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Bombadil is a two-piece band from Durham, North Carolina with guitar, bass, piano, and drums as their primary instruments. Their music is best described as folk-pop. The band are known for their creative and heartfelt lyrics, quirky and diverse sound, and engaging live show. ==History== Bombadil began in early 2005 after guitarist Bryan Rahija and bassist Daniel Michalak decided to start a band while undergraduates at Duke University after meeting while studying abroad in Bolivia.〔〔 They recorded several demos at a local elementary school during their spare time. After returning to the United States, Michalak recruited his brother John to write drum parts for the songs and the three spent the holiday break pulling the songs together. Pianist and friend Stuart Robinson joined the band a few months later. After a busy year of touring and writing music, Bombadil signed with Ramseur Records of Concord, North Carolina after playing a show with The Avett Brothers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.〔 The group immediately set out recording a debut EP, which was released in May 2006. John Michalak left the band to pursue medical school and was replaced by James Phillips in the fall of 2007.〔 The group released their first full-length album entitled ''A Buzz, A Buzz'' on April 29, 2008.〔〔 The band toured throughout the United States, playing festivals like Bonnaroo,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lineup.bonnaroo.com/past/2008/band/bombadil- )〕 FloydFest, Pickathon, and Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion to support the album.〔 Their second album, ''Tarpits and Canyonlands'', was released on July 7, 2009. From July 2009 to December 2010, the band was on hiatus due to Daniel suffering from nerve damage in his hands. Stuart Robinson also briefly left the band during this time to pursue academic interests,〔 but later returned. The band gathered in Portland, Oregon to record a follow up to ''Tarpits and Canyonlands'' in November 2010. The album was recorded by drummer James Phillips in a barn on Pendarvis Farm (the same barn where The Decemberists recorded ''The King is Dead''). The album, released on November 8, 2011, is named ''All That the Rain Promises''. The title is a homage to the mushroom collecting book ''All That the Rain Promises and More''. In the summer of 2012, the four members moved back to Durham to record ''Metrics of Affection'', which was released on July 23, 2013. After recording ''Metrics of Affection'', Bryan Rahija left the band to attend business school in Michigan. In Rahija's absence, the other members recorded ''Hold On'', their 5th full-length album. The album was released on March 24, 2015. "Amy's Friend," a song from the album, was used on the soundtrack to the movie ''Trainwreck''. On March 4, 2015 it was announced that Stuart Robinson would be leaving the band to pursue personal interests, and Daniel and James would continue writing and touring as Bombadil.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bombadil (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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