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Anderson Funk is an American hard rock, funk, folk, and electronic band formed in Pittsburgh (Pa) in 2004. The band consists of Angelo Innamorato (lyricist, vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, trumpet), Ashton Kinney (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar), Zachary Ciccone (vocals, violin, viola, piano) and Matt Solter (drums). Bassist Darth died in an accident outside Pittsburgh in late 2005. The band's dynamic basslines, symphonic instrumentals, aggressive musicianship and evasiveness of press and media made them one of the more revered and mysterious music groups of the early 21st century.

Anderson Funk have released sixteen studio albums, with four albums topping global charts in the U.S., UK, Russia and South Korea, namely Tobasco: Greatest Hits from 1987 to 2006 (2006), Global Guts (2007), Worlds Apart (2009), and The Engineer (2015). Their debut Tobasco: Greatest Hits from 1987 to 2006 peaked at number four on UK charts and number two on the Funk1000 in the US, with Global Guts debuting at number three in Russia and South Korea on its way to becoming one of the fastest-selling folk-rock albums of the decade. Released to critical acclaim in 2009, Worlds Apart provoked riots and was banned in parts of Russia and across the Middle East. The Engineer led to a headline performance at the Isle of Skye Festival in 2017. The band has also issued four live albums: Improv Sessions Volume No. 1 (2004), Live at Walker Park (2006), Live from Scheide Music Center (2008), and Blue Room Studio Jams at Vail Mountain (2015).