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<\/a>Front-man Taylor Muse leads the way on guitar and vocals, and is backed by Tommy Blank on guitar and keyboards, Matt Parmenter on bass, Jeff Weathers on drums, and Cody Ackors on trombone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a pop-rock band that is very influenced by melodic bands like the Beatles and Beach Boys,\u201d Muse said. \u201cWe try to make the best songs possible and keep things interesting, with a lot of different instrumentation and switching around with a lot of different vibes. Something we\u2019re always hearing is how high energy our shows are.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s first live shows were at the South by Southwest music festival, held in the heart of downtown Austin every spring. Muse and his band mates have also played at the Austin City Limits and appeared on \u201cLast Call with Carson Daly.\u201d The group has won a record 10 Austin Music Awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur first show ever was at South by Southwest 2006, and it was one of those kind of makeshift venues,\u201d Muse said. \u201cI think it was actually a church at the time that they had turned into a stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Muse, Weathers and Ackors are all from Texas originally, and the group gradually formed over a period of years after Muse, who initially set out on his own solo career, realized he wanted other musicians on the stage with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d already made the first record by myself as a solo thing, and then I put a band together to play live shows,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found Tommy [Blank] on Craigslist, and years later I found Matt [Parmenter] there as well. Cody [Ackors ] was a fan of ours that came to our shows, and once we found out he played the trombone, we wanted him to join the group. We had been looking for some kind of horn player.\u201d<\/p>\n Quiet Company\u2019s last full-length album, \u201cWe Are All Where We Belong,\u201d came out in late 2011, and they put out a Christmas-themed EP in December 2012. After being unavailable for purchase for nearly three years, the band has just rereleased it\u2019s debut album \u201cShine Honesty,\u201d along with two bonus tracks. Now called \u201cA Dead Man on My Back: Shine Honesty Revisited,\u201d this and all others can be found on the group\u2019s website, quietcompanymusic.com.<\/p>\n They said they have more music on the way, with the group currently putting together the pieces of a new album, and are set to return to the recording studio in the near future.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve made three full-length records and I like to think that there\u2019s a progression with each one,\u201d Muse said. \u201cWe\u2019re writing for a new album right now and we\u2019re really excited to be doing that. We\u2019re trying to make it different from what we\u2019ve done in the past, and so far we\u2019re really happy with what we\u2019ve come up with.\u201d<\/p>\n While their previous work has all been self-produced, Muse said they were looking to work with a producer who could potentially shop it out to various labels. But they want to take their time, and Muse clearly has a deep love and respect for music.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say, especially when you\u2019re young, there\u2019s something about music that lets you know you can get through the discovery of how things really are. It makes it feel like the world is open to you,\u201d he said. \u201cThe real power of music is it unites people in a real way. There\u2019s always kind of [the] overall message that you aren\u2019t alone; we\u2019re all experiencing similar things in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>