Jolly is an
American
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** American ancestry, pe ...
progressive metal/
alternative metal band from New York City, also known as ''The Incredible Jolly''.
History
Jolly names
Tears For Fears,
Radiohead
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up to
Pink Floyd
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their influences in their style. In 2006, the 4 members of the band met each other on internet forums and formed the idea to release an EP with own material, as the Swiss label
Galileo Records
Galileo Records is a GmbH Switzerland-based record label that publishes progressive rock and metal albums. The label was formed in 1998 by Konny Eisenring, and Patrick Becker. Konny left Galileo after two years.
Background
Konny Eisenring and ...
took notice of their
YouTube videos. The band signed with Galileo in 2006. The first album released on that label was named ''Forty Six Minutes, Twelve Seconds''. Jolly toured with
Riverside
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Canada
* Riverside (electoral district), in the Yukon
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and
Pure Reason Revolution outside the United States, mainly in Europe. After finding success on Galileo, the band signed with
InsideOut Music.
With the album ''The Audio Guide To Happiness Vol. I'', the band stated the rumor of
binaural tones on that album.
Mike Portnoy invited the band to be opener of his supergroup
Flying Colors. Portnoy has also been featured in one Jolly music video.
In 2014, the band performed at
ProgPower Europe.
In 2015, the band switched to using
Patreon to fund continued music composition and recording. Joe Reilly, the keyboardist, has stated that the band has built a reputation for closeness with fans and a heavy reliance on fans when touring, and Patreon is a way of allowing the fans to directly support the band's music and video creation.
In 2016, Jolly began releasing episodes of a cartoon webseries called the JOLLYSHOW.
The first episode featured the appearance, and death, of a fictionalized version of
Steven Wilson.
Discography
* 2009: ''Forty Six Minutes, Twelve Seconds Of Music''
* 2011: ''The Audio Guide To Happiness Vol. I''
* 2013: ''The Audio Guide To Happiness Vol. II''
* 2019: ''Family''
References
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Musical groups established in 2006
Progressive rock musical groups from New York (state)
Inside Out Music artists