Audrye Sessions was an American

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band fronted by Ryan Karazija.O'Donnell, Kevin (2009)
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History

Audrye Sessions was founded in 2002 by singer Ryan Karazija, who was later joined by Alicia Marie Campbell. Soon after, Michael Knox joined the band through a

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ad. They began playing coffeehouses in their hometown of Livermore,

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. In a ''

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'' profile, they described themselves as having a "very Brit-rock feel like

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." The band has been compared to Muse,

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's BFD summer concert, and played at San Francisco's

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music festivals. Their final line-up consisted of Karazija, Campbell, Knox, and James Leste. Musicians who also performed or toured with Audrye Sessions include violinist Anton Patzner and drummer Alex Feldman. They released a self-titled ''Audrye Sessions'' EP in October 2008 through Black Seal, a unit of

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. The band's self-titled full-length album was released on February 17, 2009.Jones Wright, Lavinia (2009)
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for '' The Sims 3''. Their music was featured in the television show ''

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''. In the summer of 2010, they released an EP called ''An Otherwise Perfect Day''. On August 24, 2010, the band performed their final show in Oakland. Ryan Karazija subsequently relocated to Reykjavík, Iceland and started the new band

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Discography

Albums

*''Audrye Sessions'' (2009), Black Seal

EPs

*'' Audrye Sessions EP'' (2008), Black Seal *''An Otherwise Perfect Day'' (2010), Tonequake

References

External links

Audrye Sessions
on Myspace
Official Website

MTV profile
{{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from California Musical groups from Oakland, California