Evangelicals are an
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band from
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, b ...
. Currently there are four members of the group: Josh Jones (lead vocals, guitar), Kyle Davis (bass guitar, keyboards), Austin Stephens (drums) and Todd Jackson (guitar). Their music is renowned for its energy and unabashed enthusiasm. Their 2006 debut album, ''
So Gone
"So Gone" is a song by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was one out of several tracks rapper-producer Missy Elliott wrote and produced along with Kenneth Cunningham and Jamahl Rye from production duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth stu ...
'' issued by
Misra Records
Misra Records is an independent record label based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The label is distributed by Redeye Worldwide.
Founded in 1999, Misra Records is home to landmark releases by Destroyer, Phosphorescent, Shearwater, R. Ring (featu ...
, received an 8.1/10 score from ''
Pitchfork Media
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
''. They are currently signed to Dead Oceans Records. In January 2008 they released ''
The Evening Descends'', which scored 8.3 from Pitchfork.
Discography
Albums
*''So Gone'' -
Misra, 2006
*''
The Evening Descends'' -
Dead Oceans
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...
, 2008
References
External links
Evangelicals feature story on Soundcheck MagazineThe Evangelicals on myspace.comDead Oceans Page
2004 establishments in Oklahoma
Indie rock musical groups from Oklahoma
Musical groups established in 2004
Musicians from Norman, Oklahoma
Dead Oceans artists
Misra Records artists
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