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Moving Mountains
Moving Mountains at House of Blues, Boston MA, 2009
Moving Mountains at House of Blues, Boston MA, 2009
Background information
OriginWestchester, New York, United States
Genres
Years active
  • 2005–2013
  • 2015–present
Labels
MembersGregory Dunn
Nicholas Pizzolato
Mitchell Lee
Josh Kirby
Past membersFrank Graniero

Moving Mountains is an American rock band from Purchase, New York. Combining elements of emo and post-rock, the band has often been compared to such acts as The Appleseed Cast and Thrice.

History

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Formation and Pneuma (2005–2009)

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Moving Mountains was formed in Westchester, New York in 2005 by Gregory Dunn (guitar/vocals) and Nicholas Pizzolato (drums). A self-titled demo was leaked to the public in early 2006 and their debut album Pneuma was released independently in early 2007. Later that year, Frank Graniero (guitar/vocals) and Mitchell Lee (bass) completed the band’s line-up. In 2008, Pneuma was reissued by Deep Elm Records.[1][2] The album was written by Gregory Dunn. His lyrical inspiration was the death of his friend.[3]

Waves and self-titled album (2010–present)

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Their second full-length album Waves was released May 11, 2011 on Triple Crown Records. The band has stated that Triple Crown Records let them record and write the album however they wanted to. The lyrics were written by Gregory Dunn, some of which, like Pneuma, were again written about his friend that had died. He has stated that this is the last album with lyrics about his deceased friend. With the album they wanted to create an album that would reflect how they play live.[4]

Tours

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On November 3, 2010, they were announced as support for Scottish band Biffy Clyro on a tour of North America.[5]

Band members

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Current

  • Gregory Dunn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, trombone (2005–present)
  • Nicholas Pizzolato – drums (2005–present)
  • Mitchell Lee – bass (2007–present)
  • Joshua Kirby – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals (2011–present)

Past

  • Frank Graniero – lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–2011)

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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Music videos

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  • "Lights and Shapes" (2009)
  • "The Cascade" (2011)
  • "Alleviate" (2012)

References

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  1. ^ "Moving Mountains - Biography". yalp.io. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Moving Mountains - Artist Biography by Gregory Heaney". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Moving Mountains". audiotree.tv. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "SXSW 2011: Moving Mountains (New York) - In Conversation with the AU review". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Biffy Clyro - News - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR 2011". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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