Egyptian is an American

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produ ...

duo band and the side project of formerly married singers

Dan Reynolds Daniel Coulter Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds also released an EP in 2011, titled ''Egyptian – EP,'' as a duo with his former wife A ...

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Aja Volkman Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled ''Egyptian'' as a duo with her former husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine D ...

Formation

Invited to perform an opening set for

Nico Vega Nico Vega was an American indie rock band formed in 2005 in Los Angeles, California, United States. They consist of lead vocalist Aja Volkman, lead guitarist Rich Koehler, and drummer Dan Epand. The group has released two albums ''Nico Vega'' (20 ...

, Dan Reynolds met Aja Volkman in 2010. He invited her to help him finish some demos he was working on. The two began a collaborative process which they titled Egyptian. They recorded, produced, and released independently a four track eponymous EP digitally. Their other bands

Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their si ...

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have also toured together in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
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Discography

EPs

*''Egyptian'' - EP (2011)

Also featured on

*'' Answers to Nothing (film), Answers to Nothing (soundtrack)'' (2011) - "Fade"

Music videos

References

External links

* {{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from Nevada Musical groups established in 2010 Musical groups from Las Vegas Male–female musical duos Married couples 2010 establishments in Nevada