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about the band
Palomar formed a few years ago in Brooklyn, New York. They got
their name from an observatory in California, which Rachel read
about in an interesting book titled Black Holes and Time Warps.
Palomar has released
three albums; they put the first album out themselves and it’s
called Palomar, with an implied Roman numeral one (released in
1999). Palomar II was recorded a couple of years later, and released
on The Self-Starter Foundation by the tall and kindly Chris Newmyer.
Palomar began touring after II came out, and have since toured
and played with Luna, Mates of State, Spoon, Ted Leo, The Wrens,
Starlight Mints, and many, many more.
During the summer
of 2003, Palomar, along with their best friends The Oranges Band,
were playing a show with their other best friends Dressy Bessy
at the Knitting Factory in New York. That night, Jerod and Joanne
of Kindercore Records approached them and drunkenly promised
to make them big rock stars. It was soon decided that the smart,
hardworking, and friendly staff of Kindercore Records would put
out their new record. In September and October of 2003, with
the help of talented producer Britt Myers (Dressy Bessy, Robbers
on High Street, The Essex Green), Palomar recorded Palomar III.
However, in November of 2003, Kindercore Records closed their
doors permanently due to sudden financial inadequacy. Palomar
decided to go ahead and put out Palomar III regardless, and it
came out on August 24th, 2004. It received great press in SPIN,
Teen People, GQ, Venus, Vitals, Nylon, Blender, Newsday, etc.
In the winter
of 2004-2005, Palomar recorded their new EP, titled “Palomar
3.5.” They recorded this EP with their friend Jeddediah
Smith in his practice space, a windowless 12 x 12 room underneath
the BQE in lower Brooklyn. He offered to record it for free as
long as they didn’t mind his constant smoking and vodka
drinking. They did, but kept it to themselves.
Palomar’s
new EP, “3.5”, features 6 songs plus a bonus of the
music video for the song “Albacore” which is the second
track on Palomar III.
about the music
This
indie quartet's thoughtfully crafted pop songs exist, seemingly
unconsciously, in stark and refreshing contrast to the exhausting
march of faddish rockers that trudge anonymously along the commercial
airwaves today. Palomar is a band that exists simply to express
itself uniquely, timelessly, and with endearing optimism.
"PALOMAR III: Revenge of Palomar" reveals a Palomar
that has maintained all of its former intelligence, humor, and
enthusiasm, but which has gained a reflective worldliness that
gives this album satisfying weight.
Look for news
about the new Palomar EP, available only on emusic and available for purchase
on this web site after April 12th. |
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OK, palomar has played
hundreds of shows and shared stages with bands like
Rainer Maria, Ted Leo, Spoon, Mates of State, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's,
Quasi, Luna,
The Gossip, the Liars, The Oranges Band, The Natural History,
The Strokes, Kaito,
Sahara Hotnights, Burning Airlines, Q and Not U, The Microphones,
Swearing At Motorists, Bangs, Sarge, Dressy Bessy, Starlight
Mints, Clinic, The Figgs and many, many others. |
