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The Hourly Radio
12+ albums
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The Hourly Radio is a Dallas based band consisting of Aaron Closson (vocals and guitar), Ryan Short (guitar), Adam Vanderkolk (drums) and Tim Jansen (bass). The early success of The Hourly Radio can only be attributed to a clear, articulate sense of direction and purpose. Neither of the band's founding members, guitarist Ryan Short and vocalist Aaron Closson, cite their musical abilities among the reasons the band has captured so much attention. In fact, when the two met and began writing songs they had just one electric guitar (but no amp) and neither had any previous musical training or experience. All they had was a common sense of direction and a clear idea of what they didn’t want to sound like. With what some may call naive or simply blind ambition, Closson and Short forged on with complete confidence. From the inception of the band things have moved very quickly and these early limitations never proved an obstacle. After a few months they managed to borrow the requisite gear from friends and recruited the rest of the line up including one of Short’s old high school friends Adam Vanderkolk on drums and Tim Jansen on bass. Like many young bands they weren’t good enough to copy other bands and this proved to be a blessing as they were able to develop their sound and approach songwriting organically eliminating the chances of the band sounding routine. This unique sound comes from a driving, pulsing and often frantic rhythm section layered with thoughtful, textur
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albums
History Will Never Hold Me
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Indie/Rock Playlist: September
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SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists
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Indie/Rock Playlist: October
Gun In Hand
Lure of the Underground
Lure Of The Underground Ep
Lure of the Underground - EP
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Album
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Under The Radar Magazine Sampler Volume One
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i carry you around in the background
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Lure Of The underground-EP