The Dandy Warhols is a psychedelic power pop band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Holmstrom (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums). Strongly influenced by The Velvet Underground, the band started out as an underground psychedelic pop group and was met with critical support in Europe after releasing Dandy Warhols Come Down. When Hedford left in 1999, Taylor's cousin Brent De Boer replaced him as drummer.
Following the release of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia in 2000, the band gained a firm fan base in the college radio scene before garnering critical acclaim and mainstream recognition. The song "Bohemian Like You" became a hit in the UK after being used in a Vodafone advertising campaign in 2002. Welcome to the Monkey House, released in 2003, involved members of Duran Duran. It featured an eighties synth-rock sound that alienated some devotees of the band's earlier harder-edged guitar sound, but won critical plaudits for its polish and panache, and the band's capacity to reinvent itself.
The Dandys, along with Brian Jonestown Massacre, were the subjects of the 2004 documentary Dig! This film, capturing the highs and lows of the two bands over a period of seven years is seen by many as the real life successor to Spinal Tap.
1995 Dandy's Rule OK?
1997 Dandy Warhols Come Down
"Boys Better" from this album was included on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack.
2000 Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
"Godless" and "Nietzsche" from this album was used on the movie Anti-Trust.
The hit "Bohemian Like You" was used on Monday Night Football, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Six Feet Under
2003 Welcome to the Monkey House
"We Used to be Friends" from this album is used as the theme song for Veronica Mars and is featured on Music from the O.C. Vol. 1, from the popular Fox television series.* 2004 The Black Album
2004 Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols
2005 (forthcoming) Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
The Black Album and Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols are available only from the band's website.
Official site
Slabtown - Fansite
allmusic.com Guide
Following the release of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia in 2000, the band gained a firm fan base in the college radio scene before garnering critical acclaim and mainstream recognition. The song "Bohemian Like You" became a hit in the UK after being used in a Vodafone advertising campaign in 2002. Welcome to the Monkey House, released in 2003, involved members of Duran Duran. It featured an eighties synth-rock sound that alienated some devotees of the band's earlier harder-edged guitar sound, but won critical plaudits for its polish and panache, and the band's capacity to reinvent itself.
The Dandys, along with Brian Jonestown Massacre, were the subjects of the 2004 documentary Dig! This film, capturing the highs and lows of the two bands over a period of seven years is seen by many as the real life successor to Spinal Tap.
Discography
The Black Album and Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols are available only from the band's website.