The Disciplines is a

garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...

band from

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, Norway, led by singer

Ken Stringfellow Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow (born October 30, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star, Stringfellow's discography include ...

(

The Posies The Posies were an American power pop group. The band was formed in 1986 in Bellingham, Washington, United States, by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. Their music has its origins in Merseybeat and the Hollies. They are i ...

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and

Big Star Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guiar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). The group broke up in early 1975, and reorganized with a new l ...

Discography

Albums

*'' Smoking Kills'' (2009),

Voices of Wonder Voices of Wonder a.k.a. Voice of Wonder Records was one of the most important rock record labels in Oslo, Norway in the early 1990s. The label was fronted by a small and intimate record store on Olaf Ryes plass, which in addition to the labels own ...

(Norway/DK), Weekender (UK), 2Fer-PIAS(Spain), Second Motion (USA), S'Music (South America), Spark & Shine (Germany/A/CH) and

V2 Records V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from ...

(Benelux) *'' Virgins of Menace'' (2011), Rock's My Ass Records www.rocksmyassrecords.com (France), SPARK & SHiNE (north america/germany/nl),Tin Robot (uk/ireland), Naked Man (spain/portugal) VOW (norway/dk), Other Tongues (nz/australia)

Singles

*'"Fate's a Strong Bitch (feat Lydia Lunch)"/"Urbane Problemer" (Kjøtt cover) 7" single *"Best Mistake"/"No Vacancy" 7" single *"Yours for the Taking" 7" single *"There's a Law" 7" single

References

External links

Label website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Disciplines, The Garage rock groups Norwegian musical groups Musical groups established in 2007 Musical quartets Second Motion Records artists V2 Records artists