Tyson Markley: Vocals, Guitar

Previous members:
Dan Seipel: Drums
Chris Anderson: Bass
Dylan Stanford: MOOG
Matt Scott: Guitar
Rishika Murthy: MOOG, Tamborine
Matt Maloney: Guitar

Base of operations: Urbana, IL

MP3s at www.myspace.com/tysonandthefriction
Website at www.myspace.com/tysonandthefriction

Biography:
Hi. I’m Tyson and I make music. I make some of the music by myself and some of it I make with my friends, The Friction. Some of the music is punk, some of it is new wave, some of it is bizarre indiecore that the kids with goofy haircuts seem to like, but all of it is infectious and catchy as all get out. The catchiness is sort of a curse really; listen to some of the songs you’ll understand.

I’ve been based out of Central Illinois my whole life, centered mostly in and around Peoria Illinois , but I am currently making music out of Champaign. I’ve been in a ton of bands and some of them were pretty decent. The bands toured around the country but we always concentrated on the Midwest. I was in the Amazing Kill-O-Watts (Thinker Thought Records), The Red Hot Valentines (Polyvinyl Records), Analog Saves the Planet, and Mandroid ‘Destroyers of the Human Race’ to name a few. I created Tyson and The Friction as a way to combine portions of all of those bands into one life long musical project. Our first release Listen to the Braintrust, is a 7 song EP that picks up where The Amazing Kill-O-Watts left off and drifts off into unknown territory. I formed a back up band that included Chris Anderson (Tina Sparkle bassist), Dylan Stanford (Mandroid keyboardist), Dan Seipel on drums, and Matt Scott on lead guitar. In the studio Marsha Satterfield from Tina Sparkle and the Amazing Kill-O-Watts was gracious enough to sing some beautiful harmonies, as did Matt Maloney from the band Sleepy Sleepy Octopus. The Listen to the Braintrust EP is as eclectic and melodic as you can get. It’s like a library book…check it out.

As for the future, I am putting together a Single of the Month Club as a way of letting the fans hear new music every month, for free, in the process of putting together what promises to be a ridiculous new album titled Fantastique Plastique. Shoot an e-mail over to tysonandthefriction@yahoo.com to join the Single of the Month Club and to get semi regular updates on what is going on.

Similar artists: Devo, Nirvana, David Bowie, The Cars, Ween

SINGLE OF THE MONTH CLUB:
April 2009 - "Mr. Computer" download mp3
March 2009 - "Professor Plastic's Fantastic Bubble Contraption" download mp3
February 2009 - "After Hours (Velvet Underground Cover)" download mp3
January 2009 - "We Accelerate" download mp3
September 2008 - "Electro Shock" download mp3
("Electro Shock" features Matt Hobler of Mayhew The Traitor and Marsha Satterfield of Tina Sparkle)

Discography:
"Listen To The Braintrust" Thinker Thought Records 2008 (digital reissue)
V/A "Playing In Peoria: Another Side Of Town" Live Music Peoria 2008
"Listen To The Braintrust" Self-Released 2008


Tyson & The Friction - Download printable press photo 1 (1200 x 1800 jpeg)


Tyson & The Friction - Download printable press photo 2 (1200 x 1800 jpeg)

Track Listing:
1. The Braintrust
2. (Go-Go) Supernova
3. The Last Lap
4. I Still Miss My Ex But My Aim Is Improving
5. Totally Lost My Mind
6. You Bring Me Down
7. Tune In

Press:
COMING SOON!