Kill the Alarm is a

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from New York City that is led by singer/songwriter Garen Gueyikian. Kill the Alarmat Allmusic Gueyikian had previously fronted the band

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, a name he had also used for solo work until he adopted the new name Kill the Alarm in 2006. They sold out a string of New York city shows including a show in early 2008 at

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. Additionally, the band played shows with Eve 6, Pat McGee, Cowboy Mouth,

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(of Dispatch),

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, Nine Days,

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, and Keith Kane (of Vertical Horizon). Their single "Fire Away" debuted on radio at #15 on FMQB Submodern Charts. The band has been featured on CW11 TV's Artist Spotlight "On the Radar" in New York, and their songs have appeared on multiple TV shows including, '' Dawson’s Creek '', ''Keeping up with the Kardashians'', ''Real World'', ''Road Rules'', ''America's Psychic Challenge'', ''Dr. Steve-O'', and ''Whittaker Bay''. Kill the Alarm's debut album ''Fire Away'' was released in 2007 (and January 8, 2009 on iTunes) and was produced by Jon Kaplan (

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). The album garnered comparisons to alternative rock bands from the 1990s, such as Eve 6, Cowboy Mouth,

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, Better than Ezra, and Matchbox 20. Kill The Alarm's popularity increased due to JamLegend, an online music rhythm game. Their song "Fire Away" is one of the top-played songs in the game worldwide. In 2009, Gueyikian launched a

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project to fund a new EP. Following sessions in Los Angeles and

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, the EP was released in May 2011, with a CD release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York.Kill the Alarm & Against the Grain
''The Aquarian Weekly'', June 8, 2011.

Discography

*''Fire Away'' (2007) *''The Covers'' (2011) *''Against The Grain - EP'' (2011) *''Dance Across The Sky - EP'' (2012) *''Sleeping Giant'' (2016)

References

External links

Kill the Alarm websiteMyspace pageFacebook Page
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