Kill the Alarm is a rock band from New York City that is led by singer/songwriter Garen Gueyikian. [1]
Gueyikian had previously fronted the band Granian, a name he had also used for solo work until he adopted the new name Kill the Alarm in 2006. [2] They sold out a string of New York city shows including a show in early 2008 at the Bowery Ballroom. Additionally, the band played shows with Eve 6, Pat McGee, Cowboy Mouth, Pete Francis Heimbold (of Dispatch), [3] Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Nine Days, Stroke 9, Guster, O.A.R., and Keith Kane (of Vertical Horizon).
Their single "Fire Away" debuted on radio at #15 on FMQB Submodern Charts.[ citation needed]
The band has been featured on CW11 TV's Artist Spotlight "On the Radar" in New York, and their songs have appeared on multiple TV shows including, Dawson’s Creek , Keeping up with the Kardashians, Real World, Road Rules, America's Psychic Challenge, Dr. Steve-O, and Whittaker Bay.[ citation needed]
Kill the Alarm's debut album Fire Away was released in 2007 (and January 8, 2009 on iTunes) and was produced by Jon Kaplan ( Gavin Degraw, Maroon 5, Ingrid Michaelson, Jet Lag Gemini).[ citation needed] The album garnered comparisons to alternative rock bands from the 1990s, such as Eve 6, Cowboy Mouth, [1] Live, Better than Ezra, [4] and Matchbox 20. [5]
Kill The Alarm's popularity increased due to JamLegend, an online music rhythm game. Their song "Fire Away" is one of the top-played songs in the game worldwide.[ citation needed]
In 2009, Gueyikian launched a Kickstarter project to fund a new EP. [6] Following sessions in Los Angeles and Nashville, [7] the EP was released in May 2011, with a CD release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York. [8]
Discography
- Fire Away (2007)
- The Covers (2011)
- Against The Grain - EP (2011)
- Dance Across The Sky - EP (2012)
- Sleeping Giant (2016)
References
- ^ a b Kill the Alarm at Allmusic
- ^ Granian Becomes Kill the Alarm Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. Alternative Addiction, September 3, 2006.
- ^ Kill the Alarm. Billboard, October 22, 2008. ( PDF Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Staff review of Kill the Alarm. Absolute Punk, January 8, 2009.
- ^ Review, Hot Indie News.
- ^ Kill the Alarm Ask Fans to Fund New EP. Alternative Addiction, October 28, 2009.
- ^ Kill the Alarm Live and Broken Glow. The Aquarian Weekly, January 6, 2012.
- ^ Kill the Alarm & Against the Grain. The Aquarian Weekly, June 8, 2011.
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Kill the Alarm is a rock band from New York City that is led by singer/songwriter Garen Gueyikian. [1]
Gueyikian had previously fronted the band Granian, a name he had also used for solo work until he adopted the new name Kill the Alarm in 2006. [2] They sold out a string of New York city shows including a show in early 2008 at the Bowery Ballroom. Additionally, the band played shows with Eve 6, Pat McGee, Cowboy Mouth, Pete Francis Heimbold (of Dispatch), [3] Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Nine Days, Stroke 9, Guster, O.A.R., and Keith Kane (of Vertical Horizon).
Their single "Fire Away" debuted on radio at #15 on FMQB Submodern Charts.[ citation needed]
The band has been featured on CW11 TV's Artist Spotlight "On the Radar" in New York, and their songs have appeared on multiple TV shows including, Dawson’s Creek , Keeping up with the Kardashians, Real World, Road Rules, America's Psychic Challenge, Dr. Steve-O, and Whittaker Bay.[ citation needed]
Kill the Alarm's debut album Fire Away was released in 2007 (and January 8, 2009 on iTunes) and was produced by Jon Kaplan ( Gavin Degraw, Maroon 5, Ingrid Michaelson, Jet Lag Gemini).[ citation needed] The album garnered comparisons to alternative rock bands from the 1990s, such as Eve 6, Cowboy Mouth, [1] Live, Better than Ezra, [4] and Matchbox 20. [5]
Kill The Alarm's popularity increased due to JamLegend, an online music rhythm game. Their song "Fire Away" is one of the top-played songs in the game worldwide.[ citation needed]
In 2009, Gueyikian launched a Kickstarter project to fund a new EP. [6] Following sessions in Los Angeles and Nashville, [7] the EP was released in May 2011, with a CD release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York. [8]
Discography
- Fire Away (2007)
- The Covers (2011)
- Against The Grain - EP (2011)
- Dance Across The Sky - EP (2012)
- Sleeping Giant (2016)
References
- ^ a b Kill the Alarm at Allmusic
- ^ Granian Becomes Kill the Alarm Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. Alternative Addiction, September 3, 2006.
- ^ Kill the Alarm. Billboard, October 22, 2008. ( PDF Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Staff review of Kill the Alarm. Absolute Punk, January 8, 2009.
- ^ Review, Hot Indie News.
- ^ Kill the Alarm Ask Fans to Fund New EP. Alternative Addiction, October 28, 2009.
- ^ Kill the Alarm Live and Broken Glow. The Aquarian Weekly, January 6, 2012.
- ^ Kill the Alarm & Against the Grain. The Aquarian Weekly, June 8, 2011.