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Palomar (band)
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Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band out of Brooklyn, New York. The band originally formed in 1998; however, Rachel Warren is the only original member still in the band. Palomar has completed national U.S. tours every year since 2003, including a tour shared with nationally renowned indie band Mates of State
Mates of State
Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel .Over the course of the band's fourteen year career, they've released three EPs and six full-length, studio...
. Their music has heard praise from various magazines including Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
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and The Austin Chronicle. The blend of rock music and melodic female vocals create a simple and driving pop sound reminiscent of the more popular Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
. After three albums, two on Brooklyn indie
Independent record label
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The Self-Starter Foundation
The Self-Starter Foundation
The Self-Starter Foundation is a New York City-based independent record label founded in 1994. Artists who have released records on the label include Enon, Les Savy Fav, Lifter Puller, and Palomar.-External links:*...
, their latest All Things, Forests was released by Misra Records
Misra Records
Misra Records is an independent record label run out of Durham, North Carolina with branch offices in Washington D.C., Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California....
on March 20, 2007.
The name is taken from the Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
in San Diego County, California.
Albums
- Palomar (1999)
- Palomar II (2002, The Self-Starter FoundationThe Self-Starter FoundationThe Self-Starter Foundation is a New York City-based independent record label founded in 1994. Artists who have released records on the label include Enon, Les Savy Fav, Lifter Puller, and Palomar.-External links:*...
) - Palomar III: Revenge of Palomar (2004, The Self Starter Foundation)
- All Things, Forests (2007, Misra RecordsMisra RecordsMisra Records is an independent record label run out of Durham, North Carolina with branch offices in Washington D.C., Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California....
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