International Robot

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International Robot
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Left to right: Brian Shuey, Morgan Kinnaman, Danny Henry.
(Pic by Tony Nelson )
Background information
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres Punk rock
Years active2000–2002
LabelsPop Riot
MembersDanny Henry - drums, vocals
Brian Shuey - guitar, vocals
Morgan Kinnaman - bass
Past membersAnnie Holoien - bass

International Robot were a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2000. All of the group's members went on to form other notable bands on the Minneapolis punk scene, including the Soviettes, The Awesome Snakes, France Has The Bomb, the Dummies, the Prostitutes, the Voltz, the Dynamiters, Die Electric! and Dirty Robbers. All of these bands, including International Robot, have been covered by City Pages, the local music weekly newspaper.

Contents

The band's name is taken from a song title of the Saints, an Australian band that formed in the late 1970s. [1]

Members

Discography

Albums

TitleRelease dateNotesLabel
International Robot [1] 2002Self-titled debut albumSolid Sound Music

EPs and singles

TitleRelease dateNotesLabel
International Robot [12] April 15, 20034-track EP.Pop Riot

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