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-inspired music.

History

The band was founded in

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, California by brothers Joshua and Jeremiah Zimmerman, In September 2010, their album ''Common Faults'' won the

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's 'Best Pop Album' award. Their songs "Bartholomew" and "All Saints Day" were used in 2011 TV advertisements for the video game ''

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''. "Bartholomew" was the fifth song from their full-length record, Common Faults, and was the first songwriting contribution from The Silent Comedy guitarist and harmonica player Timothy Graves. "Bartholomew" was also used in trailers and television advertisements for the "

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" Hatfields & McCoys" premiering on May 28, 2012. Another of the band's songs, "Blood on the Rails," was used in trailers and television spots for another "History" miniseries, "

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", premiering on October 16, 2012. "All Saints Day" was used for yet another "History Channel" miniseries, entitled "

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". In 2013, their song "Bartholomew" was used in a teaser trailer for the third season of the television series '' Strike Back'' "Bartholomew" was also used in

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of the television series '' The Originals'' in November 2013. "Bartholomew" was the opening theme of 2016

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''. The ''Friends Divide'' EP was produced by

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Live Performance

Before and after their shows fans can often find the members shoulder to shoulder sharing a drink and discussing various topics with a group of fans. Hugo Mintz from Bring The Noise music blog wrote that The Silent Comedy "struck us as America’s slightly heavier and more interesting answer to UK’s Mumford and Sons, a diverse and engaging sound"

Discography

Albums

*''Sunset Stables'', 2007, Singleton RMI *''Common Faults'', 2010, Singleton RMI *''Enemies Multiply'', 2018, The Silent Comedy

EPs

*''The Silent Comedy'', 2008, Singleton RMI *''Cruelty & Clemency'', 2011, Singleton RMI * ''Friends Divide, ''2013, Singleton RMI

References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20110604225927/http://www.craveonline.com/music/interviews/129620-sound-spotlight-the-silent-comedy *http://www.owlandbear.com/2010/03/31/interview-the-silent-comedy/ *http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2011/jul/01/the-not-so-silent-comedy/ Musical groups from San Diego {{US-band-stub