The Heavenly States

The Heavenly States certainly are a music group from California whose bracing mixture of pop, indie rock and roll, and agit-prop folk rock and roll has earned them a reputation among the most exciting acts to emerge over the West Coast in the brand new millennium. The Heavenly State governments had been founded by guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist Ted Nesseth in the ashes of his previous punk-influenced action Fluke Starbucker. A self-taught left-handed guitarist who discovered to play on the right-handed axe flipped ugly, Nesseth set up the initial lineup from the Heavenly State governments — offering percussionist Jeremy Gagon and Genevieve Gagon on keyboards and violin — through the dying times of Fluke Starbucker, and released the brand new group’s initial recordings beneath the previous band’s name on the 2002 EP entitled Elephants from Ants. The Heavenly Areas produced an auspicious documenting debut under their personal name if they appeared on the limited-edition EP with Coldplay as well as the Postal Assistance in 2003, and a self-titled recording followed later on the same yr. The music group added bassist Masanori Tag Christianson towards the lineup in 2004, using the Ruler Epiphany EP pursuing later in the entire year. Like a four-piece, the music group began commencing an ambitious touring plan; along with playing america, Canada, and European countries, the Heavenly Areas has also made an appearance in Australia and damaged ground by firmly taking their music to Egypt and Libya, providing both North African countries their first flavor of Western rock and roll. In 2005, the Heavenly State governments released their second full-length record, Black Comet, using a third LP planned for discharge in Feb 2007.