- The Willowz
The Willowz are a
garage rock band based inAnaheim, California , formed 2002. The band's sound incorporates influences from punk, soul, and blues from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The band has released several albums on the labelSympathy for the Record Industry and has done a split single with the bandScarling. Their newest album "Chautauqua" was released onDim Mak Records .The Willowz received national exposure (in the United States) as a finalist in December 2005
Yahoo.com 's Who's Next. They lost toBarlowGirl .The band collaborated with director
Michel Gondry on theirmusic video "I Wonder" and in turn produced two songs on the moviesoundtrack for Gondry's film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ". Two of their songs, "Making Certain" and "Ulcer Soul" were used in the 2006 filmThe Science of Sleep . In 2007 Michel Gondry's son Paul directed the music video for "Take A Look Around" collaborating with artists Valerie Pirson, Will Robertson, Owen Levelle, Shoko Komori, Ivan Abel, Hristi Bertelsen, Yota Bertrang and Paul Barman.Band members
* Richie James Follin (lead vocals,
guitar )
*Jessica Reynoza (bass, vocals)
* William McLaren (guitar , vocals)
* Loren (Ted) Humphrey (drums)
* Aric Bohn (guitar )
* Alex Nowiki (drums)
* Nick Wills (guitar )
* Dan Bush (guitar ), (Keyboard), (vocals)Discography
* "The Willowz" (5"MCD on
Wanker Records , Germany 2002)
* "The Willowz" (2003)(7" That Willowz Feelin' b/w Think Again) Posh Boy Records
* "Willowz With A Z" (2003) Artmonkey Records
* "The Willowz" (2004) Dionysus Records
* "The Willowz Are Coming" (2005)Sympathy for the Record Industry
* "Scarling. / The Willowz " (split 7", Sympathy for the Record Industry (2005)
* "Talk In Circles" (2005) Sympathy for the Record Industry
* "The Willowz (7" Equation #6 b/w Questionnaire, Acid Bird Records (2005)
* "Chautauqua" (2007) Dim Mak Records
* "Unveil" (2007) LeGrand Bag RecordsExternal links
* [http://www.thewillowz.com The Willowz official website]
* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/willowz.htm Lazy-i Interview: August 2005]
* [http://www.roxwel.com/player/thewillowzevilsoncommentary.html The Willowz Artist Commentary]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8957415/46_the_willowz Rolling Stone December 2005]
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