ZOX
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| ZOX | |
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| Origin | Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Reggae rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Side One Dummy Records |
| Website | http://www.zoxband.com |
| Members | |
| John Zox Eli Miller Spencer Swain Dan Edinberg |
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| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Electric Violin | |
ZOX is a band from Providence, Rhode Island that is self-described as "violin-laced Reggae rock." The band consists of four members: namesake John Zox (drums), Eli Miller (guitar, vocals), Spencer Swain (violin, vocals), and Dan Edinberg (bass, vocals).
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[edit] History
The four members of ZOX came together at Brown University in 1999. Their debut album, Take Me Home, was released in 2003. They have opened for bands such as The Black Eyed Peas, O.A.R., Rusted Root, Everclear, Dispatch, Live, Guster,Good Charlotte, Gogol Bordello, Streetlight Manifesto, and Flogging Molly. As of August 2008, ZOX has sold over 50,000 albums.[1]
In 2005, Zox released a second album entitled The Wait, which was listed on the Billboard Magazine Internet Album Charts in 7th position between the Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay. The Wait, in addition to selling 2,700 albums nationwide, was also the top selling album in Rhode Island. In support of the new album, Zox went on an extensive Eastern US tour, frequently playing with Paranoid Social Club. The single "Can't Look Down" received some public attention: it was featured on the 2006 Bionicle Free the Band website, along with songs from the Undertones, Damone, Over It, and a few others; it also appeared on MTV's Real World: Key West and in the ski film Snow Gods.
In 2006, Zox were featured at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. The band signed with SideOneDummy Records in 2006, and Zox re-released The Wait with their new label on June 6 in Canada and the United States. During the summer of 2006, Zox toured on the Warped Tour and with Rusted Root, followed by their first ever European tour, which included playing at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Zox's third album, Line in the Sand was released in January 2008, receiving favorable reviews from many underground rating sites[1].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-length albums
- Take Me Home (2002) Armo Records
- The Wait (2006) SideOneDummy Records
- Line In The Sand (2008) SideOneDummy Records
[edit] Singles
- Can't Look Down (2005)
- Carolyn (2005)
- Can't Look Down (re-release, 2006)
- Thirsty (2006)
- Goodnight (2007)
- Line in The Sand (2008)
[edit] B-sides
- Spectacle Girl (2003)
- She's a Vampire (2005)
- Losing Streak (2005)
- Where is My Mind? (2005)
- Last Train Home (2005)
- I'm Not Gunna Save You (2005)
- Better if it's Worse (acoustic) (2005)
- Wishing For Your Mouth (2008)
- Tonight I Wasn't There (2008)
- Goodnight (Electric) (2008)
- From Yesterday (2008)
- Sometimes We're in Love (2008)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- MySpace profile
- Side One Dummy
- Pop Matters Review of "Line in the Sand," Tony Sclafani, Feb. 15, 2008
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