Pornography was an American
punk rock band, from
New York, featuring
Make Out
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vocalist Leah Hennessey, singer-songwriter
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown.
In 2000, Adams lef ...
and drummer Johnny T. Yerington. They disbanded in 2014. The band released its debut EP, ''7 Minutes in Heaven'', on April 21, 2013 on Adams' label,
PAX AM
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.
History
According to vocalist Leah Hennessey, the band's originated from a conversation between herself and Adams: "I told Ryan I wanted to make sad bastard music and the next day he asked me to come sing in his and Johnny's punk band, which is when we wrote and recorded the entirety of ''7 Minutes in Heaven''. We never give ourselves more than a few minutes to write the songs so we can't really afford to censor ourselves or be less stupid."
The band is predominantly based in
New York City
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with Hennessey stating, "Johnny
. Yeringtonis here and
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is here, and Ryan
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is in L.A., and he just comes here to do stuff with us. Percentage-wise, the band is based in New York, and that's where we record everything. And we have a lot of material recorded, too --
'7 Minutes in Heaven''is just the tip, this is like a million years ago, to me. That blip when we first met."
The band released its debut EP, ''7 Minutes in Heaven'', on April 21, 2013. Produced by Gus Oberg, the EP was released in celebration of
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. They disbanded in 2014.
Discography
*''7 Minutes in Heaven'' (2013)
Line-up
*
Leah Hennessey - vocals
*
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown.
In 2000, Adams lef ...
- guitar, bass guitar
*Johnny T. Yerington - drums
Live members
*
Gus Oberg - bass guitar (future live performances)
References
{{Ryan Adams
2013 establishments in New York City
Musical groups established in 2013
Musical groups from New York City
American musical trios
Punk rock groups from New York (state)
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