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Illinois is an American indie rock band from Bucks County, Pennsylvania fronted by singer/guitarist/banjoist/keyboardist Chris Archibald. The other members of the band are Martin Hoeger (bass, vocals), John Paul Kuyper (drums), Jason Buzolits (keyboard, synthesizer, guitar), Andrew Lee (guitar), and Matt Thieroff (guitar, percussion). The band is occasionally accompanied on stage by Dee Jay Skipmode (turntables). To date, the band has released five albums, the most recent a 2015 release entitled Shine. ==History== Illinois self-released their first EP, ''Revenge of Some Kid'' in 2006.〔(Illinois in Concert ). NPR, April 13, 2007.〕 In early 2007, Ace Fu Records signed the group after hearing their debut EP.〔(Ace Fu Signs Illinois ). Aversion, February 15, 2007.〕 Illinois released ''What the Hell Do I Know?'' on Ace Fu later that year,〔(Review of ''What the Hell Do I Know?'' ). Pop Matters, March 6, 2007.〕 garnering comparisons to The White Stripes, The Arcade Fire,〔(Illinois ) at Allmusic〕 Coconut Records, The Morning Benders and Wilco.〔(Review of ''What the Hell Do I Know'' ). Pitchfork Media, June 4, 2007.〕 The group toured and played SXSW following the release of the EP.〔(Trainwreck Riders, Illinois Detonate Underground ). ''SPIN'', March 27, 2007.〕 Following this, the group toured with The Kooks. After signing with +1 Records in 2009, Illinois released ''The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe'' and subsequently embarked on nationwide tours alongside Menomena and The Builders and the Butchers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Illinois Embark on US Tour )〕 In July 2011, a new album titled ''Lemonade Stand'' was released and has been made available to stream on SoundCloud and the band's official website. Sometime in 2011, the band left +1 Records and created Rockhampton Records with fellow band Eastern Conference Champions. Illinois released their fifth album ''Shine'', which was originally due out in October 2012, early in 2015. The group's song "Nosebleed" was featured in the season three episode of ''Weeds'', called, "The Brick Dance." "Hang On" was featured on the soundtrack for the video game, ''NBA 2K10''. "Mama-a-Mine" is featured in the closing credits for the Comedy Central web series, ''Delco Proper,'' which debuted in July 2015. 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「Illinois (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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