Aden was an American band which was influenced by 1970s soft rock such as
Steely Dan
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(from whom they borrowed the title of their albums ''Hey 19'' and ''Black Cow'').
History
Aden was formed at the University of Chicago in 1995, but since 1997 (when original drummer Josh Klein left the band) none of Aden's members has lived in the same city. Although the band has not recorded since 2002, guitarist and banjo player Kevin Barker has continued to play and record solo (as
Currituck Co) and has collaborated live and on record with luminaries of the
Naturalismo/
New Weird America
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Etymology
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scene such as
Vashti Bunyan
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,
Devendra Banhart,
Joanna Newsom
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and
Vetiver
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.
Discography
Albums
* ''Aden'' - Fortune4 Records - 1997, re-issued by Teenbeat - 2006
* ''Black Cow'' -
Teenbeat Records
Teen Beat is an American independent record label, originally based in Arlington, Virginia, now based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by Mark Robinson (of Unrest) in 1984 at Wakefield High School, along with Phil Krauth (of Unrest ...
- 1999
* ''Hey 19'' - Teenbeat Records - 2000
* ''Topsiders'' - Teenbeat Records - 2002
Singles
*"Scooby Doo" 7 inch - 1995
*"Cause of Your Tears" 7 inch - 1996
External links
*Former
Teenbeat's Aden Page
Musical groups established in 1995
TeenBeat Records artists
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