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Portland, United States (2000 – present)
Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf on guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. All members of the band share singing duties.
The band formed in late 2000, when Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim. They played their first show in July 2001, at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland.
They self-released their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, on May 20, 2003. The album was elaborately packaged in an 80-page flipbook that Seim designed and individually hand-assembled. It later received nationwide distribution through FILMguerrero in 2004. The title is an anagram for The First Menomena Album.
In 2005, Under an Hour was released as a three-track album of instrumental music written for and performed with Monster Squad, an experimental dance company based in Portland.
In August of 2006, Menomena signed with Barsuk Records although the band still maintains a relationship with their old label, FILMguerrero. It was stated that FILMguerrero would still be involved in their old catalog and future vinyl releases.
Menomena released their next album in 2007, titled Friend and Foe. It received relative critical acclaim — while some websites like Pitchfork Media praised the album for its effective modular pop, others like PopMatters criticized it for presenting a sense of feigned maturity.
The band formed in late 2000, when Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim. They played their first show in July 2001, at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland.
They self-released their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, on May 20, 2003. The album was elaborately packaged in an 80-page flipbook that Seim designed and individually hand-assembled. It later received nationwide distribution through FILMguerrero in 2004. The title is an anagram for The First Menomena Album.
In 2005, Under an Hour was released as a three-track album of instrumental music written for and performed with Monster Squad, an experimental dance company based in Portland.
In August of 2006, Menomena signed with Barsuk Records although the band still maintains a relationship with their old label, FILMguerrero. It was stated that FILMguerrero would still be involved in their old catalog and future vinyl releases.
Menomena released their next album in 2007, titled Friend and Foe. It received relative critical acclaim — while some websites like Pitchfork Media praised the album for its effective modular pop, others like PopMatters criticized it for presenting a sense of feigned maturity.
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SoundscapeMN wrote:
that's assuming there will be a new album....
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tylerstravis wrote:
so when the new album comes out, are they still going to be 'cool' enough to get a good review from these blogheads, or are they now old news?
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pecusita wrote:
If it were up to me they would have 10 million scrobbles!
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sun_and_trees wrote:
strajnic: no i'm not joking, lol. menomena's just that goood =)
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NilsHasSkills wrote:
can ANYONE send me a message about how i can acquire the rarities album? i can't find it anywhere, and i would really appreciate anything! thanks!
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Mannequentin wrote:
i am the fun blame monster is just so damn magnificent!
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JonnyKim wrote:
Who cares about genre. Good music is good music.
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introroheline wrote:
they're more than just indie rock, man
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Milkyclub wrote:
absolutely evil bee i love it:)
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ginaboricua wrote:
melez, then why even bother commenting!?
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melez102 wrote:
They're great, even though I dislike indie rock.
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hlysht-itsbee wrote:
new favourite band of the autumn season. i can't stop listening!
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strajnic wrote:
sun_and_trees expects more plays than 4 million plays already played from this indie-experimental band..................she/he must be joking!
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riigo wrote:
menomena do doo do do do doo menomena do do do doo
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riigo wrote:
awful, awful music
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introroheline wrote:
I love you all too much to carry on.
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james_cfc wrote:
New album please.
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xspikex wrote:
Justin needs to do some solo stuff. Or does he?
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indie-cool wrote:
there's no love lost that i can't find again
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sun_and_trees wrote:
suuuch a great band! i'm suprised they dont have more plays. and yes, i am also in need of a new album.
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Lumberyard Lolitas!
9 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/menomena
We are hoping to return home in May and get some heavy lifting done on this new album of ours. We've all got our matching back braces on like we work at The Home Depot and we're ready to stock this fr. …
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iPogo and jgt7457 added Menomena to their libraries. yesterday evening
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nickinko wrote about Menomena in 50 Favourite Albums 2000-2009. yesterday afternoon
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cherrycoke11, davidofthedead, taylorbates666 and 28 other people added Menomena to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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sigmagalator tagged Menomena with ‘post-rock’. Saturday evening
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kezelsky, bfracas, noahmason and 18 other people added Menomena to their libraries. Saturday evening
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iTim70, BillyPilgrim69, sweetsweetsarah and 4 other people added Menomena to their libraries. Thursday evening
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metal_carly tagged Menomena with post-rock, electronic, indie and one other tag. Thursday morning
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