Rooney

又一支由80年代出生的年輕人所組成的indie band，生活於美國LA的他們，2003年的春天正式出道，而Rooney的音樂並沒有過分的被流行化，且他們音樂的本質還是根深蒂固，相比之下，可聽性勝於不少新晉的indie band。Rooney又是那代被the beatles深深影響着的年輕人，同樣他們的音樂雷同於the beatles、the Cars和Blur。雖然這樣但Rooney的音樂絕不是那種缺乏主見缺乏個性的。也許現在的Rooney還未能與Big Star或者Teenage Fanclbu相提並論，但他們的和聲部分，樂器選用調配上，都是出色的。Rooney曾在tour的時候和Weezer以及the Strokes同台演出。 by Andrew Leahey & Heather Phares The retro-leaning pop/rock band Rooney is comprised of Robert Carmine (vocals/guitar), Taylor Locke (guitar), Matt Winter (bass), Louie Stephens (keyboards), and Ned Brower (drums). Inspired by the Beach Boys, ELO, Superdrag, and the quintet''s hometown of Los Angeles, Rooney held their earliest practices in Locke''s garage in 2000. From the start, however, the group enjoyed connections that most garage bands lack: Carmine is the younger brother of actor/ex-Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman (not to mention the son of actress Talia Shire, cousin of Nicholas Cage, and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola), and both he and Brower had previously enjoyed acting careers (Brower briefly starred opposite Katie Holmes in Dawson''s Creek, while Carmine enjoyed moderate-sized roles in The Princess Diaries and The Virgin Suicides). The connections paid off, and Rooney made their live debut opening for Phantom Planet in 2002. More live dates would follow, including tours with Weezer and the Vines, and it wasn''t long before Rooney enlisted the help of Keith Forsey (Billy Idol, the Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds) to record material for their first full-length album. Spring 2003 saw the release of Rooney''s sunny self-titled debut, whose sales spiked considerably when the band appeared on The O.C. (the first in a long line of indie acts to do so) in 2004. Later that year, the DVD Spit and Sweat arrived, collecting live performances, music videos, and interviews. Rooney began recording their second album late in 2004 with producer Tony Hoffer, but the album -- tentatively titled The Kids After Sunset -- was scrapped, despite several songs being posted on the band''s MySpace page in 2005. More tracks from the sessions leaked onto the Internet and were dubbed The Lost Album. The band attempted to record their second album again in fall 2005 with Howard Benson in the producer''s seat. The album was slated for a 2006 release but was also scrapped due to the band and label''s inability to agree which songs should appear on it. In 2006, Rooney toured with Kelly Clarkson and returned to the studio with producer John Fields for a third -- and successful -- attempt at their second album. Calling the World was released by Cherrytree Records in summer 2007.