The Elected are a

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. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: '' Me First'' in 2004, and '' Sun, Sun, Sun'' in 2006. A third album, '' Bury Me In My Rings'', was released on 17 May 2011.

Members

Blake Sennett Blake Sennett (born September 22, 1976) is an American musician and actor who served as the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley, as well as the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. Until 2017 he led Nigh ...

- Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar & Vocals * Mike Bloom - Lead Guitar & Lap Steel *

Daniel Brummel Daniel Brummel (born September 15, 1981 in Pasadena, California) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed and recorded with various musical groups including Sanglorians, Ozma, Weezer, Nada ...

/Michael Runion/Nate Greely - Bass *

Jason Boesel Jason Lyon Boesel (born 1977/1978) is an American musician, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and has also played with The Elected and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. Bands He also drummed ...

Ryland Steen Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album ''Turn the Radio Off''. Soon af ...

/ Sander Steen - Drums Sennett and Boesel were also members of

Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...

. Daniel Brummel plays with Ozma as well. Michael Runion plays solo when not playing live with The Elected.

currently plays with

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, while his younger brother Sander Steen is currently touring with The Elected. Nate Greely, former member of Sub Pop band Arlo, also currently tours with The Elected. Their second album, ''Sun, Sun, Sun'' was released on January 24, 2006 via Sub Pop Records. After taking time off from the music business, Blake Sennett returned with a third Elected album entitled '' Bury Me In My Rings'', which was released on 17 May 2011 via

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. Described as "complete with twelve shimmering pop songs reminiscent of mid-century West Coast rock", Sennett played most instruments and produced the album himself: “I played most of the instruments myself, so it was easier to erase stuff without hurting anyone’s feelings. This time I just thought, better take it as far as I can alone… then bring in my friends to fill in the blanks.”

Discography

Albums

*'' Me First'' (2004, Sub Pop) *'' Sun, Sun, Sun'' (2006, Sub Pop) *'' Bury Me In My Rings'' (2011,

)

Compilations

*'' Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005,

Saddle Creek Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...

) **Song: "San Francisco via Chicago Blues"

Videography

*"Not Going Home" (2006, directed by

Nik Fackler Nik Fackler is an American filmmaker and musician. His 2008 romantic drama film '' Lovely, Still'' was nominated for a 2010 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. His second film was an experimental documentary film, ''Sick Birds Die ...

) *"Go For The Throat" (2011, directed by Noah Dorsey)

Reviews

AbsolutePunk.ne
''Sun, Sun, Sun'' review

References

External links

Official page

Vagrant Records page

Fanpage
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