Mr. Gnome (stylized as mr. Gnome) is an alternative

art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an ar ...

married duo from

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, USA. Their eclectic oeuvre has been characterized as "an arresting mix of menace and mellifluousness," and "intriguing, theatrical." Nicole Barille notes of their stand-alone song ''Let The City Sail Away'' that as with many of her lyrics, "I tend to write about situations that are moments away from impending disaster." Mentioned in ''

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'' in 2011 as a band to watch, their fourth album, ''The Heart of a Dark Star,'' was reviewed by

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as being "a satisfying, conceptually ambitious work," "a raw, romantic sound hich they haveexpanded and refined over several records."

Discography

*''Echoes on the Ground EP'' (2005) *''mr Gnome EP'' (2006) *''Deliver This Creature'' (2008) *''Heave Yer Skeleton'' (2009) *''Tastes Like Magic B-Sides'' (2010) *''Madness in Miniature'' (2011) *''Softly Mad B-Sides'' (2012) *''The Heart of a Dark Star'' (2014) *''Monster's Heart'' (2015) *''The Day You Flew Away'' (2020) *''A Sliver of Space'' (2024)

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