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Dallas, Texas, United States (2000 – present)

Secret Machines are a space rock band which formed in Dallas, Texas, United States in 2000. They consist of Brandon Curtis (vocals, bass, keyboards), Phil Karnats (guitar) and Josh Garza (drums). Benjamin Curtis, the band’s founding guitarist and Brandon’s brother, amicably left the band in mid-2007 to focus on his new band, the dream pop trio School of Seven Bells. Karnats and Benjamin Curtis were former members of the 90’s alternative group Tripping Daisy.

Revealing a sharp songwriting instinct and unfolding a distinct indie rock influence, the Secret Machines unveil singular scenarios and refined tunes within the alternative pop/rock scene. Guitarist Benjamin Curtis, Drummer Josh Garza, and Brandon Curtis (vocals, bass, keys) formed the Secret Machines in the midst of summer of 2000, in Dallas, TX. The trio swiftly managed to create its own sounding marks, mostly due to a common musical and band experience. Before forming the Machines, the Curtis brothers played with the punk rock squad Ufofu; in addition, Brandon’s also a regular headliner of the Dallas underground music scene, namely through his active participation in projects such as captain audio alongside Garza. After several months of rehearsals and recording sessions in Chicago with engineer Brian Deck, the Machines offered their debut disc, the EP September 000, in March of 2002.

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2	Blue Jay Way full track	566
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7	The Leaves Are Gone	212
8	The Road Leads Where It's Led	201
9	First Wave Intact	197
10	Atomic Heels full track	192
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kcwyckoff wrote:
Monday morning

NEW SINGLE! also, can we please get those two tracks off #1/2, seriously.

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The_Wind86 wrote:
Sunday evening

First album, still lovely.

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mbirxeotn wrote:
last month

listen to "Like I Can"

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crazy8rgood wrote:
last month

Dare I say this is one of the greatest bands of all time? Yes, I dare say it.

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Acquiescence wrote:
last month

Sorely underrated band.

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LCDBill wrote:
October 2009

I'm still pissed off at jay-z for copying the 'now here is nowhere' cover on his 'blueprint III'

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crownanchor wrote:
October 2009

Digging the new SM vid on their homepage :)

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Raglits wrote:
October 2009

HELL YEAH SECRET MACHINES WOOHOO YEAH ALRIGHT

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ally525 wrote:
September 2009

i saw them at webster hall in nyc last night...AMAZING :D

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crazy8rgood wrote:
August 2009

Just heard of these guys today, pretty damn good.

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irishtim wrote:
August 2009

They're touring with Trail Of Dead... Yea! They're not doing any west coast shows... Boo!

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karlosmorale wrote:
August 2009

Ooooh! I love Secret Machines!

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sambedford wrote:
August 2009

Better Bring Your Friends.

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the_clause wrote:
August 2009

Hey all ! Check out: Broken Links Official site at www.brokenlinksmusic.co.uk Myspace at www.myspace.com/brokenlinksmusic you might be suprised!

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Amaru_Cheetox wrote:
July 2009

"The Secret Machines" was their old name, on their album they became "Secret Machines" not sure why - and I WISH I could see them live again soon, they were so damn brilliant! "Lightning Blue Eyes" was just utterly spectacular live...really special.

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TzeraFNX wrote:
July 2009

hopefully more people who hear the covers will find more of their music. that's how I got into them!

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Dezza1 wrote:
June 2009

It's annoying two covers are the top songs on the charts.

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Grobbel wrote:
June 2009

Well, the artwork on every single one of their albums lists the band name as 'Secret Machines', not 'THE Secret Machines'. So I suppose there's no need to change anything. Not that it really matters all that much, of course. I'm just glad that songs tagged as both 'Secret Machines' and 'The Secret Machines' are counted towards the same profile - saves me some duplicate artist entry frustrations in my playlist.

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vincentlillis wrote:
June 2009

Question, which is the right name for the band, with or without 'The' at the start. I believe it to be 'THE Secret Machines'. Hell even their bass drum as it printed that way. I don't think me writing this will change anything, however it would be nice to see the last fm thing flipped around and everyone flag the name, I wonder what would happen...

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crownanchor wrote:
June 2009

Ever since the 13th Floor Elevators, anything that comes outta TX is massively psyched out :)

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