Debate Team is an American
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band from
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California
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, consisting of vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of
OK Go, guitarist
Drew Brown of
OneRepublic, bassist
Bob Morris of
The Hush Sound
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and keyboardist Adam James.
"Debate Team Facebook"
Debate Team (via Facebook
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).
Their debut extended play
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Origin
The band started out as a recording project by flatmates Brown and McNeill. Both had an interest in artists such as Elvis Costello and Queen
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With the success of Brown's main project, OneRepublic, the band went on hiatus until 2008. In 2009, Konopka, James and Morris joined Brown and McNeill to complete the band.
''Wins Again''
Throughout 2009 and 2010, the band began recording ''Wins Again''. The EP was set to be released in Summer 2010, but was delayed until the start of 2011. In the meantime, the band released the tracks "Christmastime Alone", "Curious Pair", "My Expertise" and "Leave" onto their Facebook
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page.
Untitled EP
On November 3, 2010, the band mentioned on their Facebook page that their second EP was being recorded. The date and title of this release are still unknown.
See also
* List of bands from Los Angeles
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References
See also
* , the band's official website
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American power pop groups
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