The Blakes

The Blakes
The Blakes
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Indie rock
Instruments Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Years active 2001 – present
Labels Light In The Attic
Website Official Site
Official MySpace page
Members
Garnet Keim
Snow Keim
Bob Husak

The Blakes are an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band had several independent releases before signing to Seattle record label Light In The Attic, and then had two more studio releases: The Blakes LP and Streets EP. After that they had two more independent releases in 2009: Lights On EP and Souvenir LP.

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Overview

Prior to the band's conception, brothers Garnet and Snow Keim had busked around the country writing music in the late '90s, ultimately leading them to Seattle, WA. The band formed in 2001 when the Keim brothers met their future drummer, Bob Husak, in a local Seattle coffeehouse (Tully's).[1] Named after a dream that bassist Snow Keim experienced involving an encounter with 18th century English poet William Blake in a metal shop, The Blakes moved to Los Angeles and began their musical career, playing shows and living for nearly two years in a Days Inn motel.[2] The band put out a string of self-released EPs and eventually moved back to Seattle.[1] In 2005, The Blakes gained major exposure from their fourth release, Little Whispers, when Seattle radio station KEXP began playing and promoting their music. In 2006, the band released their self-titled LP and toured extensively. In the following year, the band signed to Seattle independent record label Light In the Attic. In 2007 on their new label, the band released the Streets EP, and later remastered and reissued The Blakes LP.[1] In 2009, The Blakes had two more independent releases: Lights On EP and Souvenir LP.

Personnel

  • Garnet Keim – vocals, guitar
  • Snow Keim – vocals, bass
  • Bob Husak – drums

Trivia

The song "Commit" was featured on the third season How I Met Your Mother episode, Little Boys.

The Blakes appear in the film True Adolescents. In the film they are called The Effort and play the songs Streets and Circuits (which is an outtake from the Lights In the Attic release).

The song "Don't Bother Me" was featured on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Discography

Albums and EPs

  • The Blakes LP - Self-released (2001)
  • Marine Sailor LP - Self-released (2003)
  • The Bottle EP - Self-released (2004)
  • Little Whispers EP - Self-released (2005)
  • The Blakes LP - Self-released (2006)
  • Streets EP - Light In The Attic (2007)
  • The Blakes LP - Light In The Attic (2007)
  • Beads - No One Knows LP - Self-released (2009)
  • Lights On EP - Self-released (2009)
  • Souvenir LP - Self-released (2009)

Singles

  • "Two Times" - Light In The Attic (2007) UK only
  • "Don't Want That Now" - Light In The Attic (2008) UK only

Compilations

  • "The Upside - Small Town Vampires" - The Upside (2005)
  • "Sound Of Color" - Gap and Rehab (2008)
  • "Give" - Give Seattle (2009)

Demos

Live

  • Live At The Vera EP - Light In The Attic (2007)
  • Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) EP - iTunes (2008)

References

  1. ^ a b c Andrew Leahey, Artist Bio:"The Blakes", AllMusic Guide, retrieved September 21, 2008.
  2. ^ Michael Marotta, "Artist of the Day: The Blakes", Spin Magazine Online, August 28, 2007.

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