Hey Marseilles

Hey Marseilles

Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genres	Indie folk, indie pop, folk rock, Chamber Pop
Years active	2006 (2006)–present
Labels	eOne Music Dine Alone Records Onto Entertainment Independent

Members	Matt Bishop Nick Ward Philip Kobernik Samuel Anderson Jacob Anderson

Past members	Colin Richey Victor Olavarria Dan Hubert Patrick Brannon

Website	heymarseilles.com

Hey Marseilles is an indie folk and chamber pop band from Seattle, Washington founded in 2006.^[1]

History

The band self-released its first album in 2008 and opened early in its career for groups such as Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and Parts & Labor.^[2] This album was reissued in 2010.^[3] A second album, Lines We Trace, arrived in 2013. They then met Anthony Kilhoffer, an LA-based producer and engineer in 2013. Kilhoffer decided to work with them in producing their third album, Hey Marseilles.^[4]

Band members

Matt Bishop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Nick Ward – guitar, mandolin
Philip Kobernik – accordion, piano
Samuel Anderson – cello, electric bass
Jacob Anderson – viola

Discography

Albums

2008: To Travels and Trunks (Self-released)
2013: Lines We Trace (Thirty Tigers)
2016: Hey Marseilles (Shanachie Records/Dine Alone Records)

Singles

"Rio" (2008)
"To Travels and Trunks" (2010)
"West Coast" (2015)

References

^ Hey Marseilles biography at Allmusic
^ Album Review, KEXP
^ Hey Marseilles: The Promise Of Faraway Places. NPR, August 12, 2010.
^ Stream: Hey Marseilles’s new self-titled album. Consequence of Sound, February 3, 2016.