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Progressive, Alt Rock |
The story of JOLLY starts with four guys growing up in New York City. They attended public school, shared an affinity for90srock,
and were all big fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
On an average temperature day in November 2006, all four guys separately decided to start looking to form their
idealband.One Craigslist reply, one high school reunion, and one awkward conversation later, JOLLY’s current lineup, Anadale,
JoeReilly,Anthony Rondinone, and Louis Abramson, was established. They began writing and recording songs, and posting
theirmaterialon Myspace. A label owner ...read more
The story of JOLLY starts with four guys growing up in New York City. They attended public school, shared an affinity for90srock,
and were all big fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
On an average temperature day in November 2006, all four guys separately decided to start looking to form their
idealband.One Craigslist reply, one high school reunion, and one awkward conversation later, JOLLY’s current lineup, Anadale,
JoeReilly,Anthony Rondinone, and Louis Abramson, was established. They began writing and recording songs, and posting
theirmaterialon Myspace. A label owner in Switzerland heard JOLLY and offered them a record deal, and suddenly the band’s
planstorecord an EP transformed into recording a full-length album.
In July 2009, JOLLY released their debut album, Forty-Six Minutes, Twelve Seconds of Music, under
Galileo/ProgRockRecords.JOLLY created a small buzz, and some even said it was one of their favorite albums of the year. The
album containedbinauraltones, which when heard alone have a low “woo-woo-woo-woo,” sound, but scientific research shows
that theyactually canenrich feelings of relaxation, focus, creativity, and happiness.
In April 2010, JOLLY flew over an erupting volcano to get to Europe to play a small tour with Riverside and
PureReasonRevolution. The airplane food was salty and the flight was long, but again, JOLLY created a buzz, which led to
arecord dealwith InsideOut Music/Century Media Records.
In March 2011, JOLLY released The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1), the first of a two-part series that isscientificallydesigned
to bring a listener to a state of true happiness. The band collaborated with a professor and a few gradstudents ata nearby
university, who conducted studies on over 5,000 subjects to perfect the usage of binaural tones tooptimize theJOLLY listening
experience. It was the peak of the band’s pretentiousness, but also a very rewarding undertaking.
After releasing part one of The Audio Guide, which received critical acclaim and was deemed by many one of the top
albumsofthe year, JOLLY toured the US and Europe. Again, the airplane food was salty and the flight was long, but the
bandwatchedreruns of Friends to pass the time. Shortly after returning from tour, Mike Portnoy asked JOLLY to open for his
bandFlyingColors at Best Buy Theater in Times Square. He even said: “I am a big fan of the last two Jolly albums and
handpickedthem toopen the Flying Colors show in NYC..
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck JOLLY hard, destroying Louis’ home, which also functioned as the band’spracticespace
and recording studio. All of Louis’ possessions and a lot of the band’s equipment were ruined. Needless to say,themembers of
JOLLY were devastated, but they tried to remain positive. The timing couldn't have been worse; the band wasinthe midst of
finalizing The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 2), but had to break away from the album to throw outLouis’belongings and
completely gut his home. In need of new equipment, JOLLY started a fundraising campaign, andtheirincredible fans came
through in a big way to help the band rebuild after this major disaster.
The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 2) is now here, and is a standing symbol of JOLLY’s recovery from the storm. Plus, allofthe
people left hanging from Audio Guide 1 can finally complete their journey towards happiness. Don’t be surprised ifcrimerates
plunge in 2013.
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