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Shady Bard are an indie rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 2004, by multi-instrumentalists Lawrence Becko and Tom Rogers. [1]

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Their music is characterised by complex arrangements and unusual instrumentation [2] of lo-fi folk-influenced indie music. [1] Lyrically their work revolves around issues of ecology and the environment. [2] Their music has featured as part of a global warming campaign on MTV and within American TV programmes such as Grey's Anatomy [3] and The Vampire Diaries. [4]

Discography

Albums

YearTitle
2007 From The Ground Up
  • Released: 28 May 2007
2010 Trials
  • Released: 10 November 2010

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shady Bard", Allmusic, Rovi, retrieved 10 July 2013
  2. 1 2 Gourlay, Dom (11 October 2010), Shady Bard - Trials, Drowned in Sound, archived from the original on 26 September 2013, retrieved 1 July 2013
  3. "Music: Birmingham group Shady Bard gets primetime US exposure on Grey's Anatomy", Birmingham Mail, Birmingham: Trinity Mirror Midlands, 7 May 2010, retrieved 1 July 2013
  4. Richenthal, Matt (6 October 2011), The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Episode 5: "The Reckoning" Music , retrieved 7 May 2021