http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53387&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rssHe ain't a man of God -- heck, he ain't even a man. Nope, Bishop Allen is indie-rock duo Justin Rice and Christian Rudder (plus a rotating cast of friends), yet another in a long line of "dude's name bands." This particular dude was named after Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, Mass., where Rice and Rudder lived together after they met in college (yes indeedy, these are Harvard boys) and before they relocated to Brooklyn. In 2003, they formed the band and released their debut, <i>Charm School</i>, on their own label, Champagne School, later that year. That collection of hand-clapping joy-pop (for which singer/guitarist Rice and lead guitarist Rudder recorded all the instrumental parts track by track on a bedroom one-track) got the attention of tastemakers like NPR. Even more intriguing, however, was the band's next endeavor, the EP Project, which found Bishop Allen releasing a new EP every month in 2006. Near the end of that year, they signed with Secretly Canadian sister label Dead Oceans, which put out <i>The Broken String</i>, the band's first proper studio recording, in 2007. - Rachel DevittIndie/Alternativeen720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:14 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53387&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss He ain't a man of God -- heck, he ain't even a man. Nope, Bishop Allen is indie-rock duo Justin Rice and Christian Rudder (plus a rotating cast of friends), yet another in a long line of "dude's name bands." This particular dude was named after Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, Mass., where Rice and Rudder lived together after they met in college (yes indeedy, these are Harvard boys) and before they relocated to Brooklyn. In 2003, they formed the band and released their debut, <i>Charm School</i>, on their own label, Champagne School, later that year. That collection of hand-clapping joy-pop (for which singer/guitarist Rice and lead guitarist Rudder recorded all the instrumental parts track by track on a bedroom one-track) got the attention of tastemakers like NPR. Even more intriguing, however, was the band's next endeavor, the EP Project, which found Bishop Allen releasing a new EP every month in 2006. Near the end of that year, they signed with Secretly Canadian sister label Dead Oceans, which put out <i>The Broken String</i>, the band's first proper studio recording, in 2007. - Rachel Devitt http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26554688&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Bishop Allen Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26554688 alb.26554688 Bishop Allen art.53387 9.99 Grrr... alb.26554688 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/2/7/1597270_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26554688&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26554688&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15567502&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bishop Allen Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.15567502 alb.15567502 Bishop Allen art.53387 8.99 The Broken String alb.15567502 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/1/1/1261138_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15567502&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15567502&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22972442&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bishop Allen Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.22972442 alb.22972442 Bishop Allen art.53387 13.99 Ep Collection Vol. 1 alb.22972442 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/4/5/1395460_170x170.jpg 2007-07-19 00:00:00.0 2007-07-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22972442&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22972442&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17738987&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bishop Allen Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.17738987 alb.17738987 Bishop Allen art.53387 14.99 Ep Collection Vol. 2 alb.17738987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/1/7/1167166_170x170.jpg 2007-07-19 00:00:00.0 2007-07-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17738987&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17738987&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.293210&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 7 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Bishop Allen Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.293210 alb.293210 Bishop Allen art.53387 10.99 Charm School alb.293210 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/2/2/752245_170x170.jpg 2003-02-07 00:00:00.0 2003-04-29 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.293210&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.293210&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Fdiscography.rss