The Melismatics

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The Melismatics formed at the turn of the century in the fertile ground of the Minneapolis indie-rock scene. Their debut album “Postmodern Rock” quickly caught the attention of college radio stations around the country and garnered favorable reviews from critics around the world. Shortly thereafter, Minneapolis indie-rock king pin Ed Ackerson (Polara, The Jayhawks, Limbeck, Sing It Loud) signed the band to Susstones Records and produced their next two albums “New Infection” and “Turn It On.” The Melismatics toured the country numerous times over and continued to win loyal fans with their high-energy and unpredictable live shows. After releasing three albums, having their music featured on MTV’s “Laguna Beach,” NBC’s “Windfall,” and numerous extreme sports videos, The Melismatics are now about to release their latest effort “The Acid Test” on CC Entertainment/Koch (street date September 30, 2008). Renowned producer John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Rooney, The Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Clay Aiken, etc) caught the band performing at 2007 SXSW in Austin, Texas and signed on to produce the album. “The Acid Test” takes The Melismatics in a stunning new musical direction and features the co-lead vocals of Ryan Smith and Pony. The new album also highlights the rock-solid bass work of Mark Wade and inventive drumming of Ron Caron. In the summer of 2008 The Melismatics won the grand prize in the Lollapalooza Last Band Standing Contest and received the chance to play at one of the country’s largest outdoor festivals. The Melismatics have found a sound all their own that is familiar yet unique, euphoric and adventurous.

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1	Soul Sucker full track	6
2	Industry of Cool full track	4
3	Digging Deep full track	3
3	New Infection full track	3
3	The Stranger full track	3
3	Useless Generation full track	3
7	Going for the Kill full track	2
7	Speaking In Tongues full track	2
9	Waves of Sound full track	1
9	It's a Drag full track	1
9	Cracking Codes full track	1
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9	It’s A Drag	1
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sacrebleuwine wrote:
last month

Going for the Kill rules! We love this band.

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h80 wrote:
December 2009

new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTEN1tTbhkQ

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ceciliagarza wrote:
January 2009

The Melismatics RULE!!!!!!

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IndieTickets wrote:
October 2008

Tickets for the Oct. 24th show at the Whole with Dressy Bessy are available now! http://wholemusicclub.indietickets.com

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h80 wrote:
July 2008

wonderful band

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LarsIndie wrote:
November 2007

AUTOMATIC = AWESOME

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Feb 12 The Melismatics The Rendezvous, Saint Joseph(, MO), United States
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Feb 13 The Melismatics The Bank, Dubuque, IA, United States
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Feb 19 The Melismatics Club Garibaldi, Milwaukee(, WI, Milwaukee, United States
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