Volcano Choir

{{short description|American indie rock band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = Wisconsin, United States

| genre = Indie rock, experimental, ambient, indie folk

| years_active = 2005–2014 (hiatus)

| label = Jagjaguwar

| associated_acts = Collections of Colonies of Bees, Bon Iver, All Tiny Creatures, Group of the Altos, Death Blues, Pele

| website = {{URL|http://volcanochoir.com}}

| current_members = {{Unbulleted list|Jon Mueller|Chris Rosenau|Matthew Skemp|Daniel Spack|Justin Vernon|Thomas Wincek|Andrew Fitzpatrick}}

| past_members = Jim Schoenecker

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Volcano Choir is an American indie rock band from Wisconsin, formed in 2005. It has released two albums, Unmap and Repave.

History

The band began as a collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and members of Collections of Colonies of Bees. Their debut album, Unmap, was released on September 22, 2009, reaching number 92 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=volcano choir|chart=all}}|title=Volcano Choir - Chart History|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=2013-07-11}} The band toured on the success of this release, with a large string of shows around Japan in November 2010 being their most notable run.{{cite web |title=Volcano Choir Setlist |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/volcano-choir/2010/shibuya-o-west-tokyo-japan-5bd28bb0.html |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=9 November 2018 |date=8 November 2010}}

Since the band's formation, Jon Mueller (Death Blues) and Thomas Wincek (of All Tiny Creatures) have left Collections of Colonies of Bees, but continue to be members of Volcano Choir.{{cite web|last=Hyden |first=Steven |url=http://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/jon-mueller-leaves-collections-of-colonies-of-bees,43052/ |title=Jon Mueller leaves Collections Of Colonies Of Bees ... by the end of the year |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2013-07-11}}{{cite news|last=Shanahan |first=Joel |url=https://www.avclub.com/all-tiny-creatures-thomas-wincek-1798221928 |title=All Tiny Creatures' Thomas Wincek |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2013-07-11}} They have also added Matthew Skemp on bass, who also plays in All Tiny Creatures.{{cite web|url=http://jagjaguwar.com/blog/2013/05/volcano-choir-are-back/ |title=Volcano Choir Are Back! New Album ' REPAVE' Out In September, New Tour Dates Set For Summer & Fall Blog |publisher=Jagjaguwar |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2013-07-11}}

It was revealed in a 2014 interview with band members that the name "Volcano Choir" originated from a vaporizer called the "Volcano".{{cite video |url= http://www.bdcwire.com/boston-calling-volcano-choir-interview/boston-calling-volcano-choir-interview-2 |title= Boston Calling: Volcano Choir Interview |publisher= BDCWire |date= 2015-02-26 |access-date=2018-06-30}}

The cover art for Unmap was created by Adreienne DeBoer, and insert art was illustrated by Dave Godowsky.

Volcano Choir released their second studio album, Repave,Jake Wolfe (2013-09-13). "[http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/volcano-choir-review You Should Definitely Listen To The New Volcano Choir Album]". Retrieved 2013-09-05. on September 3, 2013, on Jagjaguwar. The album was recorded at Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.{{cite web |title=April Base Publishing |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/325955-April-Base-Publishing |website=Discogs |access-date=4 November 2018}}

Andrew Fitzpatrick from All Tiny Creatures became a touring member in 2013, supporting the album Repave and is now a member of the band. He then became a touring member of Bon Iver, supporting the album 22, A Million.

Thomas Wincek joined Field Report in 2014.

Volcano Choir's song "Byegone" was used in the 4th episode of the first season of The 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/the-100/season-1/17928|title=Music from The 100 S1E04|website=Tunefind}}

The band finished touring in support of Repave in November 2014,{{cite web |title=Volcano Choir at Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI, USA |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/volcano-choir/2014/turner-hall-ballroom-milwaukee-wi-3cde5cb.html |website=Setlist.FM |access-date=10 July 2019}} and have since been on hiatus as Vernon focuses on Bon Iver.

Discography

=Albums=

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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album

!align="center" colspan="9" width="20"|Peak positions

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL
(Vl)

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL
(Wa)

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK

style="text-align:center;"|2009

|Unmap

| style="text-align:center;"|92

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style="text-align:center;" |2013

|Repave

| style="text-align:center;"|87

| style="text-align:center;"|27

| style="text-align:center;"|86

| style="text-align:center;"|93

| style="text-align:center;"|38

| style="text-align:center;"|193

| style="text-align:center;"|9

| style="text-align:center;"|81

| style="text-align:center;"|48

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= Singles =

  • Island, Is (2009)
  • Byegone (2013)
  • Comrade (2013)

=Other=

  • Sound (2014){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-carousel#/|title=Project Carousel|website=Indiegogo|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-28}}

References

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