Yellow Ostrich
| Yellow Ostrich | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock , lo-fi |
| founding | 2010 |
| Website | yellowostrich.com |
| Founding members | |
| Alex Schaaf | |
| Michael Tapper | |
| Jon Natchez | |
Yellow Ostrich is an American indie rock band.
history
The band was founded in 2010 in New York City by singer and guitarist Alex Schaaf , drummer Michael Tapper and bassist and wind player Jon Natchez . Alex Schaaf recorded the solo album Wild Comfort a few months before the band was founded . Jon Natchez previously played with Beirut , The Antlers and Camera Obscura .
In 2011 Yellow Ostrich released their debut album The Mistress and toured as opening act for various bands, including a. for The Antlers and Ra Ra Riot . In 2012 the band released their second album Strange Land .
Yellow Ostrich's musical style is guitar-oriented indie rock with a LoFi sound . The band names Velvet Underground , Wire and Neil Young as musical reference points .
Discography
Albums
- 2009: Yellow Ostrich
- 2009: Wild Comfort
- 2011: The Mistress
- 2012: Strange Land
- 2014: Cosmos
EPs
- 2009: Carousels
- 2010: The Serious Kids EP
- 2010: The Morgan Freeman EP
- 2010: Fade Cave EP
- 2012: Ghost
Web links
- Official website
- Yellow Ostrich at Allmusic (English)
- Video: "Hold On" (HearYa Live Session 8/5/12)
- Video: "Whale" (Live on KEXP)
- Video: "Mary (Alternate)"
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://yellowostrich.com/biopress (accessed April 4, 2012)