Pedestrian is an alternative rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band was formed in late 2002 by guitarist/songwriter Joel Shearer.
Band members have played in the backing bands of artists such as Gnarls Barkley, Damien Rice, Alanis Morissette,"", CNNMoney.com, 2008-08-08. Retrieved on 2008-10-20. Dido and Our Lady Peace,Harde, Erin. "Fans gush over Our Lady Peace", Regina Leader-Post, 2006-07-22, p. A9.Devlin, Mike. "Band's energy surmounts sound woes", Times-Colonist, 2006-04-28, p. D2.Malachowski, David. "Lush sounds from north of the border", Times Union, 2005-10-02, p. C4. as well as for Death Cab For Cutie. Pedestrian was also invited to perform as opening acts on tour in North America and overseas with Damien Rice and Our Lady Peace, allowing the band to reach a wider audience and larger fanbase.Meyer, Zach. "'Our Lady Peace' overshadowed by opening act", thecurrentonline.com, 2005-10-24. Retrieved on 2008-10-20.
Although releasing albums on Shearer's own independent label, the band has a distribution deal with Iris Records.
Members Joel Shearer (vocals, guitar) Joseph Karnes (bass, vocals) Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar, bass) Blair Sinta (drums, vocals)
Former or part-time members: Brendan Buckley (drums, keyboards, vocals) Stewart Cole (trumpet, effects, vibe) Cedric Lemoyne (bass) Ed Maxwell (bass, keyboards, vocals) Kane McGee (drums)
Discography Pedestrian independently released 4 CDs: the Electric and Acoustic EP's (2003), Ghostly Life (2006) and Sidegeist (2008)
Ghostly Life The band took a long time to make their first full-length album, Ghostly Life, because members were on tour with Damien Rice in 2003, Our Lady Peace in 2005, and also took time out to record and tour with other artists. The album "Ghostly Life" is inspired by "art, politics, love, hate, life, loneliness, chaos, and good Scotch".
Sidegeist Pedestrian recorded Sidegeist independently at the band's studio in Los Angeles. It features Randy Kerber (piano on "Let the Ending Begin") and Shara Worden (vocals on "Shape of a Pocket") of My Brightest Diamond. The album "Sidegeist" is inspired by "art, politics, love, life, loneliness, chaos, good scotch and a beautiful dog named Cedrick". Following the release of Sidegeist, the band was named The Deli LA's Band of the Month for 1st half of September 2008."Band of the Month Poll ", thedelimagazine.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-20.
Discography Date of ReleaseTitleTrack listing(date unknown)Live(track list unknown)2003Acoustic Oxygen Red Tape Folly of Leaders Overwhlemed A Sick Love B Eventually2003Electric Overwhelmed A Red Tape Temporary Finally all the Noise B Plucked C DosifyMay 3, 2006Ghostly Life Headwreck Hummingbird on a Wire Overwhelmed Come Down After Playing God Pleased The Abundance Of This Pretty Girl Brian on a Stick Dosify Ghostly Life2008Sidegeist Covered in Grey Blow Against the Wind Silent Faces Shape of a Pocket Your Radio Go Song for a Lady The Heights Storm Let the Ending Begin
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