Menlo Park was an
alternative-rock band, founded in 1999, and recording between 2000 and 2003.
The band has been described by the ''
London Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' as "
cajun
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While Cajuns are usually described as ...
folkists", by ''
Time Out'' as "theatrical swamp", and by themselves as "hip-hop county" and "voodoo folk".
It featured
Seb Rochford
Sebastian Rochford is a British drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations.
Early life
Rochford was born in Aberdeen and has a large ...
, who won the
BBC Rising Star Jazz Award in 2004 and leads the
Mercury Prize
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-nominated
experimental-jazz group
Polar Bear
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.
[Barnes, Mike (5 April 2007).]
"Is This the Hardest-Working Man in Music? Rising Star Seb Rochford Was, Until Recently, Playing in 10 Different Bands The More the Merrier, He and Collaborator Pete Wareham Tell Mike Barnes"
''The Guardian
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''. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Band members
* Chris Taylor
* John Greswell
* Ben Nicholls (bass)
* Natasha Panas (piano, vocals)
*
Seb Rochford
Sebastian Rochford is a British drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations.
Early life
Rochford was born in Aberdeen and has a large ...
(drums)
Albums and EPs
See also
*
List of alternative rock artists
This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name.
0–9
* +44
* 3 Doors Down
*3OH!3
* 4 Non Blondes
*7 Yea ...
References
External links
menloparkmusic.com the band's official website
Menlo Park on MySpace including some press coverage
*
21st-century American musicians
Musical groups with year of establishment missing
American alternative rock groups
Musical groups disestablished in the 21st century
Musical groups established in 1999
20th-century American musicians
1999 establishments in the United States
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