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My Own Army is an Alternative-Indie rock band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
With over a decade of making music together, My Own Army are venerable veterans of the Dutch rock scene. They have toured the country and have seen bands come and go, in a music genre that unfortunately doesn’t have the momentum it once had in the 90s and early 00s. So, what is it that motivates these guys to continue experimenting musically? What keeps these guys so driven? What inspires them?
Naturally, it’s their love of music. But, there is more to it than just that. With three EPs and a full-length CD in their repertoire all demonstrating musical growth and experimentation, it seems the band is driven to place their stamp on the music genre that they love. They relentlessly persevere and test their musical boundaries whenever they bring their unique sound and musical writing-style to the table.
In 2010 the band released their debut EP “Throw Away the Silence,” recorded under the indie label DGR Music. In 2014, the band continued their musical development and recorded “Too Many Faces,” a full-length CD released under RVPrecords. As 2016 rolled around, the band struggled with their musical identity, ushering in a year of sabbatical from performing live. This gave the band time to rethink their sound, the structure of their songs and reflect on their goals. As a result, the band wrote ten new songs, five of which they recorded in 2017 and 2018, and released in June 2018 as an EP entitled “A Medicine Show.”
As of 2020, My Own Army is working on two new projects, which will, again, push the band’s musical ambitions into the unknown. Their EP entitled “These Gentle Days,” released on October 24th, is recorded by the band members themselves. The EP conveys the band’s search for an alternative creative outlet. It submerges the listener in a sea of acoustic guitars, electronic beats and keyboards and marks a brave departure from the band’s mainstay genre - indie guitar rock.
2021 will mark the release of the band’s second full-length album. Will their newly found taste for digital music impact their sound, or will they continue to peruse the outer limits of alternative-Indie rock? Or both? Only time will tell.
Inspired by bands like Oceansize, Soundgarden, Elbow and Tool, My Own Army is a band that continually looks to surpass their boundaries both musically and lyrically. The band gives an energetic and dynamic live performance of approximately one hour, mixing a bombastic bass-and-drums-driven rock sound, with melodic and atmospheric vocals, backing vocals, electronic beats and wailing lead guitars.
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For booking and general information
info@myownarmy.nl
For information regarding CD distribution and promotion
RVP Records
info@RVPrecords.com
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