Justin Russo

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This article is about the musician. For the fictional character, see Justin Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place).

Justin Russo (born June 30, 1975) is a singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist from Upstate New York. Russo began his career as a musician at the age of 18 by joining his old brother's band Hopewell, which focused mainly on psychedelic rock balladry and lengthy "shoegazing" soundscapes. After releasing their first record Contact on Burnt Hair Records, both brothers took a break from their own project and joined indie/experimental band Mercury Rev.

After leaving Mercury Rev in 2001, Russo continued with his brother in the making of several more Hopewell records before leaving to form his own band The Silent League in 2003. During that time he also played and recorded with two New York based bands Timesbold and Grand Mal.

He continues to make records with The Silent League at this time.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Hopewell Contact (Burnt Hair Records, 1996)
  • Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets The Orbit of Eternal Grace (Beggars Banquet, 1998)
  • Times Bold Song Song (Priàpus Records, 2000)
  • Mercury Rev All is Dream (V2 Records, 2001)
  • Hopewell The Curved Glass (Priapus, PIAS, 2001)
  • Your Team Ring Homelife (Perhaps Transparent, 2002)
  • Grand Mal Bad Timing (Arena Rock Recording Company, 2003)
  • The Silent League The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused (File-13, Something in Construction, 2004)
  • Hopewell Hopewell and the Birds of Appetite (TeePee Records, 2005)
  • Mercury Rev The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006 (V2 Records, 2006)
  • Hopewell Beautiful Targets (TeePee Records / Star Mole (Japan), 2007)
  • The Silent League Of Stars and Other Somebodies (Something in Construction, Rallye/Klee, 2007)

[edit] Compilations / Soundtracks

  • Hopewell Clooney Tunes (Fierce Panda Records, 2000)
  • The Silent League Soak Your Shoes in Red Wine (Grand Theft Autumn, 2003)

[edit] EPs / Singles

  • Mercury Rev Goddess on a Highway (V2 Records, 1998 Single)
  • Mercury Rev Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (V2 Records, 1998 Single)
  • Mercury Rev Opus 40 (V2 Records, 1999 Single)
  • Mercury Rev Holes (V2 Records, 1999 Single)
  • Timesbold Sewn in Seams (Zeal Records, 2001 Single)
  • The Silent League The Catbird Seat w/How? (Desolation Records, 2004 Single)
  • The Silent League The Catbird Seat w/69CORP Dubmix (Something in Construction, 2005 Single)
  • The Silent League Goliath (Something in Construction, 2005 Single)
  • The Silent League Live at the Seaside Lounge, Volume one (Tin Drum Records, 2006 EP)
  • Hopewell The Notbirds EP (Sunnylane, 2006 EP)