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Boston, United States (2005 – present)
The Dear Hunter is the full-time project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens. The band got its name from the lead character of the story that he wrote to go along with the music. The sound is unlike that of Casey’s former band, with more alternative and progressive rock tendencies and a wider variety of instrumentation.
The band began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo when he was full time member of the Boston, Massachusetts band The Receiving End of Sirens. It was originally intended as a vehicle for music Casey had written that didn’t fit with the heavier sound of The Receiving End of Sirens. In the winter of 2005 Casey recorded the Dear Ms. Leading demos. He created 10 copies of the demos on burned CDs intended for the ears of friends, and they began circulation. At the time he did not plan to pursue The Dear Hunter full time and allowed the demos to be placed online for download. On February 2, 2006, The Dear Hunter played its first show with The Receiving End of Sirens as the backing band.
In May 2006, Casey left The Receiving End of Sirens and began work on The Dear Hunter’s first studio album. He expanded the scope of the project to a six-album story set at the dawn of the 20th century about the birth, life, and abrupt death of a boy, known only in the story as “The Dear Hunter.” In a 2007 interview with music website Absolutepunk.
The band began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo when he was full time member of the Boston, Massachusetts band The Receiving End of Sirens. It was originally intended as a vehicle for music Casey had written that didn’t fit with the heavier sound of The Receiving End of Sirens. In the winter of 2005 Casey recorded the Dear Ms. Leading demos. He created 10 copies of the demos on burned CDs intended for the ears of friends, and they began circulation. At the time he did not plan to pursue The Dear Hunter full time and allowed the demos to be placed online for download. On February 2, 2006, The Dear Hunter played its first show with The Receiving End of Sirens as the backing band.
In May 2006, Casey left The Receiving End of Sirens and began work on The Dear Hunter’s first studio album. He expanded the scope of the project to a six-album story set at the dawn of the 20th century about the birth, life, and abrupt death of a boy, known only in the story as “The Dear Hunter.” In a 2007 interview with music website Absolutepunk.
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Act I: The Lake South, The River North
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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Hi, D.
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zinc_ukfr wrote:
The Dear Hunter are no longer on Spotify, so I have to listen to none scrobbling rubbish youtube videos instead :(
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MikeyFrance wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/A+Lot+Like+Birds
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girloman wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Rain/+images/39789415 UP! please, please, please, please, please, please!!!
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RobertSVW wrote:
what a stupid name if you have deerhunter in mind
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shaunt91 wrote:
nop
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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Please don't compare The Dear Hunter to The Mars Volta. The latter is garbage, while the former is not.
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vincentpoprocky wrote:
@stretts No problem man! Much love.
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stretts wrote:
haha sorry Vincent! Act III is my album of the year, eagerly awaiting Act IV
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waffleswaffles wrote:
wow. the first thing i thought of was The Mars Volta. Absolutely love this band. and Love TMV!
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aghoraphobic wrote:
@shaunt91 I totally hear it in The Inquiry of Ms. Terri, as well as bits of pieces in other songs. Point being, they genetically fit the mold of Co&Ca and dredg, but add some Volta-esque sound manipulation, brass ensemble, etc. I'll also add that those three bands are my most familiar frame of reference, so that's why I chose them.
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Sharkpuncher01 wrote:
Just got Act III in Vinyl. Awesome.
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browe404 wrote:
sounds a lot like dredg and Portugal. The Man. in my opinion. but great stuff.
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MarsAsAGirl wrote:
I second that opinion, I will most certainly be keeping an eye open for them too. Maybe a few festivals, eh... =D
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Bacardilemon wrote:
It would be lovely to see them here in europe.
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Metalingus10 wrote:
get away that INDIE tag from here!!! I hate that shit
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elfonzobonzo wrote:
Act lll Life and Death is my album of the year. Masterpiece!!!
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vincentpoprocky wrote:
@stretts Dude, I've been an active member since LATR opened, haha. Username is Vincent. I'm just a bit low key over there.
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stretts wrote:
@vincentpoprocky - stop lurking and join! haha
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shaunt91 wrote:
I really struggle to hear TMV influence in this.
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- Dec 28 The Dear Hunter Club Hell, Providence, RI, United States
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