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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) |
12 | |
13 | Current band members include: |
14 | |
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) |
22 | |
23 | Past band members include: |
24 | |
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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