http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53387&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.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/Alternativeen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:50 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53387&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.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://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570782&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570782 tra.15570782 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Middle Management tra.15570782 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570782&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570782&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570789&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570788&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570791&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570791 tra.15570791 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Flight 180 tra.15570791 309000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570791&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570791&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810731&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 3810731 tra.3810731 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Coupla Easy Things tra.3810731 141000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810731&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810731&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556700&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 26556700 tra.26556700 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Dimmer tra.26556700 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556700&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556700&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570786&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570786 tra.15570786 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Butterfly Nets tra.15570786 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570786&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570786&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570785&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570785 tra.15570785 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Like Castanets tra.15570785 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570785&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570785&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570784&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570784 tra.15570784 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 The News from Your Bed tra.15570784 165000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570784&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570784&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556712&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570781&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556705&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 26556705 tra.26556705 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 The Ancient Commonsense Of Things tra.26556705 195000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556705&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556705&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570787&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570787 tra.15570787 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 The Monitor tra.15570787 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570787&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570787&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570783&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570783 tra.15570783 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Choose Again tra.15570783 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570783&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570783&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570780&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570780 tra.15570780 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Shrinking Violet tra.15570780 110000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570780&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570780&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570790&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 15570790 tra.15570790 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 The Chinatown Bus tra.15570790 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570790&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15570790&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556704&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 26556704 tra.26556704 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Oklahoma tra.26556704 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556704&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556704&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556701&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810723&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810725&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 3810725 tra.3810725 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Ghosts Are Good Company tra.3810725 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810725&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810725&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810714&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 3810714 tra.3810714 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Busted Heart tra.3810714 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810714&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810714&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556703&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 26556703 tra.26556703 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Dirt On Your New Shoes tra.26556703 165000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556703&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556703&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556702&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 26556702 tra.26556702 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 South China Moon tra.26556702 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556702&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26556702&variant=data&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3810717&variant=play&rws=%2Fbishop-allen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bishop Allen on Rhapsody Online 3810717 tra.3810717 Bishop Allen art.53387 0.99 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 Bishop Allen 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