Originating inland but brought together on the Atlantic coast, This is How Rumors Get Started is the indie-pop adventure sprung from the minds of Phillip-Michael Scales (Vocals/Guitar) and Annie Hoffman (Bass). Founded in the fall of 2005, the duo armed themselves for recording and live performance, enlisting friends to fill in the cracks. Less than a year after its inception, the band began bringing the people the infectious boy-girl melodies they hadn't realized they'd been missing. They quickly set out to coax New England into moving their feet. Rumors have released two EPs and embarked on tours that have sent them into the wilds of the United States' northeast, the midwest, and a few daring jaunts into Canada, all the while earning status as featured artists on Boston college radio stations such as The Birn, WRBB, and WTBU.
This is How Rumors Get Started are ready with their newest EP this year, Time and Place, and after signing with Wax on Felt Records, have set the wheels in motion to deliver a full-length release scheduled for Spring 2009. Get acquainted with indie's next worst kept secret.