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Artist
Analog Moon
12+ albums
indiepsychedelic
about
Analog Moon was formed in 2004 when guitarist, Todd Britton, enlisted the help of keyboardist Rusty Ginn to create a band that would draw from the great rock artists of six decades while continuing to forge a path toward something new and unheard. With Britton on guitar and vocals and Ginn on piano, keyboards, and the occasional rhythm guitar, the instrumentation is grounded in the gritty palette of early 70s rock and roll. The band takes nods from The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Clapton, Bowie, and many other great artists and bands of this period. The structure and crafting of the original material is rooted in this period of maturing psychedelia but also draws from the pop sensibilities of the 80s and alternative attitude of the 90s. The band doesn’t fail to consider its contemporaries as well. Listed right alongside these classic influences are current bands such as The Flaming Lips, Wilco, and My Morning Jacket. Analog Moon is able to take all of these influences and still deliver something fresh to the listener. The band went through multiple line-up changes before Britton relocated to Asheville, NC, in 2008. While working on a follow-up to the band’s 2007 release, A.M. Radio, Britton teamed up with Asheville producer/musician Jon Ashley to begin recording the tracks that would later become Analog Moon’s second full-length album, Ascent and The Secret There Below. The sessions employed the talents of several local and regional musicians, such as Band
