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) in Brooklyn, NY.

Biography

Via Audio met and formed in 2003 while attending

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and released a

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EP on Connecticut-based record label Kill Normal Records the following year. The lineup at that time consisted of Jessica Martins (vocals, keys, guitar), Dan Molad (vocals, guitar, drums), David Lizmi (Bass), and Tom Deis (Vocals, Guitar). The band toured regionally through the northeastern United States and gained a strong following in their then hometown of Boston. In 2007, the band signed to California-based label Sidecho Records, and garnered much attention from various music blogs, zines, and critics after

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guitarist

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called them his "new favorite band"SXSW.com
/ref> in his column in Under the Radar Magazine, an Independent Music publication. Sidecho released the band's debut full-length album, Say Something, recorded earlier that year in Austin, Texas with

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drummer and producer

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, on September 25, 2007, in the United States. Additionally, Kurofone Records released the album in Japan. The album was met with praise from prominent Independent Music publications such as

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, who rated the album a 7.7/10 and called the album.Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Via Audio: Say Something

"a catchy pop record that's serious: not gloomy, not mournful, and not pretentious. It's serious and earnest, it's occasionally sad, but there is such a beautiful gloss over everything that it sticks, hurts, and feels delicious."

The band has toured extensively in the past two years, including tours through North America with acts such as White Rabbits,

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, as well as a brief tour of Japan supporting

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. The band has also played at numerous festivals including the

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Music Festival in

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, the Monolith Festival in

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Music Showcase in

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, where Spin.com named them "one of the nine hottest bands playing CMJ". In 2007 Drummer, Guitarist, and co-vocalist Dan Molad left the group to pursue other projects. Molad was replaced as the band's live drummer by Adam Sturtevant, with Deis (Guitar) and Martins (Guitar, Keys) remaining on lead vocals, and Lizmi remaining on Bass. Via Audio released their second full-length album titled '' Animalore'' on Undertow Music on March 9, 2010; it was also produced by

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. The first single, "Babies", is available for download now at

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's website, filtermagazine.com. They self-released a new record, titled "Natural Language", on March 25, 2014. It is available in limited edition CD or 12" vinyl formats, as well as on all major digital platforms, and was produced and recorded by Dan Molad (Lucius) in Brooklyn, NY.

Members

* Tom Deis - Singer/Songwriter/Guitar * Jessica Martins - Singer/Songwriter/Guitar/Synthesizer Former * Dan Molad - Singer/Songwriter/Drums/Guitar (2003–2007)
David Lizmi
- Bass/Synthesizer (2003-2013) * Adam Sturtevant - Drums

Discography

Studio albums * 2004 '' Via Audio - EP'' (Kill Normal) * 2007 '' Say Something'' (Sidecho) * 2010 '' Animalore'' (Undertow Music Collective) * 2014 "Natural Language" (March 25, 2014)

References

External links

Official Website

Pitchfork Review: Say Something

Tiny Mix Tapes Review: Say Something

AOL/Spinner's "I freaking Love This Song" Column: Via Audio - 'Presents'

Interviews:
Beatcrave Interview

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