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Roundheels in an American Garage rock band formed in 2009 in Saint Louis, Missouri. The band consists of the three original established members, lead vocalist and guitarist Justin Fremont, bassist Patrick Mulvaney, and drummer Eric Moore. This group is influential to modern garage rock sound in St. Louis and their music is quickly spreading throughout the rest of the Midwest and across the United States. Roundheels has a Garage rock style that is aggressively playful, gritty, dirty and loud, a nod toward the musical styling of acts such as The Libertines, or even Iggy and the Stooges. Roundheels display a sensible combination of garage band grit, heavy-hitting classic 1970s Hard rock, and notes of more current influences such as Arctic Monkeys and Cage The Elephant.

Early History (2009-2013)
According to the interview “Roundheels to Release ‘’Phonocology’’, Ink Deal with Bug Eyed Puggle” published in ‘’The Riverfront Times’’, the band began when drummer Eric Moore, who was currently with the group Rocket Park, placed an ad on Craigslist for fellow musicians to begin a new band that was “garage and dirty sounding, influenced by Cage the Elephant, the Cato Salsa Experience, and Raconteurs…” Eric Moore found original guitarist, Bill Flagg, from Craigslist, as well as original bass player, Jessica Brock, and original singer, Brendan Corcoron. Brendan left the band and was replaced by current vocalist, Justin Fremont. Justin also brought a friend from Columbia, Missouri, current bassist, Jeremy Hunsaker, who also plays with Driving Wheel. According to The band's first major tour occurred in the Midwest in 2013, at which time Roundheels established quite a fan base and awed crowds. This powerhouse of indie sound boomed from the Midwest and has since been storming the country], catching unsuspecting audiences off-guard with their stage performances that have been described as "raw" and "feral" in intensity. The group's notoriety has grown since that time, especially with the August 2013 release of their first debut LP under Tension/Release Records called Phonocology.

Phonocology Release and 2014 US Tour (2013-14)
Phonocology was released in August 2013 for Digital distribution on platforms such as iTunes and Spotify. Actual CD distribution is expected to launch with Roundheels’ February 2014 Southern U.S. tour. Tracks from Phonocology began to appear in station rotation on internet-based radio services such as Pandora and Sirius X/M around January 2014. The name of the album came about from the original vocalist as a play on his vocal style. According to The Riverfront Times interview, “ ‘Phonocology’ or its root word, ‘phonology’, is the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds. Originally coined by Brendan, our first singer, it was a play on his vocal style, which was very much like Frank Black from the Pixies – you either loved it or hated it. There seem to be no ‘in between’ options.” The album was recorded at Shock City Studios, located in the band’s hometown of St. Louis. It was recorded in a live style setting and was done in one day.

Musical Style And Influences
Roundheels have been compared to Iggy and the Stooges, The Kinks, The Raconteurs, The Libertines, Cage the Elephant, and Arctic Monkeys. On the band’s [Official Facebook Page], in the section listed “Artists We Also Like”, the band lists the following groups: Black Sabbath, Cage the Elephant, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, The Strokes, The Vines, and The Who.

Discography

 * Studio Albums
 * Phonocology (2013)

Tour History

 * US Tours
 * Midwestern US Tour (2013)
 * Southern US Tour (2014)