The American Dollar (band)

The American Dollar is an American music project, formed in 2005 in Queens, New York.^[1] The band consists of drummer/keyboardist John Emanuele and guitarist/keyboardist/producer Richard Cupolo. They have released five studio albums, three deductive ambient remix albums and two EP’s, one a split with Arms and Sleepers and the other a live album. Their debut self-titled effort was released in 2006.^[2] A Memory Stream, the band's third full-length, was issued in 2008.^[3][4] Their fourth album, entitled Atlas, was released by Yesh Music on January 1, 2010.^[5][6][7][8] The band has toured America and Canada, and played shows in Russia, with plans to tour a wider swath of the world in 2012. The American Dollar's fifth full length album, Awake In The City, was released on March 24, 2012. On December 6th, 2014, the duo announced plans to begin recording a new album that will be released in 2015.^[9]

The band has achieved considerable success in mainstream culture both within the United States and internationally while working in traditionally eclectic genres. Their music has been a pivotal addition to television shows that run the gamut from CSI: Miami to MLB Network specials, and also film trailers such as Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and Up In The Air. ^[10] Partially due to their rising popularity, the band has been recognized by prominent music industry figures such as The Recording Academy and Tom Windish, describing what they do as “brilliant” and “…almost mathematical, or classical-based. It’s not just simple chord progressions on a guitar.”^[11]

In August of 2011 the band brought a copyright infringement lawsuit against Joel and Victoria Osteen and the Lakewood Church for using their music on DVD’s and television broadcasts without permission. U.S. Federal District Judge Keith Ellison concluded the Plaintiffs properly stated claims for infringement but dismissed the claims against the Osteens themselves with leave to amend certain pleading technicalities. After several failed appeal attempts by the Osteens and Lakewood Church to the 5th Circuit courts, the case was later settled on undisclosed terms.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Discography

Studio albums

• The American Dollar (February 2006)
• The Technicolour Sleep (April 2007)
• A Memory Stream (July 2008)
• Atlas (January 2010)
• Awake in the City (March 2012)

Compilations

• Ambient One (June 2009)
• Ambient Two (June 2010)
• Ambient Three (September 2012)
• Music for Sleep (December 2013)

Split releases

• From The Inland Sea - Split EP with Arms & Sleepers (December 2009)

Live albums

• Live In Brooklyn (August 2010)

See also

• List of post-rock bands

References

External links

• Official Website
• The American Dollar on Musicfellas