Rooney

又一支由80年代出生的年轻人所组成的indie band，生活于美国LA的他们，2003年的春天正式出道，而Rooney的音乐并没有过分的被流行化，且他们音乐的本质还是根深蒂固，相比之下，可听性胜于不少新晋的indie band。Rooney又是那代被the beatles深深影响着的年轻人，同样他们的音乐雷同于the beatles、the Cars和Blur。虽然这样但Rooney的音乐绝不是那种缺乏主见缺乏个性的。也许现在的Rooney还未能与Big Star或者Teenage Fanclbu相提并论，但他们的和声部分，乐器选用调配上，都是出色的。Rooney曾在tour的时候和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.