Inviolet Row is an

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band from

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. Formed in 2001 by

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, Casey Johnson, Kevin Brewer, and

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, the band released the albums ''Consolation Prizes'' (2002) and ''Nevertheless'' (2005), and continues to write new material.

Founding

Inviolet Row was founded by

(guitar and vocals), Kevin Brewer (guitar), Casey Johnson (bass) and

(drums) in

in 2001. Early that year they began writing and recording songs for what was to become their debut album, Consolation Prizes. Millett left the band while the album was being mixed to devote more time to other projects, eventually joining

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in 2008. The mixing and recording of their debut took over a year because of personnel changes and technical glitches, and during this time

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briefly sat in as a replacement drummer, just weeks before joining

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''Consolation Prizes''

''Consolation Prizes'' was released in 2002 to largely positive reviews. '' The Las Vegas Weekly'' compared the band to

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, and another review drew positive comparisons to The Church and

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, saying "Front man Lee Scrivner's lyrics are just as lovely and often as obscure as those of

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, the Church's lead singer and bassist."

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likened Scrivner's singing to that of

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frontman

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. Paul Sinnott, formerly of the English rock band Family of Free Love, joined as permanent drummer after the album's release. "Orange Horns," a track from ''Consolation Prizes'', was featured in ''Magnet'''s ''New Music Sampler (2003)''.

''Nevertheless''

A second studio album, ''Nevertheless'', was released in the summer of 2005. To record the album, the band tried unconventional recording approaches, such as putting microphones in a clothes dryer and recording a variety of drum pedal squeaks and reverberating sliding glass doors. Besides the usual rock ensemble, the recordings also used a back-masked 19th century

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. Scrivner relocated to London after the release of ''Nevertheless'' to pursue a doctorate at the

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, but the band continues to write and record material for a forthcoming album in a Las Vegas studio.

Band members

Current members *

- vocals and guitar *Kevin Brewer - guitar *Casey Johnson - multi-instrumentalist *Paul Sinnott - drums Former members * Abe Millett - bass *Ryan McIlvaine - guitar *Jack Cowell - guitar *Samuel Daniel - keyboard *Jason Handleman - drums *

- drums

Discography

*''Consolation Prizes'' (2002) *''Nevertheless'' (2005)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from Nevada