| Speak | |
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Speak performing live in Austin, Texas |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Synth Pop Pop Indie Rock |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Labels | Playing In Traffic Records |
| Website | [1] |
Speak (stylized SPEAK) is a synth pop band from Austin, Texas formed in 2008. The band consists of Troupe Gammage (keyboard and lead vocals), Nick Hurt (guitar and vocals), Joey Delahoussaye (bass and vocals), and Jake Stewart (drums). The band released their debut single Carrie in 2011, and their debut album I Believe In Everything in late 2011.
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Speak had its beginnings with Jupiter-4, a band founded by high school friends Troupe Gammage, Jake Stewart, and Nick Hurt. The band became Speak when bassist Joey Delahoussaye joined the group in 2008.[1] In 2010 they won the Austin Music Award for Best New Band [2] and the following year won the award for Best Indie Group. They garnered attention in 2010, when they performed at the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival.[3] Their debut EP, Hear Here, was released in February 2010 and garnered positive reviews, with The A. V. Club giving the EP a B+ and the Austin Chronicle giving 4 stars out of 4 saying that Speak is "poised to change the musical landscape." [4][5] In 2011 Speak accompanied Tally Hall and Casey Shea across a national tour of the United States.
Speak released their debut album I Believe In Everything on iTunes on September 27th, 2011, and played a release concert on October 1st, 2011 in Austin Texas, before the show Speak performed an acoustic set alongside opening band Marmalakes, and played five songs, including Neil Young's "Tell Me Why", their own song, "81", the Beatles' "Because", Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" and an original song by Marmalakes. Prior to the album release the band released "Carrie" and "You Know As Well As I" for free download, and the album in it's entirety was streamed on Pure Volume. In late 2011, Speak performed a handful of shows to promote their newly released album the first show was in Vienna Virginia on October 18th.