Debate Team is an American
power pop band from
Los Angeles,
California, consisting of vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of
OK Go
OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion), and ...
, guitarist
Drew Brown of
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellis ...
, bassist
Bob Morris of
The Hush Sound and keyboardist Adam James.
"Debate Team Facebook"
Debate Team (via Facebook).
Their debut extended play, ''Wins Again
Debate Team is an American power pop band from Los Angeles, California, consisting of vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of OK Go, guitarist Drew Brown (OneRepublic), Drew Brown of OneRepublic, bassist Robert (Bob) Morris, Bob Morris of T ...
'', was released independently on January 24, 2011.
Origin
The band started out as a recording project by flatmates Brown and McNeill. Both had an interest in artists such as Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...
and Queen.
With the success of Brown's main project, OneRepublic, the band went on hiatus until 2008. In 2009, Konopka, James and Morris joined Brown and McNeill to complete the band.
''Wins Again''
Throughout 2009 and 2010, the band began recording ''Wins Again''. The EP was set to be released in Summer 2010, but was delayed until the start of 2011. In the meantime, the band released the tracks "Christmastime Alone", "Curious Pair", "My Expertise" and "Leave" onto their Facebook page.
Untitled EP
On November 3, 2010, the band mentioned on their Facebook page that their second EP was being recorded. The date and title of this release are still unknown.
See also
* List of bands from Los Angeles
* List of indie pop artists
This is a list of notable indie pop artists. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
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* List of indie rock musicians
* Music of Los Angeles
References
See also
* , the band's official website
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2006 establishments in California
Indie pop groups from Los Angeles
Indie rock musical groups from California
American power pop groups
Musical groups established in 2006