The Extraordinaires

The Extraordinaires
Origin	Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Punk Rock Payroll
Website	Official website

The Extraordinaires are a five-piece American indie rock band hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally formed by Jay Purdy and Matt Gibson in 2004, ^[1] is known for its use of storytelling within songs. ^[2]

Their latest album, Electric and Benevolent (released in June 2009), is self described as “...almost a biography of a turn-of-the-century inventor genius...”. ^[3]

Members

Jay Purdy - Guitar, Vocals, Accordion, Piano

Adam Ravitz - Bass

Evan Smoker - Drums

Zach Poyatt - Guitar, Vocals

Koofreh Umoren - Trumpet, Woodblock

Mike Harkness - Sousaphone & Assorted Crockery

Discography

Albums

• Dress for Nasty Weather (July 2014)
• The Pen Pals EP (October 2013)
• The Postcard EP (February 2011)
• Electric and Benevolent (June 2009)
• Battle of the Vans (w/ Kill You in the Face) (March 2008)
• Short Stories (June 2006)
• Ribbons of War (2005)
• Live on Brown College (2005)

External links

• Myspace Site
• Bandcamp Site

Notes

1. "the Extraordinaires". NPR . August 15, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
2. Ladewig, Bob. "15 Minutes with the Extraordinaires" . Retrieved June 26, 2009.
3. Silkatis, Katherine (June 16, 2009). "The Extraordinaires" . Retrieved June 26, 2009.