Quiet Company
| Quiet Company | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Modern Outsider, Velvet Blue, Northern |
| Website | quietcompanymusic |
| Members | Taylor Muse Thomas Blank Justin Huling Trevor Dowdy Bill Gryta |
| Past members | Matt Parmenter Jeff Weathers Cody Ackors Alex Bhore Jesse Garcia Tim Robbins Michael Delaney Trevor Wiggins Evan Smoker Drew d'Entremont |
Quiet Company is an American rock band hailing from Austin, Texas, United States, led by Taylor Muse. They have released five full-length albums, an EP, a live DVD, and a Christmas single. They are the first band signed by Grooveshark in the Artist Development Program and recently released their fourth album, A Dead Man on my Back, which is a revisitation of their long out of print album Shine Honesty. Their fifth album Transgressor was released February 24, 2015.
Muse was on the leading lines of the East Texas indie music boom with his participation in several key projects at the time: Uncle Andrew, Neckpunch, The Lonely Hearts (drums, guitar) and Eisley (bass guitar). Muse was instrumental in the songwriting process for Eisley's debut album for Warner Bros. Records, as well as giving them their first name, Moss Eisley. He eventually parted ways from the family-formed group to focus on other projects, specifically, the Connotations.
After an unsuccessful year with the Connotations in Nashville, TN; Muse returned to Austin, TX to begin writing and recording what would become the first full-length under the moniker Quiet Company: Shine Honesty. The record was quickly picked up for online distribution by the boutique Christian label Northern Records. Taking the advice of his then-label Northern, Muse began to reform Quiet Company into the line-up that defines it today, with the first permanent addition being Tommy Blank, via a Craigslist ad, in 2005. Muse and his rotating cast of bandmates embarked on a number of small national tours throughout the years. Shortly after, the band left their label to take a more DIY approach.
In 2009, the band recorded their second full-length, Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon, with local producers Charlie Vela and Louie Lino. Following the release of Everyone You Love..., two additional members joined the band for good: Jeff Weathers and Matthew Parmenter (drums and bass guitar, respectively). While filming their second music video for the single from the album, "On Modern Men," the band found their fifth and final member: Cody Ackors (horns).
Muse experienced notable success with Quiet Company early in the band's career. Songs from Everyone You Love... and Songs for Staying In have scored television syncs in popular shows such as My Generation (TV series), Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Real World and Married to Rock. The song "How Do You Do It?" was added to 3 of Austin, TX's rock radio stations: KGSR, KUT, KROX-FM. In addition to this, the band has shared the stage with many notable rockers in their home state of Texas: Eisley, Old 97's, Dear & the Headlights, Rooney, The Toadies, Bob Schneider and more.
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