France Has The Bomb

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France Has The Bomb
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres Alternative Rock
Years active2007present
LabelsDusty Medical, HoZac, Shit Sandwich
MembersSrini Radhakrishna, Hideo Takahashi, David Storberg, Danny Henry
Past membersJacques Wait, Brian Shuey, Alex Rose
Website Bandcamp

France Has The Bomb is an alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, described as "the new sound of Minneapolis!" in 2009 by Rolling Stone magazine. [1] The group consists of Srini Radhakrishna (vocals, guitar), Hideo Takahashi (guitar), David Storberg (bass) [2] and Alex Rose (drums). The group has received considerable airplay on Minneapolis' Radio K. [3] [4]

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History

The group was formed by Srini Radhakrishna in 2007 when he moved back to Minneapolis after attending grad school in Chicago, Illinois. He originally recruited Danny Henry and Brian Shuey to help him record some songs that he had written while in Chicago. The original intention was for the band to just be a recording project, but when Jered Gummere, a former bandmate from the Guilty Pleasures, invited Srini to open for his current band, the Ponys, additional members were recruited to form a live band. [5]

The band was signed by Dusty Medical Records who released their debut 45 "World Of Mirrors". They were next picked up by HoZac Records who released their next 45 "Invisible Angle". A split 45 with the band Tiger Bones followed on Shit Sandwich Records.

In May 2018, the lineup of Daniel Henry, Srini Radhakrishna, David Storberg, and Hideo Takahashi released the digital LP ...But We Must Cultivate Our Garden. [6]

The Band's Name

Srini stated that he didn't want a band name like "The Somethings" or a name that gave an indication as to the genre of the band. [3] The band's name was coined by Brian Shuey. [5]

Influences

Srini cites bands such as The Clean, The Folk Implosion, Wire and Guided by Voices as influences. [3] [5] Jacques Wait described the band's sound as "dance-y, garage-y indie rock that kicks ass but is also fun" [3] Journalist David Hansen described the sound as "jagged-edged pop-rock". [7]

Reception

Members

Current members

Past members

Discography

Singles

Albums

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