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With a trademark sound of lush instrumentation, layers of guitars, ambient synths and soaring melodies; their unique blend of dark edgy pop music has a unique ability to grab your hearts attention. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Auto Defiance is led by visionary songwriter Bradley Boyer. Powerful songs take you from high-energy anthems to dreamy ballads. Upon holding weekly jam sessions in 2008 in a mini studio above local hispter Cafe Coco, two Florida musicians seemed to complete the sound.
In in late 2007, Boyer recruited Brian Dowd on drums, and Bill Bois on Bass and hit the studio. Since joined by singer/guitarist Kryste Bosse, and additional guitarist Manning Burns, the band is now, in 2008, exploring new sonic territory together. Writing music without boundaries, Auto Defiance playfully straddles the lines between Alternative Indie Rock, and Post Punk. Small events that would mean little to the untrained ear, through Boyer’s work are magnified to form a parallel to something greater in life. Inspired by larger than life characters from pop artist Andy Warhol to musical deity’s such as Jeff Buckley, The Cure, and The Smiths, Auto Defiance fully understands the power of iconography in music.

As a singer/songwriter, Boyer’s unique palette morphs to accommodate the atmosphere of the song and numerous music business insiders have sung his praises. In 2000, Bradley was approached by industry songwriter Robert Malec who wanted him to co-write four songs for an upcoming Goo Goo Dolls project. Boyer turned it down. However, it did introduce him to a slew of licensing opportunities and a number of well respected contacts, which led to on-air interviews, radio airplay and unanimous positive reviews for the independent artist and his already budding career.

Currently hard at work on a debut full length album, and scoring out the live orchestrations if an wall of guitar sound. Adding electronica elements with synthesizers, and orchestra strings, Auto Defiance chameleon-like creation of grandiose rock music is both endearing and inspiring. Co-producing the studio efforts with Sean GIovanni, they capture a specific feel of each individual song. With good things on the horizon from a new EP and more live shows in 2009, theres more great things to come from Auto Defiance, a band to clearly watch.

RANDOM FRIENDS AND INFLUENCES INCLUDE:

U2 , Curve, Concrete Blonde, Cocteau Twins, The Bravery, Fiest, The Cure, Slowdive, Sigur Ros, Garbage, Kill Hannah, The Smiths, Bjork, Depeche Mode, New Order, Cursive, Enigma, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Coldplay, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, The Pixies, Smashing pumpkins, Filter, Garbage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cranes, Hooverphonic, Ride, Lush,
Goldfrapp, The Dredge, , Pulp, The Faint, The Postal Service, The Mars Volta, At The Drive In, Portishead, The Afghan Whigs, Interpol, Morissey, Bauhaus, Tears For Fears, Pretty Girls Make Graves, David Bowie, Switchblade Symphony, Joy Division, Berlin, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Muse, At The Drive-In, Jane's Addiction, Blondie, Tiger Army, Postal Service, Camera Obscura, TV On The Radio, The Ramones, Mates of State, Broken Social Scene, These Arms are Snakes, Rasputina, Ladytron, Peaches,

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The Auto Defiance is leaking sneak previews to upcoming releases through the use of cool and retro looking mixtapes online. With a dramatic improvement over past recordings, the band keep their trademark sound, however, pouring everything into the studio in a years time for each song has really paid off. The result is huge Drums, dynamic driven guitars, haunting Cello, and with the addition of airy vocals and female harmonies - their dual male/female singer formula is refreshing and original. Hear the upcoming single Gasoline.

Edgy Guitars and Haunting Cello drive the Debut Single : "Ghost Inside Your House" : Story behind the song : Dec 05, 2008

Dark and Dreamy indie pop tale of the excitement and adventures of being with someone new, while also showing that special someone how to let go of past "ghosts". Acoustic Guitar chugs thru a warm, atmospheric wall of heavy shoegazer guitars al la my bloody Valentine, while errie Cello and Strings answer the vocals in true ghostly fashion. 1st single Debut from the Nashville Based post-punk influenced band "Auto Defiance".

Story Behind the Song:

One warm summer evening, two strange new Friends visit a house for a little evening dinner and drinks, and a new girl, who was very attractive, made it clear that there were spirits in the house. The new friend revealed through several spooky and accurate accounts, that he was a paranormal investigator. (Ghost Hunter). The night became even more strange, with enchanting tales of communication from people from beyond the grave, glowing orbs, voices, and a candle that kept going out on its own - it was clear a song was born from a moving experience with new friends, and new relationships.
Genres:
Rock, Pop, Experimental, Electronic, Ambient, Alternative, Acoustic, indie pop, post punk

Last.fm tags Auto Defiance as "similar artists" with Milla Jovovich band Plastic Has Memory: Dec 04, 2008

Milla Jovovich led a band called Plastic Has Memory, in which she sang and played guitar. The band was much heavier and darker than the vaguely Ukrainian folk-sounding elements of her first album. In the same vein as Portishead their sound was guitar-driven & dark with lengthy jams. The strange thing is, Last.fm tags Auto Defiance as "similar artists" with PHM, however, the "super similarity" may be ones own opinion.

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p> New Music Meet new bands, obscure talented artists, and songwriters here: Join us on last.fm! Auto Defiance – Listen free at Last.fm There are millions of passionate music fans on Last.fm. Build your own playlist. Original songs, stories, art: an untold indie biography: Auto Defiance. Our Long-awaited EP "Damiana's Dream" will be released March 15th 2009. Check out our blog for detials, photos, and stories behind the songs Respect!, your support has been felt, and each of you that have reached out to us are a blessing. Hit us up & please Vote - we're currently ranked 13th in electro/ pop Electronica.! http://...com/degyfhThanks for all your undying support everyone, -bestAuto Defiance

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Myspace takes a back seat to the new music revolution: Last.fm Feb 06, 2008

Discover new music that YOU like, with interesting new aritsts, great comment, not without
The Auto Defiance is leaking sneak previews to upcoming releases through the use of cool and retro looking mixtapes online. With a dramatic improvement over past …

Edgy Guitars and Haunting Cello drive the Debut Single : "Ghost Inside Your House" : Story behind the song : Dec 05, 2008

Dark and Dreamy indie pop tale of the excitement and adventures of being with someone new, while also showing that special someone how to let go of past "ghosts". Acoustic Guitar chugs thru a warm, atmospheric wall of heavy shoegazer guitars al la my bloody …

Last.fm tags Auto Defiance as "similar artists" with Milla Jovovich band Plastic Has Memory: Dec 04, 2008

Milla Jovovich led a band called Plastic Has Memory, in which she sang and played guitar. The band was much heavier and darker than the vaguely Ukrainian folk-sounding elements of her first album. In the same vein as Portishead their sound was guitar-driven & …

The story behind the songs: Lyrics Collection Jan 21, 2008

AUTO DEFIANCE (TM) Lyrics:The most complete and accurate collection of works found online:

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