Music Suggestion: Twenty One PIlots
The band, Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 with Tyler Joseph and former band members, Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who are not in the band anymore. It currently consists of Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun.
History
Before they were signed by record company, Fueled by Ramen in 2012, they put out the two self-released albums, Twenty One Pilots (2009), and Regional at Best (2011). Their label debut, Vessel, was released in 2013, which led them to create their album Blurryface (2015), which included the hit songs Ride and Stressed Out. Also, the single, Heathens, was recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Suicide Squad, also met chart success. These achievements have made the band the first alternative band to have two concurrent top ten singles in the US.
The band was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio by friends, Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas, and Chris Salih. Joseph got their name Twenty One Pilots while studying All My Sons by Arthur Miller.
In 2010, the band released two officially unreleased tracks to their SoundCloud account. The tracks included one of their original songs, Time To Say Goodbye," and a cover of Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts.
In 2011, Thomas and Salih left the band due to complications. Josh Dun later joined the band.
Today, the band is very popular in the alternative genre.
Musical Style & Influence
Twenty One Pilots brings in a mix of piano, synthesizer drums, vocals, and occasionally a ukelele. Their songs are usually based off of poetry, and when the poetry is too long, Joseph will start rapping to fit the lyrics in.
Although most would consider the band alternative or punk pop, but many fans (and the band itself) consider the genre to be "Schizophrenic pop". (Source: Wikipedia)
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