Justin Russo (born June 30, 1976) is a singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist from Upstate New York. Russo began his career as a musician at the age of 18 by joining his older brother's band Hopewell, which focused mainly on psychedelic rock balladry and lengthy "shoegazing" soundscapes. After releasing their first record ''Contact'' on
Burnt Hair Records
Burnt Hair Records was a record label involved with Michigan's space rock alternative music scene in the 1990s. The label is said to have been most responsible for cultivating the Detroit sound of this period. Burnt Hair recorded artists in vario ...
, both brothers took a break from their own project and joined indie/experimental band
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
in 2003. During that time he also played and recorded with two New York based bands Timesbold and
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and commun ...
.
He continues to make records with
The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshopp ...
'' The Orbit of Eternal Grace (Beggars Banquet, 1998)
* '' Hopewell'' The Purple Balloon EP (Priapus, 1999)
* ''
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were Hopewell'' The Curved Glass (Priapus, 2001)
* ''
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and commun ...
'' Bad Timing (Arena Rock, 2003)
* ''
The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
'' The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused (File-13, Something in Construction, 2004)
* '' Hopewell'' Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite (Tee Pee Records, 2005)
* ''
Grand Mal
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and commun ...
'' Love is the Best Con in Town (New York Night Train, 2006)
* ''
The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
'' Of Stars and Other Somebodies (Something in Construction, Rallye/Klee, 2007)
* ''
The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
'' But You've Always Been the Caretaker (Something in Construction, 2010)
* ''
The Silent League
The Silent League is an American post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York, founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, ''The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused'', featuring Sam from Interpol, Grasshopper from the R ...
'' We Go Forward (Something in Construction, 2011)