Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson
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Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson is a Norwegian post-rock
band, formed by journalism
students in Bodø
in 2003. The band is now located in Oslo
.
decided to start a band in the fall of 2003. Their first demo
, recorded in early 2004, consisted of everything from pop
, via country
and punk
, to long and dreamy post-rock
tunes. They decided they liked the latter genre
, represented by the song "A List Not To Be Read At Your Wedding", the best, and thus started making more songs similar to that one.
During the following year they recorded a series of songs in their school's bomb shelter, six of which ended up on their début album, Unnoticeable In A Tiny Town, Invisible In The City, released on their own newly started label, How is Annie Records, on May 21, 2005.
"Unnoticeable..." received a number of quite complimentary review
s nationally. Norway's largest and longest running online music newspaper, Panorama, called it "A flood of feelings" and "world class post-rock", deeming it the second best Norwegian album of 2005. They were hailed as the Norwegian newcomers of the year by the magazine Puls. Their début also made it into The Silent Ballet's top 50 list of 2005. The Silent Ballet's reviewer was taken by the band's "warm, honest approach to song writing through gentle guitars and smooth drumming".
In 2010, they released the self-titled follow-up, which was a continuation and expansion of their mix of old-school emo and modern post-rock. The physical release came as two discs (entitled Puzzle and The Detective)) in a 32-paged A5 book with art by Hans Hansen
and Hanne Grieg Hermansen. The album was well received by critics. It was chosen to be part of AudioSuede's "The Best Albums of 2010 (So Far...)" list in June., and received generally favourable reviews all over. It is the first of their albums to be distributed in the USA, where it is sold by the label Robotic Empire
. The album has a complete lack of programmed sounds, thus resulting in a more organic sound.
Following the release of their second album, the band did a European tour in September 2010.
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band, formed by journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
students in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
in 2003. The band is now located in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
.
History
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson came to be when a group of four classmates—Morten (drums), Gjermund (guitar), Torbjørn (guitar) and Audun (bass) -- at the Bodø University CollegeBodø University College
The University of Nordland , previously Bodø University College, is a public university located is located in Bodø, Norway. The university is located 10 km outside the city centre...
decided to start a band in the fall of 2003. Their first demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, recorded in early 2004, consisted of everything from pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, via country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, to long and dreamy post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
tunes. They decided they liked the latter genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
, represented by the song "A List Not To Be Read At Your Wedding", the best, and thus started making more songs similar to that one.
During the following year they recorded a series of songs in their school's bomb shelter, six of which ended up on their début album, Unnoticeable In A Tiny Town, Invisible In The City, released on their own newly started label, How is Annie Records, on May 21, 2005.
"Unnoticeable..." received a number of quite complimentary review
Review
A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product or a service, such as a movie , video game, musical composition , book ; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show...
s nationally. Norway's largest and longest running online music newspaper, Panorama, called it "A flood of feelings" and "world class post-rock", deeming it the second best Norwegian album of 2005. They were hailed as the Norwegian newcomers of the year by the magazine Puls. Their début also made it into The Silent Ballet's top 50 list of 2005. The Silent Ballet's reviewer was taken by the band's "warm, honest approach to song writing through gentle guitars and smooth drumming".
In 2010, they released the self-titled follow-up, which was a continuation and expansion of their mix of old-school emo and modern post-rock. The physical release came as two discs (entitled Puzzle and The Detective)) in a 32-paged A5 book with art by Hans Hansen
Hans Hansen
Hans Hansen, called Hans í Mikladali from Mikladalur, Faroe Islands was a Faroese painter. Four of his paintings were featured on a series of Faroese stamps issued in September 1998:- External links :...
and Hanne Grieg Hermansen. The album was well received by critics. It was chosen to be part of AudioSuede's "The Best Albums of 2010 (So Far...)" list in June., and received generally favourable reviews all over. It is the first of their albums to be distributed in the USA, where it is sold by the label Robotic Empire
Robotic Empire
Robotic Empire is an American record label based out of Richmond, Virginia. They specialize in hardcore punk, metalcore, and alternative rock. Some of the most popular bands signed to the label over the years have been pg.99, City of Caterpillar, Crowpath, The Red Chord, Circle Takes the Square,...
. The album has a complete lack of programmed sounds, thus resulting in a more organic sound.
Following the release of their second album, the band did a European tour in September 2010.
Full Lengths
- Unnoticeable in A Tiny Town, Invisible in the City CD (How Is Annie Records/Dead Letter Records, 2004)
- Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson CD (How Is Annie Records/Friend of Mine Records, 2010)