The indie rock band Umbrellas was formed in 2005 by former The Lyndsay Diaries frontman,
Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''.
From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Free ...
. After they fulfilled their contract with
The Militia Group
The Militia Group is an independent record company based in Long Beach, California.
History
The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyei ...
, freeing them up to record and release their Beach Front Property EP in June 2007. Their sound is, at times, very mellow and atmospheric, yet can also lean toward a more modern/electro-pop sound. With their debut album recorded in a pseudo-haunted house, and their second album recorded in an abandoned comedy club, there are auras of emptiness and darkness swirling throughout the music. Their song "The City Lights" was featured during the climax of the ''
Grey's Anatomy'' episode "Into You Like A Train," and "Ships" was featured during the ''Grey's Anatomy'' episode "Great Expectations, as well as the 7th episode of the 1st season of the tv series "Jericho"."
Band members
''(Touring)''
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Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''.
From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Free ...
(vocals, guitar)
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Sammy Sharon (drums)
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Nick Hughes (keys)
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Sethy McCarroll (bass)
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Geordan Taylor (bass)
''(Studio)''
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Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''.
From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Free ...
(vocals, guitars, percussion)
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Sammy Sharon (drums, percussion)
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Chad Copelin
Chad Copelin is an American producer, audio engineer, musician, and songwriter from Norman, Oklahoma. Copelin got his start playing in local bands and majoring in music composition and after three years of school, left to collaborate with various ...
(producer, keys, guitar, bass, misc)
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Eric Arndt (bass)
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Jarod Evans (guitar, keys, misc)
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Ryan Lindsey (piano, background vocals)
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James McAlister
James Edward McAlister (September 5, 1951 – March 31, 2018) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played ...
(drums, percussion, programming)
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Sethy McCarroll (bass)
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Nathan Price Nathan C. Price was an American engineer and inventor. He made substantial contributions to several US aircraft projects during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pressurized cabin
Before World War II, American airplane manufacturer Boeing ...
(drums, percussion)
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Costa Stansinopoulos
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
* Costa (entomology), the leading edge of t ...
(programming, background vocals)
Discography
Umbrellas (2005)
''Umbrellas'' is the self-titled debut album from the indie rock band Umbrellas released on April 19, 2005 on
The Militia Group
The Militia Group is an independent record company based in Long Beach, California.
History
The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyei ...
records. The track list for the album includes:
# The City Lights
# Sleep Well
# Ghost
# Broken ice
# Emergency
# The Black Dress
# Reactionary
# June, Summer, Rose
# Your Exit
# Vampires
# Comfort In Suffering
# Set The Scene
Illuminare (2006)
Illuminare is the second full-length album from Umbrellas. It was released on July 25, 2006 and produced by Chap Coplin for
The Militia Group
The Militia Group is an independent record company based in Long Beach, California.
History
The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyei ...
label.
# Boston White
# Again and Again
# Crooked
# Idle And Waiting
# Angel Or Demon
# Thinking Of You
# Dignified Exit Society
# Tests On My Heart
# Ships
# We Fall
Produced By Chad Copelin and Mixed By Chris Fudurich.
Appearances from James McAlister (Ester Drang, Pedro The Lion, Sufjan Stevens, etc.) and Ryan Lindsey (Starlight Mints)
AbsolutePunk.net Review
EP: Beach Front Property (2007)
# Help
# Love
# Beach Front Property
# Walking On Water
# Constants
# Picture Of Departure
External links
www.umbrellasmusic.comOfficial website
www.myspace.com/umbrellasOfficial
MySpace Page
www.purevolume.com/umbrellasOfficial
Purevolume
PureVolume (formerly Unborn Media) was a website for uploading and streaming of music files, the first independently run of its type. PureVolume was created by Unborn Media, Inc; Mitchell Pavao; Brett Woitunski; and Nate Hudson, all from the Univer ...
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