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For the most part, The Wars of 1812 were born from nothing more than five days spent together in a basement studio.
In the summer of 2oo6, four friends united in De Pere, WI to make a record. The group had played and recorded together in various pairings throughout the years, but never together. Over the course of five days, the quartet learned, rehearsed, recorded, and fashioned together a cohesive assemblage of nine songs, which would come to be known collectively as Status Quo Ante Bellum - translating to "as it was before the war." During their short week together, the new friends unexpectedly felt the need to pursue something more than a mere self-gratifying side project. With various ties in different cities, they would not be able to construct a sturdy plan for quite some time and, meanwhile, Status Quo would remain quietly concealed. Almost a year later, the Wars finally convinced each other to leave their homes, full-time jobs, and aspirations for graduate school in order to form together permanently as a band. In August of 2oo7, all four relocated and reunited in Minnesota's Twin Cities, and attempted to create a sound in a music scene they knew very little about.
One part Wilco, one part Spoon, and one part harsh Wisconsin weather all combine to produce this warm winter quilt of a record, though, through its cool tint of alt-country twang and beneath its warm, drawn-out pop melodies, Status Quo effortlessly exudes the full array of its home state's seasons. Lead singer and guitarist Peter Pisano's smiley yet sardonic vocals carry the album as the band delicately pushes forward through each song. The instrumentation is that of a typical set-up of guitar, bass, drums, and keys with select textural additives that make for a full, well-executed sound with its altering dynamics and intricacies.
With the release of their now year-and-a-half old Status Quo, The Wars of 1812 are presently looking to conquer their fan [base], expand regionally, and begin work on their follow-up record.
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Member Since: 1/28/2007
Band Website: http://thewarsof1812.com/
Band Members: Peter Pisano - Guitars, Vocals
Mei Ling Anderson - Bass, Vocals
Kenyon Rosewall - Keyboards, Vocals
Bobby Maher - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
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Influences: The Beatles, Wilco, Serge Gainsbourg, T-Rex, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, Paul Simon
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The Wars of 1812
Status Quo Ante Bellum:
ADR006/AR041

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"Status Quo Ante Bellum is a relaxing album that pulls you in, leaving you unable to hit stop until the last song is played"
- Puddlegum

"The Wars of 1812 rise above typical pop-rock fare with smart, simple songwriting"
- The Badger Herald

"The Wars [own] up to their influences while simultaneously crafting their own irresistible sound."
- Reveille Magazine

Record Label: Amble Down / Afternoon Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Minneapoliscast

Hi everyone,Last week we had the sincere treat of going toSeabed Recording studios to record 4 songs with Tony Thomas (host) andDaniel Leussler (engineer).Pisano was already scrapping hispedals and el...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:24:00 GMT

City Pages' top 10 local albums of 2008!

http://www.citypages.com/2008-12-17/news/top-10-local-albums -of-the-year/Happy Holidays-The Wars
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:05:00 GMT

Live in Studio C: Cities 97

All:The Wars will play a live set on Cities 97 Sunday, November 13th. Check out the calendar listing below. Turn on, tune in, drop everything-Peterhttp://cities97.com/pages/music.html?feed=24 6437&ar...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:46:00 GMT

Mei on Arts Education

All:Our good friends at Culture Bully recently ran a donor drive in support of arts education. Mei was asked for a few words on the matter. You'll find the full-text below.http://www.culturebully.co...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:54:00 GMT

City Pages - Picked to Click 2008

Read the full article online or grab the current issue of City Pages.http://www.citypages.com/2008-09-10/music/picked-to-cl ick-lucky-13
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:03:00 GMT

The Wars on the radio!

This week on Thursday (Aug 07), The Wars of 1812 will be co-hosting a radio show in Eau Claire on WHYS 96.3 FM Radio at 9pm. If you are in Eau Claire, you should tune in. If you are not in Eau Clair...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:50:00 GMT

The Wars return home, Metro Magazine

All,It was done.  The band has retuned to home.  Awaiting us on the door step, however, was a lovely piece in Metro Magazine by Rob van Alstyne.  You may read it below.  The Wars i...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:49:00 GMT

The Wars and Spaghetti Western String Co. for St. James

Friends:This Friday , May 2nd. The Wars will be joining forces with Spaghetti Western String Co. to benefit St. James School in St. Paul (home to Peter Pisano and Nick Lemme). Doors open at 6:30PM in ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:21:00 GMT

A new website

Finally after long last, we have sorted out everything with our website. It is five months in the making, having gone over major redesigns and technical issues. We are very proud of the final versio...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Posted new videos

We finally got the videos back from a tv spot that we had a couple months back, which some of you may have seen. Right now we have two of our songs from that show, Nothing to Do and Homestay. Check ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:17:00 GMT