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The Lost Revival
12+ albums
OhioColumbus
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The Lost Revival was formed by singer/songwriter Kevin Collins, guitarist/ wizard Daniel Kirschenbaum, and keyboardist extraordinaire Benjamin Peyton. The three had been close friends and occasional musical collaborators while attending The Ohio State University. In the fall of 2005, the house they shared was robbed. Collins lost some microphones and a pair of guitars to the hooligans and Kirschenbaum lost his only electric guitar. Collins, Kirschenbaum, and Peyton, ever the optimists, decided to use this unfortunate incident as an opportunity to broaden their repertoire and replaced their stolen instruments with a drum machine and a synthesizer. The band’s combination of these electronic instruments with more traditional instruments results in a sound that displays a healthy respect for both popular music’s past and future. Within a few short months the three recorded a 5-song EP titled Thin Man's Mile, took their inimitable brand of electronic folk-rock to venues across Columbus under the name Youngstown Tune-up. On February 7th 2006, the band played their first show to a packed crowd at Larry’s bar in Columbus with the band Somewhat Minor opening the show. The two bands became quick friends and played several shows together over the next six months. When Somewhat Minor’s guitarist became unavailable to the band, Kevin Collins took over lead guitar duties. Brad Wilson and Austin Caulk of Somewhat Minor offered to return the favor by taking over as Youngstown Tune-Up’s rhyt
