The Solids are a

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band from

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. The band consists of

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(vocals, guitar), Craig Thomas (drums), Patrick Butler (keyboards), Doug Derryberry (lead guitar) and Josh Suniewick (bass). They have been writing, recording, and performing music since 1996. The Solids first became popular for their song "The Future Is Now," which was the theme song for the

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television program ''

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''. A 12-second clip from their song "Hey, Beautiful" is the theme song for another show, the

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'' which was created by band members Bays and Thomas. The band was formed in the summer of

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by Bays and Thomas. They were joined by Patrick Butler and Nick Coleman and played their first show September 28, 1996, at the

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chapter house located at 185 High Street, in Middletown, Connecticut, on the campus of

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, where they all studied. Following the exposure ''Oliver Beene'' granted the band, the official website of The Solids became somewhat popular among alternative music fans. Along with "The Future Is Now", various mp3 files were offered for free, including demos and live performances. Their song "Clowns Like Candy" was featured on an episode of

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's '' Ed''. It was also charted as #10 in "Top Alternative Internet Downloads" for issue #825 of ''

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'' magazine, as well as an "Editor's Pick" for Rolling Stone Online. The band released its self-titled album on January 24, 2008. They reside and perform in

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. One of their songs is on '' How I Met Your Music (Deluxe)''.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solids, The American power pop groups Rock music groups from Connecticut Musical groups established in 1996 Musical quartets Wesleyan University alumni