as you wish, aqueduct, as you wish.

    July 2010
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ROCK LOTTERY III @ Neumos

11 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/aqueduct

Aqueduct will be participating in a special event this Saturday in Seattle at Neumos in Capitol Hill. The concert is a benefit for The Vera Project where 25 musicians from the Seattle …

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