The Working Hour
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The Working Hour is an alternative rock power pop band formed in 2007 in Indianapolis, IN led by members Andrew Riesmeyer and Peter Doherty, The duo met in middle school and started making music shortly thereafter. The name "The Working Hour" is the name of a Tears For Fears song and serves as a tribute to one of the band's earlier influences. [2]
The band cites influences ranging from classic artists like Tom Petty, Van Morrison and The Replacements to current bands such as Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf and the work of Andrew McMahon. [3] Their debut album Unbreakable was produced by Paul Mahern and features indie-rock musicians Vess Ruhtenberg of The Pieces, Andy York of John Mellencamp's band, Courtney Kaiser and producer Ken Rose. [4]Americana and piano pop is also heard in The Working Hour's sound.
History
Early years (2007–08)
The Working Hour found early popularity through a string of midwest touring and a high usage of Web 2.0 promotional tools such as MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter.
In late 2007, The Working Hour released a free digital-only EP titled Brave Rave EP. The album was created in what member Peter Doherty considered a "musically exploratory" time and thus featured non-standard song structures and many 1980s synthpop influences. [5]
Unbreakable (2009)
The Working Hour's debut LP Unbreakable was released on iTunes and in stores on May 22nd, 2009. [6]
The band had struggled to find a sound until late 2008 when the band agreed on While the album's content spans over two years, it was recorded from November 2008 to February 2009 in various Bloomington, IN,Indianapolis, IN and London, England studios by The Working Hour and producer Paul Mahern.
The album is what the band describes as "partial concept album" about lead singer Andrew Riesmeyer's failed relationship with his ex-girlfriend. [7]
"Unbreakable" has become one of the highest selling Indiana-made records at Luna Music stores. The album has received high praises from Indianapolis music magazine Nuvo.[8]
Future
The Working Hour has been playing several new and unreleased songs at their live show during their Fall 2009 tour. [9] Riesmeyer has debuted two acoustic versions of new songs on his Tumblr account. [10]
Discography
- Brave Rave EP (2007)
- Unbreakable (2009)