Fire Flies
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Fire Flies were an American
rock
band
from New York City
.
Formerly the Baobabs, Fire Flies met and formed in the music department at SUNY Purchase. The group describes itself as a blend of David Bowie
and The Flaming Lips
with a hint of hip-hop
added to the mix. They are known to have a penchant for singing about aliens and robots, and have a large following of loyal fans. Fire Flies recorded their first album, entitled Baobabs In The Basement
, in their dorm room over the course of a semester, and released a new, more professionally recorded LP called Two New Sciences!
in June 2007.
Their song "More Than This" is now being used on HBO promos.
In late 2008, the band decided to focus on other projects. However, they are all still working together in various capacities, and remain friends.
They also have re-recorded their music for an expansion pack of The Sims 3
, Bess Rogers, Jenny Owen Youngs
, Polly Amorous, and members of The Age of Rockets
, Gregory and the Hawk
, Paper and Sand and Communication Corporation.
The band has been playing songs from the album at their performances dating back as early as 2003. Live songs not included on Two New Sciences!
include: "I Don't Love You," "Hard to Find," "God in Disguise," "Now is Never," "Work for Money," "Shining Through," "I Changed for You," "Until We're Gone" and "The Floor is Lava."
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
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from New York City
New York City
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.
General information
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
with a hint of hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
added to the mix. They are known to have a penchant for singing about aliens and robots, and have a large following of loyal fans. Fire Flies recorded their first album, entitled Baobabs In The Basement
Baobabs In The Basement
Baobabs in the Basement is the debut album by Fire Flies, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"More Than This" – 4:04#"Welcome To Our Neck Of The Woods" – 3:50#"Come Back To Life" – 4:10#"Simple Device" – 4:26#"So New" – 2:58...
, in their dorm room over the course of a semester, and released a new, more professionally recorded LP called Two New Sciences!
Two New Sciences!
-Track listing:#"Mechanical Love" - 3:11#"Call Me Your Darkness" - 3:13#"They've All Forgotten You" - 3:33#"It's A Party!" - 3:15#"She Sings in Tune" - 3:32#"Worst Man I Can Be" - 3:41#"We're Alive" - 3:53#"Closer to the End" - 3:14#"Rapid Eye Radar" - 3:49...
in June 2007.
Their song "More Than This" is now being used on HBO promos.
In late 2008, the band decided to focus on other projects. However, they are all still working together in various capacities, and remain friends.
They also have re-recorded their music for an expansion pack of The Sims 3
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 is a 2009 strategic life simulation computer game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims 2. It was first released on June 2, 2009 simultaneously for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows...
Two New Sciences!
Two New Sciences! was officially released in June 2007. The band hosted a record release party at the club Crash Mansion in New York City's Lower East Side. At the release show, the group performed the new album in its entirety, including songs featuring a 20-member choir. The choir included New York-based artists Ingrid MichaelsonIngrid Michaelson
Ingrid Ellen Egbert Michaelson is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. Her music has been featured in episodes of several popular television shows, including Scrubs, Bones, Grey's Anatomy The Big C and One Tree Hill, as well as in Old Navy's Fall 2007 Fair Isle and Opel's/Vauxhall's...
, Bess Rogers, Jenny Owen Youngs
Jenny Owen Youngs
Jenny Owen Youngs is an American singer-songwriter from Montclair, New Jersey.-Music career:Youngs played the flute in elementary school and the tuba in junior high school. At 14, she began to play the guitar...
, Polly Amorous, and members of The Age of Rockets
The Age of Rockets
The Age of Rockets is an orchestral/electronic indie rock group from New York City. The project started in 2003 by frontman Andrew Futral as a solo endeavor while he studied at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music. After winning the in 2004, Andrew produced his first record, entitled The...
, Gregory and the Hawk
Gregory and the Hawk
Meredith Godreau is an American singer-songwriter performing under the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk. Active since 2003, Godreau initially enjoyed independent success with 2 EPs and a full length album selling a total of 15,000 copies.-Biography:...
, Paper and Sand and Communication Corporation.
The band has been playing songs from the album at their performances dating back as early as 2003. Live songs not included on Two New Sciences!
Two New Sciences!
-Track listing:#"Mechanical Love" - 3:11#"Call Me Your Darkness" - 3:13#"They've All Forgotten You" - 3:33#"It's A Party!" - 3:15#"She Sings in Tune" - 3:32#"Worst Man I Can Be" - 3:41#"We're Alive" - 3:53#"Closer to the End" - 3:14#"Rapid Eye Radar" - 3:49...
include: "I Don't Love You," "Hard to Find," "God in Disguise," "Now is Never," "Work for Money," "Shining Through," "I Changed for You," "Until We're Gone" and "The Floor is Lava."