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The Broken West was an American power pop band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004, and later signed to Merge Records. The members are Ross Flournoy (guitar, vocals), Dan Iead (guitar, backing vocals), Brian Whelan (bass, backing vocals), Rob McCorkindale (drums, percussion), and Scott Claassen (keys, backing vocals).
Su álbum debut fue “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On” (2007), un disco power pop con temas como “So It Goes”, “On The Bubble” o “You Can Build An Island”, canciones en las que se apreciaba un gusto melódico con inspiración en los grupos de los 60 y comienzos de los 70.
Crítica. Disco debut de esta banda californiana de power pop con las influencias de siempre en el adorable estilo: desde los Byrds y los Beatles a Big Star, pasando por Cheap Trick, The Kinks o Dwight Twilley, siendo muy acusada también la ascendencia de unos de los últimos maestros del pop poderoso, los Teenage Fanclub.
The Broken West was an American power pop band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004, and later signed to Merge Records. The members are Ross Flournoy, Dan Iead, Brian Whelan, Rob McCorkindale, and Scott Claassen. Drummer Rob McCorkindale was later replaced by Sean McDonald. Jeff Howell joined the Broken West as their touring keyboardist, playing synth, organ and piano.
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The Broken West hailed from Los Angeles, which certainly makes sense when you listen to the band’s combination of pop, high-spirited rock & roll, and accents of folk and country, whose overall blend recalled some of the best L.A. music of the early ’70s, as if Emitt Rhodes had teamed up with the Byrds. Releases. I Can't Go On, I'll Go On.
About The Broken West. Ross Flournoy, Danny Iead, Rob McCorkindale, and Brian Whelan formed the sunny pop four-piece The Brokedown in the mid-2000s, crafting a sound befitting their laid-back, left coast roots.
