Admiral Twin
| Admiral Twin | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Genres | Pop rock,power pop |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Labels | New Pop Revival Records/Mojo Records |
| Website | [16] |
| Members |
Mark Carr - vocals, bass, keyboards Jarrod Gollihare - vocals, drums, keyboards John Russell - vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Past members | Brad Becker (1997-2002) - vocals, guitar, keyboards, & more |
Admiral Twin is an American pop rock/power pop band, formed in 1997 by members of the Mellowdramatic Wallflowers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With all of the band members, and producers, they bring many individual influences, skills, and ideas together into a collaborative studio and live show environment. The result is a rich mix of diverse yet harmonious, melody concentrated rock music.
Their name comes from the Admiral Twin Drive-In, a very popular drive-in theater that operated in Tulsa from 1951 until it was destroyed by a fire on September 3, 2010. (The Admiral Twin Drive-In was rebuilt and reopened for business on June 15, 2012.)
Admiral Twin released their debut CD, Unlucky, in December 1997 on independent New Pop Revival Records. The band consisted of Brad Becker (vocals, guitar, keyboards, and more), Mark Carr (vocals, bass), Jarrod Gollihare (vocals, drums), and John Russell(vocals, guitar). All of the members are also songwriters. In support of Unlucky, they toured with local Tulsa pop-stars, Hanson, as the opening act on the Albertane Tour in the summer of 1998, playing to sold out crowds and many thousands of fans.
They signed with Mojo records, then a subsidiary of MCA/Universal in the fall of 1998, going in to the studio to record Mock Heroic, which was released June 20, 2000. "Another Day" from Mock Heroic made a subtle appearance in a movie, The In Crowd. Unfortunately, the fate of Mojo Records was shaky at this time, and after suffering through several months of uncertainty, the Mojo label was dropped from Universal and Admiral Twin became independent artists again with New Pop Revival.
The band released a Christmas EP in 2001.
In 2002 the band released Odds and Ends, a collection of demos and rarities from 1996-2000
In late 2002 the band recorded backing vocals for a couple of tracks featured on Ripley, the solo album by The Tractors front man Steve Ripley.
In August 2002 Brad Becker left Tulsa and the band to pursue a career in an unrelated field.
Admiral Twin, now a trio, continued working on material for a new CD, Creatures of Bread and Wine, released May 13, 2003. They also made videos for "Dreamer" and "I'm Talking 'Bout Me".
In December 2003 the band released a second Christmas EP, and a video for "We Three Kings".
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