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The Decoration

About Me

The Decoration is a San Francisco four piece that creates music with big shimmering guitars, exquisite atmospherics and heady lyrical content. Formerly known as Pinq (ex-Film School), The Decoration apply a diversity in emotion that pushes and propels each song to elegant and hypnotic heights. This is music that can be elegiac, yet can also lift you out of the clouds and into the sun while still pummeling your rock sensibilities into rubble. This is music that defies categorization and demands attention. This is The Decoration .
"When The Decoration's moody little spacecraft took off in San Francisco last night, I kept wondering why this band wasn't big enough to get the free gear and sneakers and whatever else that Interpol is getting." -- Beth Lisick, SF Gate
"Great lyrics and great live. One of the best bands I have seen in years." -- Mark Eitzel, American Music Club
"Loud and Beautiful at the same time. The Decoration could be THE ACT to watch in '06." -- Krayg, Film School

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Member Since: 04/10/2005
Band Website: www.thedecoration.com
Band Members: Tim Mitchell Tad Ro Mike Alexis Ben Montesano
Influences: Chavez, Arab Strap, American Music Club, Built to Spill, Mogwai, Silkworm, Teenage Fanclub, The Chameleons UK, Archers of Loaf, American Analog Set, Carlos, Overwhelming Colorfast, 764_HERO, Jawbreaker, The Descendents, Tindersticks, My Bloody Valentine, Red Stars Theory, Thingy, Swervedriver, HUM, Modest Mouse, Sunny Day Real Estate, Fugazi, Jesus & Mary Chain, VH, Iron Maiden, The Flaming Lips, Agent Orange, The Jam, P.E.E., Film School, Korean BBQ, Alfred Korzybski, brown liquor, hangovers...
Sounds Like: Sounds like the west coast squeezed through london and the pacific northwest.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Decoration on the Emo Diaries Compilation

"Progress Not Perfection" by The Decoration is included on Vol. 11 of the the compilation "The Emo Diaries" brought to the world by Deep Elm. Emo Diaries No. 11: Taking Back What's Ours CD (DER-465) ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:20:00 GMT