Voice Coils
Voice Coils | |
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| Origin | New York, NY |
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| Years active | 2013-2015 |
| Label | Shatter Your Leaves |
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Voice Coils was an experimental prog-metal band based in New York, NY which lasted from 2013 to 2015.[1] Its members included Sam Garrett as guitarist and keyboardist, Mitski as vocalist, Cameron Wisch as drummer, Caley Monahon-Ward as guitarist in 2015, Kelly Moran as keyboardist in 2015, Kevin Wunderlich as bassist in 2015, and Tony Gedrich as bassist from 2013 to 2014.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]In 2013 Sam Garret created the ensemble under the record label Shatter Your Leaves, which featured him as lead guitarist, Tony Gedrich as bassist, Cameron Wisch as drummer, and indie music artist Mitski as vocalist. They released their first single, In Sixths / Field and Border, in 2014. Tony Gedrich then left the band and was later replaced by Kevin Wunderlich. Kelly Moran and Casey Monahon-Ward also joined around this time.[5][6]
After the release of Mitski's critically acclaimed studio album Bury Me at Makeout Creek, she became less involved in the band, but was still featured on the Heaven's Sense EP. However, she was not present at the band's performance at Roullete, a music venue in Brooklyn, in June, 2015. The group was disbanded shortly thereafter.[1][7]
Members
[edit]Sam Garrett, the band's creator, is a musical artist and composer based in Baltimore, MD.[8] He holds a master's degree in music in composition and musicology from Johns Hopkins University. He currently oversees development of the neuroaesthetics community database at the International Arts + Mind Lab of Johns Hopkins University.[9]
Mitski, full name Mitski Miyawaki, is an indie-rock musician best known for her album Be the Cowboy,[10] as well as her song My Love Mine All Mine, initially released as a single and later featured on her album The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, which reached the 26th position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023.[11]
Kelly Moran is a musical composer based in New York. She has been recognised by the New York Times for her album Bloodrot[12] and Rolling Stone magazine for her album Ultraviolet.[13] She played bass guitar for the band Cellular Chaos from 2012 to 2013.[4]
Cameron Wisch has been a drummer since 1993. He was born in Bridgewood, NJ and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. He was the drummer of the band Porches from 2010 to 2017[14] and was front-man of the band Cende, which released the album #1 Hit Single[note 1] in 2017.[15][16]
Caley Monahon-Ward is a former member of the band Extra Life as violinist.[17]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Ep/Single | Featured Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | In Sixths / Field and Border | EP | In Sixths |
| Field and Border | |||
| 2015 | Heaven's Sense Ep[18] | EP | Heaven's Sense |
| An Atrium | |||
| You in a place for a While by Yourself | |||
| Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair | |||
| You in a Place for a While by Yourself[18] | Single | You in a place for a While by Yourself[note 2] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "[GENERATE] Voice Coils // Charlie Looker". Roulette. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Voice Coils, "An Atrium"". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Voice Coils, "In Sixths"". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- 1 2 "Album Review: Kelly Moran, bloodroot". The Log Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Voice Coils - 'An Atrium' (Feat. Mitski) (Stereogum Premiere)". stereogum.com. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "VOICE COILS". Prog Archives. 2026-05-05. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ↑ "a Perimeter — Issue 3". aperimeter.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ↑ "Samuel Garrett". Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "International Arts + Mind Lab". International Arts + Mind Lab: The Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2022-02-04). "Mitski, the US's best young songwriter: 'I'm a black hole where people dump their feelings'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Mitski | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Tommasini, Anthony; Oestreich, James R.; Allen, David; Walls, Seth Colter; Barone, Joshua (2017-12-13). "The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2018-11-02). "Kelly Moran's Trippy, Beautiful Piano Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Uyenbat, Erica. "Porches talks 'The House,' his introspective creative process, life on tour". The Badger Herald. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Weezer, Deerhoof, Marked Men Made '#1 Hit Single' for Cende". CLRVYNT. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Peter, Attila (2025-10-07). "Soft Surface - Blue Dream | Album Review". POST-TRASH. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Sharp, Elliott. "Exit Interview: Charlie Looker on the Life and Death of Extra Life - The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- 1 2 Staff, BrooklynVegan. "Voice Coils releasing a new EP, celebrating at Roulette with Nat Baldwin (stream two tracks)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2026-04-20.