The Changes is a
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rock band formed in March 2002.
Their music has been described as filtering in the new wave end of rock, with its dreamy jangle and jazzy rhythms. The band's members are Darren Spitzer (vocals/guitar/keys), Rob Kallick (bass guitar/keys), David Rothblatt (lead guitar/keys/vocals) and Jonny Basofin (drums and bells/keys). Their debut album ''
Today Is Tonight
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Publication
Harlow's friend Ruth Luise Hamp inherited the rights to the unpublished manuscript, ''Today Is Tonight'', when Har ...
'' was released on September 26, 2006, on Drama Club Records in the United States and
Kitchenware Records
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in Europe. They released a 7" double A-side single of "Her You and I" and "Such A Scene" in the UK on Kitchenware Records on May 28, 2007. After performing as the only unsigned band at
Lollapalooza
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tour in 2005, The Changes officially signed with an independent record label soon after.
The Changes have also played with
The Futureheads
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Stephen Malkmus
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Metric
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Mathematics
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The Walkmen
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Office
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Elefant
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Kaiser Chiefs
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The Thrills
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The Cinematics
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The Spinto Band
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Tally Hall
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Discography
Singles & EPs
* ''First of May'', 2003
* ''The Changes'', 2005
* ''Florida'', 2007
* ''Her You and I / Such a Scene'', 7", Kitchenware Records, 2007
* ''When I Wake / No One Needs To Know'', 7", Kitchenware Records, 2007
Albums
* ''Today Is Tonight'', Drama Club Records, 2006. Today Is Tonight is the debut album from American rock band The Changes.
:Track listing
#"When I Wake" – 3:15
#"On a String" – 3:41
#"Water of the Gods" – 2:22
#"Sisters" – 4:06
#"House of Style" – 3:24
#"Modern Love" – 3:31
#"Twilight" – 4:15
#"The Machine" – 3:37
#"Such a Scene" – 2:45
#"In the Dark" – 3:38
#"Her, You and I" – 6:15
#"When I Sleep" – 3:25
* ''
American Master'', 2013
#"A Mystery"
#"Bones"
#"No One Wants to Be Alone"
#"Mask"
#"Logan Square"
#"I Woke Up"
#"Gas Station Girl"
#"It Was Saturday"
#"In My Mind"
#"Stays In Your Heart"
#"Never Blue"
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References
The Changes are done with day jobs in Chicago-and ready to rock the Super Bowl - Chicago TribuneThe Changes: Today Is Tonight , Album Reviews , PitchforkThe Changes: Adventurous and Well-Crafted : World Cafe : NPRThe Changes , SPIN , Profiles , Spotlight
External links
The Changes MySpace
American new wave musical groups
Musical groups established in 2002
Musical groups from Chicago
2002 establishments in Illinois
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