Northern Room creates uplifting atmospheric rock, featuring strong vocals blended with layers of instrumentation.
Formed in the Autumn on 2004 by Andrew Jonathan, Michael Morgan, and brothers Micah and Tony Olla, the quartet were inspired by such diverse genres as shoegaze, new wave, power pop, and indie-rock. Combining a layered instrumental foundation with driving rhythms and melodic vocals, Northern Room spent the next six months crafting their unique sound. Then, in the Spring of 2005, they fled their home state of Wisconsin and recorded the Last Embrace EP in Nashville, Tennessee.
This first official recording, released independently in the United States in February of 2006, includes the dreamy Galaxy, the haunting This Wreckage, and the electronic-flavored Last Embrace. In January of 2007, Northern Room returned to the studio to record an additional four songs which were independently released as the Only Seconds EP, including the atmospheric Stars of God and the driving rock hit We're On Fire. In April of 2007, Japanese label BM.3 Records released the contents of both EPs as a full-length album -- titled Last Embrace -- in Japan.
In late 2007, Northern Room combined the ten tracks from both EPs, three live acoustic tracks, and one previously unreleased song -- Home -- to create Last Embrace - Deluxe Edition. This enhanced CD, which also contains a music video for Last Embrace, was independently released internationally in November of 2007.
Fresh from a packed residency at Milwaukee's Hi Hat Lounge, Northern Room is touring regionally in the Midwest to a rapidly-growing fan base, supporting such bands as the Silversun Pickups, Jack's Mannequin, Ben Lee, The Hush Sound, Bon Jovi, The Gufs, Mute Math and Switchfoot. The band is looking forward to a busy Summer festival season, supporting The Bravery and the BoDeans.
I'm really sorry I missed the show on Saturday night. I was really looking forward to it... Still I promise I'll go to see you either the next time you're in Milwaukee or Madison.
hey first of all who is on tonight so i can properly greet you and freak out on your personal level... Haha second of all i have had dutch radio stuck in my head for the past week and a half
Amazing show tonight. I really think you guys should post black light when its recorded. It sounds amazing. It was great seeing an talking to you guys in between sets. Well take it easy. talk to you later. have an awesome one. remember keep up the amazing work.
well i went to a website that you can rate the band or singer and you guys just happend to show up, i really liked your music i'll try to look for the site again
awwwwwww ur welcome u guys are amazing.lol actually mii friend introduce me to ur band and when i heard ur music it was awesome and amazing u guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i recently figured out a couple coincidences that i figured you would find interesting :)
so you guys know this guy amir right? he's a big fan, he's met you guys a bunch of times i guess.. wellll he happens to be my childhood best friend. haha our families used to live in the same apartment building and now every time i go back to milwaukee i hang out with him.. he's who told me about you guys :)
funny coincidence number two.. at summerfest i just found out that the guys from weaver at the loom all went to my high school and i'm actually friends with one of their sisters.. go figure
haha sooo i thought that was a weird kind of coincidental circle i had going on there and i figured i'd share it with you guys :)
