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Consonant

 
Artist: Consonant
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Group Members:

Matt Kadane, Winston Braman, Clint Conley, Chris Brokaw

Similar Artists:

Wire Graffiti, Sonic Youth

Influenced By:

Wire

Formal Connection With:

Volcano Suns, Come, Mission of Burma

Relationship With:

Bedhead, Clint Conley, Silkworm, Codeine
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Love and Affliction," "Consonant"

Biography

After the breakup of Mission of Burma in 1983, Clint Conley had for the most part retired from music; outside of producing Yo La Tengo's debut album, practically nothing musical was heard from him as he devoted himself to his new career as a producer for a local Boston television station. In 2001, however, Conley and his old Burma bandmates begin kicking around the idea of playing a few reunion shows and at the same time, Conley began writing new songs with longtime friend Holly Anderson contributing to the lyrics. As his backlog of new songs grew, Conley decided to form a band to perform his new material and Consonant marked Conley's return to the music scene. Conley recruited a lineup of veterans of some of Boston's best-known bands, including Chris Brokaw (formerly of Come and Codeine) on guitar, Matt Kadane (ex-Silkworm and Bedhead) on drums, and Winston Braman (from Fuzzy and the Count-Me-Outs) on bass; Conley, who'd played bass with Mission of Burma, switched to guitar for Consonant. Not long before Mission of Burma launched their Inexplicable tour, Consonant recorded their self-titled debut album, which was released in the spring of 2002. A year later, Love and Affliction showcased a much heavier side to Conley's work.~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
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Consonant
Origin Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 2001–?
Label(s) Fenway
Associated acts Mission of Burma, Come, Codeine, Bedhead, The New Year
Members
Clint Conley
Chris Brokaw
Winston Braman
Matt Kadane

Consonant is an alternative rock group formed by singer/guitarist Clint Conley in 2001.

In the late 1970s, Conley cofounded Mission of Burma, a pioneering Boston post punk group. After mostly dropping out of music for the 1980s and 1990s, Conley began writing songs, often with input from poet Holly Anderson.

Conley formed Consonant in 2001, along with guitarist Chris Brokaw, bassist Winston Braman, and drummer Matt Kadane (previously of Bedhead). Though notably less experimental than Mission of Burma, critic Mark Deming declares Consonant is "a fine return to the spotlight for Conley".[1]

Discography

Albums

  • Consonant (April 9, 2002)
  • Love and Affliction (August 19, 2003)


References

  1. ^ Consonant at Allmusic
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