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Obits
12+ albums
post-punkindie rockindiepunk rockrock
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Obits were an American rock band formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band members are veterans of other independent rock bands: Guitarist/vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, and guitarist Sohrab Habibion was a member of Edsel. The band has released four singles and three albums, I Blame You (2009), Moody, Standard and Poor (2011) and Bed and Bugs (2013). Obits formed after singer/guitarist Rick Froberg returned to New York in 2005 following the breakup of the Hot Snakes.[1] In 2006 he began writing new material and rehearsing with drummer Scott Gursky of Shortstack and guitarist Sohrab Habibion, formerly of Edsel.[1][2] They rehearsed with a third guitar player, but instead added bassist Greg Simpson.[1] Obits made their live debut on January 12, 2008 at a club on New York's Lower East Side called the Cake Shop.[1][3] A bootleg recording of the show circulated on the internet, and the band posted two of the songs from this recording on their MySpace profile for listening.[1][2] The recordings caught the attention of Sub Pop A&R representative Chris Jacobs, who invited them to perform at the label's twentieth anniversary festival in Seattle that summer.[1] Obits signed to Sub Pop shortly after, but released their debut single "One Cross Apiece" / "Put It in Writing" on their own Stint Records imprint.[1][2] The band's debut album I Blame You was released by Sub Pop on March 24, 2009.[1][2] Explaining the length o
