Often described as a Midwestern Roxy Music, with shades of the B-52’s and Devo, The Suburbs have been making unique punk-pop-art-dance records and performing off and on ever since 1977.
The Suburbs are recognized worldwide as among the original heroes of the “Minneapolis Sound,” a historic music era that saw the emergence of artists like Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du.
The very first release on the seminal Twin/Tone record label, the band had the dance club hit ”Music for Boys” right out of the gate.
The band eventually gravitated to the big time, landing deals with Mercury and A&M Records now both part of Universal Music Group), and releasing well-known tracks ”Waiting,” “Rattle My Bones”, and their best-known song, “Love Is The Law.” The latter track has had a recent resurgence as an unofficial theme song for marriage equality.
The Suburbs have played together sporadically over the past few years, heading back into the recording studio after a two-decade absence to record two new albums.