Cordalene
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Cordalene is a rock band with mostly pop and classical rock influences. The band was formed in Philadelphia, PA in 2000 by Jamie Olson (guitar/vocals), James Clark (guitar/lead vocals), Jim McGuinn (bass), and Robert Emmons (drums). They begin playing in the Philadelphia area opening shows for major label artist Stroke 9 and others.
In 2001 they entered Indre Studios in Philadelphia to record Stumble and Fall, their debut which contained 7 songs including a Lou Reed cover Who Loves the Sun? The band released the album on their own under the Manic Pop Thrill label, and had more of an alt-country style in the vein of Ryan Adams or Old 97's. When the CD was released the band begin to tour, but after the second show of the tour Clark and Emmons both quit the band.
McGuinn and Olson recruited Mike Kiley to take over singing and guitar duties and Joe Boyle for drums. The new line-up took a new direction with Kiley's songwriting adding more pop to the sound—'razor sharp cottoncandy' is how the sound has been described. Only weeks after the new line-up formed they were in the studio recording The Red EP which was released in 2002 on Manic Pop Thrill. The band played shows in the Philadelphia area non-stop including an opening slot for Weezer at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ to over 15,000 people.
In 2003 the band issued another EP The Blue EP which contained 5 songs and released "The Red EP" with new packaging and a bonus track of The Who's I'm a Boy. Imiginary from The Blue EP was included on the 2003 Warped Tour compilation, and the band played shows on the tour.
In 2004 the band begin recording their debut full length The Star Ledger. In 2004 they released a live EP recorded at Princeton's college radio station WPRB. While the band finished The Star Ledger and looked for a label they toured around the United States, including playing at SXSW in Austin, TX and getting sponserships by Diesel Jeans. Also, the band is regularly part of the Thrilladelphia Music Festival.
Jim McGuinn exited the band in the winter of 2005 to take a teaching job. McGuinn has worked as the program director of Y100 radio in Philadelphia, before the influential rock station was turned into a rap station.
Cordalene has opened for various bands including Rooney, Ultimate Fakebook, Duvall, and My Morning Jacket.
In June 2006, Dalloway Records will release The Star Ledger and the band will tour the United States.
Cordalene Discography
Stumble and Fall (2001)
1. Everyone Turn
2. Ten Feet Tall
3. Headlong
4. Room Is So Hot
5. You Decide
6. Who Loves the Sun?
7. World's Greatest Hoax
The Red EP (2002)
1. Isn't the Sun
2. Headlong
3. Kinda Love You
4. Not So Pretty
5. Drugs
6. Talk
7. I'm a Boy (2003 re-release bonus track)
The Blue EP (2003)
1. Back Where I Began
2. Would it Have Killed You?
3. Ghost
4. Imaginary
5. Little Red Book (unlisted)
Keeping Score at Home: Live on WPRB (2004)
1. What's Your Comfort?
2. Imaginary
3. Last Breakup
4. This Good
5. Ghost
6. Back Where I Began
7. This City is a Catalyst
8. You Become So Bright/Would It Have Killed You
Kissed Awake Single (2005 1. Kissed Awake
2. Underwear
3. I'm Occupied It Seems
4. Kissed Awake (Demo)
The Star Ledger (2006)
All Fear Disappears
Kissed Awake
Underwear
This Good
This City is a Catalyst
Killed by Lightning
Most Earth Shattered in a Single Day
If You Didn't Love Me
Last Breakup Song I Write
What's Your Comfort?
Counterfeit
You Become So Bright
