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Menomena

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Biography

Portland, OR-based rock group Menomena is a trio that consists of multi-instrumentalists Justin Harris, Brent Knopf, and Danny Seim. They assembled much of their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, by using a computer program dubbed Deeler and developed by Knopf. The album's unusual packaging was in the form of a flipbook depicting the bandmembers performing. Menomena released it themselves on a very limited basis in 2003, then signed to the Portland independent label FILMguerrero for a national release in October 2004, accompanied by a national tour. Before signing to Barsuk, the band issued Under an Hour, a three-movement instrumental record that had originally accompanied a 2004 modern dance performance in Portland. Things were a little more straightforward, however, on Friend and Foe (cover art nonwithstanding, which was designed by Craig Thompson, author of the graphic novel Blankets), which came out in early 2007. The band continued with this more focused approach, and in 2010 released their fourth album, Mines. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Top Tracks

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Wet And Rusting - (3:35)  -  20,713 plays
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    Lyrics
    oh I'll bet I know what you like
    at least think I know what you might
    I'm not the most cocksure guy
    but I get more bold with every smile
    so please, show me your teeth, I'll show mine
    TAOS - (4:58)  -  18,308 plays
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  4. Dirty Cartoons - (4:51)  -  16,765 plays
  5. Killemall - (4:05)  -  13,240 plays
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