Line #11 Music/ThankYouScientist


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Dog not included.]]
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4	Thank You Scientist is a New Jersey-based, GenreBusting ProgressiveRock band. Formed by guitarist Tom Monda in 2009, the band is primarily notable for their incorporation of various genres of music into a distinct style, thanks to their seven-piece structure featuring trumpet, saxophone, and violin alongside the more typical rock instruments. They are currently signed to Evil Ink Records, a label owned by Music/CoheedAndCambria frontman Claudio Sanchez, and have opened for his band on multiple tours as a result.
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6	Albums by Thank You Scientist include:
7	* ''The Perils of Time Travel'' (2011) (EP)
8	* ''Maps of Non-Existent Places'' (2012, with a 2014 rerelease)
9	* ''Stranger Heads Prevail'' (2016)
10	* ''Terraformer'' (2019)
11	* ''Plague Accommodations'' (2021) (EP)
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13	Current band members include:
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15	* Tom Monda - guitar (2009-present)
16	* Salvatore Marrano - vocals (2009-present)
17	* Ben Karas - violin (2013-present)
18	* Cody [=McCorry=] - bass, theremin, musical saw (2015-present)
19	* Sam Greenfield - saxophone (2017-present)
20	* Joe Gullace - trumpet (2017-present)
21	* Kevin Grossman - drums (2021-present)
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23	Past band members include:
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25	* Greg Colacino - bass (2009-2015)
26	* James Robbins - bass (2015)
27	* Russ Lynch - violin, viola, mandolin (2009-2013)
28	* Ellis Jasenovic - saxophone (2009-2017)
29	* Andrew Digrius - trumpet, flugelhorn (2010-2017)
30	* Odin Alvarez - drums (2009-2017)
31	* Faye Fadem - drums (2017-2021)
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33	!!Tropes present in Thank You Scientist's music:
34	* AlbumIntroTrack: All three of their studio albums include these in some form:
35	** ''Maps of Non-Existent Places'' has the aptly titled "Prelude".
36	** ''Stranger Heads Prevail'' not only includes such a track ("Prologue: A Faint Applause..."), they also [[InvertedTrope invert the trope]] with a concluding track ("Epilogue: ...And the Clever Depart"), making this an example of BookEnds as well.
37	** ''Terraformer'' has the instrumental track "Wrinkle".
38	* BookEnds: ''Stranger Heads Prevail'' includes similar tracks featuring just vocals and a piano at the beginning and end of the album.
39	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their debut EP included keyboard on some songs, and they had a keyboardist for their first year, but it usually is not a part of their overall sound.
40	* EpicRocking: While they aren't as prone to it as other prog bands can be, they still hit this mark a couple times. "Psychopomp" from ''Stranger Heads Prevail'' and "Everyday Ghosts" and "Anchor" from ''Terraformer'' all exceed nine minutes, with Everyday Ghosts reaching a solid ten.
41	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Terraformer has "Wrinkle" → "FXMLDR", "Swarm" → "Son of a Serpent" and "New Moon" → [[TitleTrack "Terraformer"]]
42	* GenreBusting: By Monda's own admission, their sound isn't usually what is thought of as progressive rock, yet there is no other label to describe them with. Swancore is the most commonly applied label; while they have only circumstantial association with [[Music/DanceGavinDance Will Swan]], they are sonically fairly similar to most of his bands and the bands associated with him and have a fair amount of fandom overlap.
43	* PrecisionFStrike: In the title track of ''Terraformer'', twice.

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