Nemo was an American
indie rock
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band formed in
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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in
2002
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by Luke McCartney and Dennis Tyhacz. The band took their name from the character
Captain Nemo
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in the novel ''
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea''.
Their debut album ''Signs of Life'' was released in June 2004 on
Binge Records Binge Records is a Brooklyn, NY based indie rock record label that was founded by Dennis Tyhacz and Luke McCartney in January 2004. " Signs of Life" by Nemo was the label's first release. Other releases on Binge Records include "The Calling" by ...
. The album was notable for its blend of
new wave, ethereal acoustic sounds, and inspired
indie rock
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. It was recorded entirely in an apartment in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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in 2003 prior to becoming one of the final LPs to be mastered at the
Vic Thrill Salon in Brooklyn (shortly before the Salon was closed in 2004). The title track "Signs of Life" was featured in Season 2 of the PBS show
Roadtrip Nation
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History
Movement
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in 2005, and several of the songs on ''Signs of Life'' were also used as the backing music for NPR's
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show for several years after the album's initial release. McCartney and Tyhacz later recorded in a group in 2006 called The Sound Mirrors, and they released one LP ''The Calling'' in 2007, also on
Binge Records Binge Records is a Brooklyn, NY based indie rock record label that was founded by Dennis Tyhacz and Luke McCartney in January 2004. " Signs of Life" by Nemo was the label's first release. Other releases on Binge Records include "The Calling" by ...
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Members
Luke McCartney, Dennis Tyhacz
Albums
*'' Signs of Life'' Binge Records Binge Records is a Brooklyn, NY based indie rock record label that was founded by Dennis Tyhacz and Luke McCartney in January 2004. " Signs of Life" by Nemo was the label's first release. Other releases on Binge Records include "The Calling" by ...
, 2004
Track listing
# Metropolitan - 3:11
# Northern Light - 2:39
# The Burn - 1:59
# Aviator - 2:23
# Signs of Life - 3:05
# Lunar Ship to Mars -2:33
# Fiction of Reality - 2:34
# Hampshire Brush - 2:39
# Odyssey - 3:13
# The Chariot - 2:20
# Swimming in the Rhine - 2:33
# Fall Away - 2:23
# Killer Bees - 1:17
# Eternity of This - 2:40
# The Sun of Ulee - 2:58
# Ether - 1:53
# Harbor - 2:34
References
External links
Nemo Myspace Page
* ttp://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=1634 Review of "Signs of Life" by Nemo by Indieworkshop.com
Review of "Signs of Life" by Nemo by NYROCK.com
* ttp://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=4412 "Signs of Life" review by Delusions of Adequacy
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Musical groups established in 2002
Musical groups from Brooklyn