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In a city known for its silicone, soy lattes, and off-duty actors, it is no secret that Los Angeles is a city drenched in the unreal.

For You Me & Iowa, it is from this environment of artifice that their songs emerge. “This town has imaginary spotlights/ everyone thinks that they’re center stage” Andrew Carroll sings on “Runways and Freeways,” his voice reaching over the musical traffic bustling underneath. Carroll’s vocals wander from manic and vulnerable to powerfully loud while drummer Tony Benedetti deals out quick beats with dizzying precision.

Combining the raw intensity of Pinkerton-era Weezer, with the percussive chops of The Dismemberment Plan, and the melodic, pop meanderings of Death Cab for Cutie, You Me & Iowa is a force to be reckoned with.

Since their beginnings in 2003, You Me & Iowa played their dues around the West, performing with their up-and-coming peers: The Velvet Teen, Midnight Movies, Mellowdrone, Monsters are Waiting, and Rx Bandits. It is their vivacious live show that not only keeps their loyal fanbase fixated, but even won them “Best Alternative Rock Band” at the 2005 L.A. Music Awards.

You Me & Iowa build their songs upon a skeleton of pop sensibility filled with the flesh of experience. Tizoc Estrada holds an MFA in guitar and bassist Ryan Julio is trained in operatic performance, while multi-instrumentalists Ryan Ross and Ryan Marx man the keys and horns. With a resume like this, it would be easy to fall into the musical masturbation of prog-rock, but the band seamlessly juxtaposes musical technicality with the accessibility of unabashed ass shaking.
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  • morningscifi

    http://vimeo.com/groups/diyindiemusic/videos/1270285

    March 2010

  • TheSodaMachine

    Just listened to Aquarium... Started of very, very strongly, but fell off a bit by the end... Got a little boring. Great album though.

    January 2010

  • TheSodaMachine

    Jamlegend. <3

    December 2009

  • Timy_T

    New (and last) album Aquarium for free!

    October 2009

  • Faxe666

    if you register yourself on their side, you can download Tommy Hall, The Good The Bad and The Beautiful, Runaways and Freeways, Dress the Stage and a live sample from a star wars' cantina band cover.

    June 2009

  • spacematador

    RyRo!

    June 2009

  • inrainbowz

    yo tambien los encontre en jamlegend :P

    May 2009

  • johnnybdarsh

    all your base are belong to us.

    April 2009
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