The Adored combine elements of disco-punk, new wave, and pure power pop to create an intelligent yet catchy, different yet danceable sound. Inspired by the likes of the Clash, the Jam, and Blur, the group was spotlighted in the "Buzz Band" section of the Los Angeles Times with the observation: "What's not to adore about the L.A. quartet the Adored? Not much, unless you're a little too snobbish to cut loose and embrace the visceral pleasures of roughhewn pop songs."
The Adored were born when four best friends and bon vivants joined up to make spiky party music. What came out draws from the more angular elements of early punk and post-punk and the less pompous elements of fin-de-siecle Brit-pop. Ryan (vocals) and Nat (drums) met in the mid-'90s in northern California and both played with a legendary local punk band before moving southward. Max (bass) and Drew (guitar) met as students in Boston, studying media, all the while dreaming of a Los Angeles pop life. The four finally came together in L.A. and never looked back.
So far, their adventures as Hollywood golden boys have included shows with eclectic artists new and old like Supergrass, the Zombies, Ima Robot, Bow Wow Wow, the Futureheads, and Les Sav Fav. The band has also appeared as the current L.A. "it" band in clips on the U.K.'s Channel Four and Southern California's FOX 11. Mentions in England's NME, the California press, and a grassroots network of blogs and webzines have all helped build an international fan base for the Adored. Again and again, they have performed in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and California's beach counties, while also establishing themselves with a residency at the Sunset Strip's Key Club. The Adored have brought their music to grateful, music-starved suburban scene-sters and left their mark on the West Coast.
The Adored signed with V2 Records in 2004 and released a five-song EP in January of 2005. The EP features special guest vocalist, friend, and mutual fan Pete Shelley, from the Buzzcocks. Several songs from the EP are being spun L.A. modern rock radio outlets while the group was recently touted by the LA Weekly as a band "beyond the zeitgeist while seeming hopelessly of it."
The Adored are: Four best friends. Three vocals. One guitar. One bass.
Post-art-punk-power-pop-wave-dance--global simultaneous Adorgasm!
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