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[[File:Vicky | [[File:Vicky Cryer.jpg| thumb | right | Vicky Cryer (Left to right: Alex Carapetis, [[Dominic Howard]], Jeff Kite, Mark Stoermer, Nick Fyffe, Sam Gendel and Jason Hill)]] | ||
Vicky Cryer | Vicky Cryer was an American alternative/electro rock supergroup, based in Los Angeles, formed in 2011. Their first album, called The Synthetic Love of Emotional Engineering, was released in 2011, shortly after the release of the EP, Expensive Love, which contained five tracks that all ended up on the album. The band was active between 2011 and 2012, and, for a brief moment, in 2015. The band's line-up included members of The Killers, Jamiroquai and Flaming Lips, amongst others. Dom Howard served as their drummer and was joined by his co-drummer, Alex Carapetis. | ||
Dom stated in a Tweet that he'd be performing with | On July 14th, 2011, Dom stated in a Tweet via Muse's official Twitter, that he'd be performing with Vicky Cryer in Los Angeles on July 14th, 2011.<ref>[https://x.com/muse/status/91573624200372224 Twitter]</ref> The band ended up playing a few shows in 2011 and 2012, up until Muse started working on [[The 2nd Law (album)|The 2nd Law]]. Vicky Cryer later performed an acoustic set on 11th January in 2015 in North Park, San Diego. | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sZox5oLykw Here] you can see the footage of Dominic Howard and Alex Carapetis recording the song "I'll Take The Pain" in tandem. | |||
'''Members:''' | '''Members:''' | ||
*Alex Carapetis ( | * Alex Carapetis (The Voidz) - Drums | ||
*[[Dominic Howard]] (Muse) - Drums | * [[Dominic Howard]] (Muse) - Drums | ||
*Jeff Kite ( | * Jeff Kite (The Voidz) - Keyboards | ||
*Jason Hill (Louis XIV) - Guitar/Vocals | * Jason Hill (Louis XIV) - Guitar/Vocals | ||
*Mark Stoermer (The Killers) - Bass | * Mark Stoermer (The Killers) - Bass | ||
*Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai | * Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai) - Bass/Guitar | ||
*Sam Gendel (Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes) - Saxophone | * Sam Gendel (Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes) - Saxophone | ||
*Ray Suen ( | * Ray Suen (Lorde, Vampire Weekend) - Guitar | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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== See Also == | |||
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/4QnUWsX4T9uHDqQazbnD1Q?si=Io3UOWm7QM2Eni79GSTsmQ Vicky Cryer on Spotify] | |||
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Revision as of 23:34, 2 July 2024
Vicky Cryer (Left to right: Alex Carapetis, Dominic Howard, Jeff Kite, Mark Stoermer, Nick Fyffe, Sam Gendel and Jason Hill)
Vicky Cryer was an American alternative/electro rock supergroup, based in Los Angeles, formed in 2011. Their first album, called The Synthetic Love of Emotional Engineering, was released in 2011, shortly after the release of the EP, Expensive Love, which contained five tracks that all ended up on the album. The band was active between 2011 and 2012, and, for a brief moment, in 2015. The band's line-up included members of The Killers, Jamiroquai and Flaming Lips, amongst others. Dom Howard served as their drummer and was joined by his co-drummer, Alex Carapetis.
On July 14th, 2011, Dom stated in a Tweet via Muse's official Twitter, that he'd be performing with Vicky Cryer in Los Angeles on July 14th, 2011.[1] The band ended up playing a few shows in 2011 and 2012, up until Muse started working on The 2nd Law. Vicky Cryer later performed an acoustic set on 11th January in 2015 in North Park, San Diego.
Here you can see the footage of Dominic Howard and Alex Carapetis recording the song "I'll Take The Pain" in tandem.
Members:
- Alex Carapetis (The Voidz) - Drums
- Dominic Howard (Muse) - Drums
- Jeff Kite (The Voidz) - Keyboards
- Jason Hill (Louis XIV) - Guitar/Vocals
- Mark Stoermer (The Killers) - Bass
- Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai) - Bass/Guitar
- Sam Gendel (Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes) - Saxophone
- Ray Suen (Lorde, Vampire Weekend) - Guitar