THE INJURED PARTIES played its debut gig in February 2005. Fronted by former Post Office songwriter, Larry O. Dean, the IP's came together after Dean's previous band, the ambitious, avant-pop sextet, The Me Decade, imploded. Looking to streamline TMD's violin and viola string-driven sound, Dean recruited bassist, Jimmy De Lauriea (Bugga-ohng, Shiver) and drummer, Mike Ebersohl (The Veil, YellowHammers) from the vibrant Chicago music underground, creating a more classic "power trio" line-up.Wi...
THE INJURED PARTIES played its debut gig in February 2005. Fronted by former Post Office songwriter, Larry O. Dean, the IP's came together after Dean's previous band, the ambitious, avant-pop sextet, The Me Decade, imploded. Looking to streamline TMD's violin and viola string-driven sound, Dean recruited bassist, Jimmy De Lauriea (Bugga-ohng, Shiver) and drummer, Mike Ebersohl (The Veil, YellowHammers) from the vibrant Chicago music underground, creating a more classic "power trio" line-up.With rich-yet-ragged three-part harmonies, chugging electric guitar, deft rhythms, and Dean's "songs and sardonica" approach to composition (recalling the cynical fatalism and pop cultural acumen of Warren Zevon, Steve Earle and Graham Parker), The Injured Parties' music draws inspiration from the melody and verve of vintage Kinks, squonk of Neil Young's Crazy Horse, blissful feedback of The Velvet Underground, psychedelic twang of The Byrds, and hard-edged pop smarts of The Posies.Commemorating its one year anniversary, The Injured Parties headed into North Branch Studios in Chicago to track its debut CD with engineer, Jeff Hamand (Souled American, Tallulah, Diane Izzo), mixing in Nashville with producer, Mark Nevers (Lambchop, The Clientele, Calexico). Mastering was by the inimitable Mike Hagler (Wilco, Neko Case, The Mekons).
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