Artist description Maybe we're doing something original?

Musical Influences Philip Glass, At the Drive-In, Radiohead, The Notwist, Sigur Ros

Similar Artists Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Refused, Piebald, Modest Mouse, Neu!, This Day Forward, Taken, Against Me!, You and I, Philip Glass

Artist History 7BN first began on June 1, 1999 with a multitude of members, 90% of which had no musical talent whatsoever (myself included). Granted, we were in sixth grade, so there wasn't a hell of a lot to expect. The initial intention of forming the band was to just make funny songs about idiotic topics. (Who could forget the instant, classic hit, "Chicken Fried Rice"?) Moving right along, about two years later, we changed our style, to a more "streetpunk/hardcore" sound, or so we called it back then. Our lyrics soon began to deal with topics beyond foods (like "Chicken Fried Rice"), rather topics that really affect the world; the World Bank, the death penalty, homophobia, and so on. On April 9, 2003, we once again changed our direction. Playing three chords over and over again was doing a disservice to our musical potential. Our attempt for creating beautiful music, which has hitherto been a weak effort, is done through multiple mediums. Additionally, we try our best to break convential musical boundaries. This is naturally a direct result of our multifarious musical tastes and influences. For example, the three of us collectively enjoy everything from Duke Ellington to J.S. Bach to Outkast to Refused. Our songwriting has continued to avoid dealing with the inconsequential matters of everyday life. Instead, they artistically expose and express the entire spectrum of human behaivor. This can be best shown in our song "Gordian Knot," which epitomizes such a notion; the song is a constant battle between emotions, moments, and individuals. Our lyrics nowadays are written in a far more surrealistic fashion; allowing not only visions of ours to be manifested into song, but to have those visions possess an utter profoundness which further contributes to our work of art.

Group Members Matt Presto- Lead vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano Blake Luley - Drums, background vocals Tim Porcelli - Bass, background vocals

Instruments Vocals and guitar, guitar and bgv's and drums, and bass and bgv's

Press Reviews "7BN is the second coming of Christ!" -Pat Robertson (Christian Coalition) "7BN makes good music for leftist anti-war pinko commies..." -Donald Rumsfeld (U.S. Defense Secretary) "Tim Porcelli has a nice pair of legs." -Matt Presto (Guitarist of 7BN) "Matt Presto has a nice pair of legs." -Tim Porcelli (Bassist of 7BN) "That one song started out quite nicely, but then it got loud and sounded horrible!" -Scott Luley (father of Blake Luley)

Location Princeton Junction, New Jersey - USA

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