bio
The Band From is a psychedelic indie pop band solely consisting of its
founder, Roni Brunn.
From debuted with The American EP in 2006. The 6 track release
was received with critical praise, and Brunn was eclectically compared
to Nico, The Cure, and Madonna. The video for "American Girl" debuted
in YouTube's top 40. In 2007, From released a single featuring a cover
of R.E.M.'s "Fall on Me" as well as an acoustic version of its song
"American Girl."
Later that year, Brunn relocated to Stockholm, Sweden, where
she recruited musicians for a live band. In 2008, she moved back to
Beverly Hills, where she is now recording The Band From's first full
length album.
Brunn grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel, attended high school in
Beverly Hills, and graduated Harvard University with a major in
economics. After college, she launched a line of high end handbags that
sold in exclusive shops around the world and appeared in top fashion
magazines, including Vogue, InStyle, and Marie Claire. In 2002, she
created Math-Club, an organization that puts on recreational math
events as documented in Time Magazine, Wired, and NPR. In her work as a
web developer, she created sites for Ringo Starr and Justin Timberlake.
She is a self taught musician who writes, performs, and produces all
the tracks for The Band From.
reviews
The American EP features a raw synth pop sound that ranges in
style from sugary sweet to post-punk and is layered with vocals that
are as infectious as they are haunting.
The American EP is the amazingly catchy heart and soul of the one-girl band that is From.
- IndependentsOnly.com
...the tracks exhibit a unified vision of modern pop, not as a disc with one single only...
The American EP
is catchy pop interlaced with moody music via The Cure in a Blade
Runner future. Its simplicity is a refreshing change in a world of teen
divas and regurgitated boy band heroes.
- Bootleg Magazine
From's music can be described as brooding, electronic, spacey, frantic rock. It's quite catchy in a quirky kind of way and its essence really is difficult to capture with words... If I had to pick, my description would be Madonna meets Ladytron.
- callmeMickey
