The Secret Machines
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Secret Machines formed in Dallas in July 2000. The band all served musical apprenticeships in lesser-known experimental rock bands such as UFOFU, Captain Audio, Comet and Tripping Daisy, but all three knew they were destined for greater things. The trio decided to seek their fortune in New York. Word quickly began to spread about the band's fiery live performances and the buzz led to a record deal with the Warner Brothers imprint Reprise Records.

It's no surprise that the theme of isolation dominates the New York City-based Secret Machines' second album. By the time they began working on the songs in January 2005, the band members-bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Brandon Curtis, his brother guitarist/vocalist Ben Curtis, and drummer Josh Garza-had been touring for more than 18 months straight in support of their 2004 debut album Now Here Is Nowhere with only a couple days off at a time. "We experienced a deconstruction of our personal lives," says Brandon. "Coming home to a familiar setting and being alien to it created a sense of isolation from the people we're close to. There were all these invisible barriers that were tough to reach through. So we ended up with songs like 'Alone, Jealous, and Stoned' and 'Lighting Blue Eyes,' about how our emotions propel us toward these conflicts and away from the people we love."

The band crafted multiple layers of icy synths, alpine guitar, and Garza's trademark hypnotic, crashing drums, giving the epic soundscapes a three-dimensionality that the band feels was missing on Now Here Is Nowhere. This musical confluence evokes that moment when you realize that things have changed and can never be the same, and is revisited several times on Ten Silver Drops. The bands expansive and indefinable sound is literally redefining rock music as it is known.

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