Rotary Downs is an American indie rock band from New Orleans. Morning Edition ranked them among "the year's best outsider artists: musicians whose remarkable recordings went largely overlooked in 2007," and characterized their album Chained To The Chariot as "a stunning collection of psychedelic art-pop songs that play like brilliant mashups of Neutral Milk Hotel and Odelay-era Beck". [1] Chained To The Chariot was recorded in the months preceding and following Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans, as described in a feature on Current TV. [2]. Some of the band's work on the album was damaged by the flood, but later salvaged. In the wake of the disaster, band members described a sense of increased artistic collaboration and cross-pollination in the music scene in New Orleans. [3] Rotary Downs is a two time winner (2008 and 2009) of the "Best Rock Band" category in the prestigious Big Easy Music Awards. [4]

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Members

• James Marler - vocals, guitar
• Chris Colombo - guitar, pedal steel
• Tiffany Lamson - vocals, percussion
• Zack Smith - drums
• Jason Rhein - bass
• Cory Schultz - keyboards, guitar, trumpet

Discography

• Rotary Downs 2002
• Long After The Thrill 2003
• Quitters (EP) 2004
• Chained To The Chariot 2006

References

1. "Top 10 Great Unknown Artists of 2007", Robin Hilton, Morning Edition, 28 December 2007.
2. Rotary Downs, ThomasGreen, CurrentTV 24 November 2007
3. Remix: Juggled band arrangements have resulted in new music and a reinvigorated live local music scene. Alison Fensterstock, Gambit Weekly, 19 December 2006.
4. http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A54854