The Elected are a

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–based

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band. The Elected have released two albums with

Sub Pop Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...

: '' Me First'' in 2004, and '' Sun, Sun, Sun'' in 2006. A third album, '' Bury Me In My Rings'', was released on 17 May 2011.

Members

* Blake Sennett – guitar, keyboards, vocals * Mike Bloom – guitar, lap steel, keyboards * Daniel Brummel/Michael Runion/Nate Greely – Bass * Jason Boesel/

Ryland Steen Ryland Steen (born August 31, 1980) is an American drummer who was drummer for ska punk band Reel Big Fish from 2005 to 2014 and is the current drummer for soft rock band America since 2014. He has also performed with Maroon 5, Kris Allen, and ...

/ Sander Steen – Drums Sennett, Boesel and Bloom were also members of Rilo Kiley. Daniel Brummel plays with Ozma as well. Michael Runion plays solo when not playing live with The Elected.

currently plays with Reel Big Fish, while his younger brother Sander Steen is currently touring with The Elected. Nate Greely, former member of Sub Pop band Arlo, also currently tours with The Elected. Their second album, ''Sun, Sun, Sun'' was released on 24 January 2006 via Sub Pop Records. After taking time off from the music business, Blake Sennett returned with a third Elected album entitled '' Bury Me In My Rings'', which was released on 17 May 2011 via

Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock music, rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk music, folk, soul music, so ...

. Described as "complete with twelve shimmering pop songs reminiscent of mid-century West Coast rock", Sennett played most instruments and produced the album himself: “I played most of the instruments myself, so it was easier to erase stuff without hurting anyone’s feelings. This time I just thought, better take it as far as I can alone… then bring in my friends to fill in the blanks.”

Discography

Albums

*'' Me First'' (2004,

) *'' Sun, Sun, Sun'' (2006, Sub Pop) *'' Bury Me In My Rings'' (2011,

)

EPs

*''Sun, Sun, Sun'' Bonus EP (2006)

Singles

*''I’ll Be Your Man'' (2006) *''Babyface'' (2011) *''Go For the Throat'' (2011)

Compilations

*'' Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina'' (2005, Saddle Creek) **Song: "San Francisco via Chicago Blues"

Videography

*"Not Going Home" (2006, directed by Nik Fackler) *"Go For the Throat" (2011, directed by Noah Dorsey)

Reviews

AbsolutePunk.ne
''Sun, Sun, Sun'' review

References

External links

Official page

Vagrant Records page

Fanpage
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