Conscripted in 2008, Hunting Club takes aim with its debut self-titled LP. Drawing from a range of artists (Elliott Smith, the Pixies, Portishead and Prince) Hunting Club melts away the thick ice of Minnesota by creating a lush and highly orchestrated sound that bends the ear with drones of happiness and sadness.
Brothers Kyle and Justin Steen grew up with fellow musician Bob Dubois in a sleepy Wisconsin town known more for agate rock than indie rock. Both brothers settled in St. Paul to pursue a higher education where they met Hunting Club frontman Eric Pasi. Hawaiian-born, Minnesota-raised, Pasi brought a different perspective to the group's otherwise sardonic stylings. The final addition of California import Nate Dykstra completed the band.
A group of multi-instrumentalists who oscillate between keys, drums, guitars, and auxiliaries (sometimes mid-song), Hunting Club's approach to songwriting leaves each song to grow within its own fragile space; their evolving and pensive approach to songwriting is a virtue. The band's first full-length album was recorded over several months in the Club's home-recording studio in Northeast Minneapolis, in Vaudeville Studios with Jeff Halland (Houson, Rockford Mules, Casanatra), and with hometown powerhouse Anthem Mastering.
The band is currently soliciting press/airplay and humbly request your discerning ear as the Club sets its sights on lofty membership goals for 2010.
