Artist description 4 piece modern rock, sometimes dreamy, sometimes heavy, always melodic.ˇ

Music Style Combines the intensity of new punk with an intentional melodic sensitivity.-Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

Musical Influences Spiritualized, Idaho, Swervedriver, Failure, Radiohead

Similar Artists Imagine the emotional intensity & starkness of Live, combined with the unapologetic rock muscle of King's X, Stone Temple Pilots & Soundgarden, & see whether that sounds good to you.-True Tunes Etc...

Artist History The group has been around for about 6 years. Signed to Tattoo Records in '95, released the first album in '96 (Skywire) & the second in late '97 (Delicate Fade). 3 singles from Skywire reached the #1 position on the Pure Rock Report's Modern chart, & 3 ac hieved top 5 spots on the CCM Update Rock chart. Mainstream college radio helped land Common Children on the College Music Journal (CMJ) Top 200 chart,as well as the celebrated CMJ sampler, "Certain Damage". The Band's music has also been featured on ESP N's "X-Treme Sports" & "The Dennis Rodman World Tour" on MTV. 1 single from Delicate Fade reached the #1 spot on the Pure Rock Report's Modern chart as well as the CCM Update Rock chart & 3 more singles reached the top 10 on both of the aforementioned ch a r ts.Well, it's finally here. The long awaited third album by Common Children, "The Inbetween Time" is out. The CD is available through our web site, www.commonchildren.com, where we plan to accomidate credit card orders in a few more weeks (or by check/m oney order now), and through cdbaby.com, who should have it for sale within a few more days. We will also have it available during the upcoming Cornerstone festival at The Choir booth. Keep an eye out for us, we hope to see you there..Available online @ww w.commonchildren.net & www.cdbaby.com © 2000 Storm Boy Music (BMI)M

Group Members Marc Byrd, Drew Powell, Hanpton Taliaferro, Andrew Payne Thompsonˇˇ;

Albums Skywire, Delicate Fade

Press Reviews Check the Common Children unofficial web site.Kp

Additional Info 1996-7 Ball Magazine's Reader's Poll Picks-#4, 1999-7 Ball Reader's Picks-#8

Location Nashville, TN - USA

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