Architects (American band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Architects


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Anodyne Records
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/architectskcmo Architects MySpace]
Current_members = Brandon Phillips
Adam Phillips
Zach Phillips
Mike Alexander

Architects are an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. They are a reincarnation of the punk and ska band The Gadjits.

History

The Gadjits

The three Phillips brothers had previously composed a successful ska and rock band called The Gadjits. In June 2004 The Gadjits ceased to exist as a band and a new band, Architects, was formed. Brandon announced the news on the Gadjits e-mail list as follows:

The full story goes like this. Keyboard man Ehren Starks left The Gadjits to embark on a life of academia and normal behavior ... he called me the first Monday night after we got home from a tour with the Stereo. We went to Chili's and he dropped the bomb there over an "awesome blossom". That same night i called everyone else over and told them what was up. There was an awful silence which was finally broken when i asked if anyone else felt like hanging it up, given the new bit of bad news. None of us wanted to leave the game ... even with this new bruise upon us. So we began the awful task of rehearsals without a fifth member and we stayed that course until one evening when the great Adrianne Verhoven sat down behind the decks and made the thing whole again. Her band, the Anniversary had called it quits after a long haul as one of Lawrence, KS. best loved exports to the world. The new five-piece band was not just a return to a sense of completeness, but an opportunity to begin anew from somewhere between our pasts and our future. We christened this new band Architects.

Adrianne Verhoven shortly thereafter also left the band.

"The Keys to the Building"

Released in October 2004 on Anodyne Records.

"Revenge"

Released in March 2006 on Anodyne Records.

"Vice"

Released in May 2008 on Anodyne Records.

Influences

Architects' sound is a combination of traditional punk, maximum R&B, Midwestern alternative rock, blues-based metal and pop melodies, influenced by The Clash, The Who, Social Distortion, Soul Asylum, The Replacements, AC/DC, The Jam and The Kinks.

Albums

*"Keys to the Building"
*"Revenge"
*"Vice"

Awards

* [http://www.pitch.com/bestof/award.php?award=128747 Best Band of Kansas City, 2006]

External links

* [http://www.anodynerecords.com/bands/architects/ The Architects Profile] , from Anodyne Records

* [http://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=149 Architects Interview] , Skratch Magazine

* [http://www.purevolume.com/architects PureVolume] , PureVolume

* [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Music/Content?oid=77256 "Brothers in Transition"] , Tucson Weekly

* [http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?review=2458 Review of Revenge] , Aversion.com