The Films were an American
indie
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Gaming
*Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies
*Indie game, any game (board ...
pop rock
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band from
Charleston, South Carolina
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, and consisted of
Michael Trent
Michael Trent is an American musician from Denver. He performs as a solo act and in the band Shovels & Rope since 2008.
Career
Trent first performed as the lead singer in the Denver, Colorado band Tinker's Punishment, before moving to the South ...
, Kenneth Harris,
Jake Sinclair
Jake Tony Sinclair (born 29 November 1994) is an English footballer who has played professionally for Southampton and Hibernian. He is currently a striker for Mangotsfield United.
Career
Sinclair joined Southampton at the academy level at ...
, and Adam Blake.
The band members met in high school and in 2006 recorded/produced the EP ''Being Bored''. That same year, the band released their debut album ''Don't Dance Rattlesnake'' which earned them a substantial fan following in
Germany
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and
Japan
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.
[ Their next album ''Oh, Scorpio'' was released on Warner in 2009. They toured Germany as part of the ]Jägermeister
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Rock Liga tour in 2009.[ After another European tour in 2010, the band broke up, because of what Trent later explained as a result of running out of momentum, money and "hope for the project".
]
Discography
*2007 ''Being Bored'' (EP)
*2007 ''Don't Dance Rattlesnake''
*2009 ''Oh, Scorpio''
References
External links
Official MySpace page
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Indie rock musical groups from South Carolina
American indie pop groups