Aden (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Aden
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Chicago, Illinois
Genre = Indie pop
Years_active = 1995 - 2002
Label = TeenBeat
Associated_acts = Vetiver, Currituck Co
URL = http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/artists/aden.htm
Current_members = Kevin Barker Jeff Gramm Fred Kovey
Past_members = Josh Klein

Aden is a band currently based in Washington, D.C. which is heavily influenced by 1970s soft rock such as Steely Dan (from whom they borrowed the title of their albums Hey 19 and Black Cow).

History

Aden was formed at the University of Chicago in 1995, but since 1997 (when original drummer Josh Klein left the band) none of Aden's members has lived in the same city. Although the band has not recorded since 2002 guitarist and banjo player Kevin Barker has continued to play and record solo (as Currituck Co) and has collaborated live and on record with luminaries of the Naturalismo/New Weird America scene such as Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Vetiver.

Albums

“Topsiders” - Teenbeat Records 2002

“Hey 19” - Teenbeat Records 2000

“Black Cow” Teenbeat Records 1999

“Aden” Fortune4 Records. 1997, (re-issued by Teenbeat, 2006).

“Cause of Your Tears” 7 inch - 1996

“Scooby Doo” 7 inch 1995

Links

[http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/artists/aden.htm Teenbeat's Aden Page]