Sorry About Dresden

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Sorry About Dresden
Origin Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States [1]
Genres Indie rock [1]
Years active1997–2016
LabelsRoute 14 Records, Saddle Creek Records
Past members James Hepler: drummer
Matt Oberst: singer/guitarist
Eric Roehrig: singer/guitarist
Matt Tomich: bassist

Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records. Sorry About Dresden has released three full-length albums, an EP, and has appeared on several compilations. [2]

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History

In 1997, Omaha, Nebraska-born Matt Oberst founded Sorry About Dresden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with bassist Matt Tomich, guitarist/vocalist Eric Roehrig, and drummer James Hepler. [2] [3] Though the name of the band references the bombing of Dresden during World War II, Sorry About Dresden is "neither ideological nor depressive". [1]

The band's first release was the single "Crusades" in 1998. Their debut album The Mayor Will Abdicate came out in 1999 on the independent label Route 14 Records. This was followed by How the Cold War Began EP and The Convenience of Indecision album, both released in 2001. [2] [3]

Sorry About Dresden's biggest commercial success[ citation needed ] came by way of their third album Let It Rest (2003) with Saddle Creek Records, an Omaha-based label started by Justin Oberst, brother of the band's frontman Matt Oberst. Matt Oberst's younger brother, Conor Oberst of the popular indie act Bright Eyes, is also on the label. [2] [3]

In March 2006, Sorry About Dresden played a show after not having performed in over a year. [4]

Singer and guitarist Matt Oberst died on November 27, 2016, at the age of 42. [3] [5]

The song "Ghost (Is Leaving Me)", recorded during "The Convenience Of Indecision" sessions, was released posthumously on October 22, 2021. [6]

Discography

Albums

Singles

EPs

Contributions and appearances

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