The Violet Hour

There are at least four bands with the name "The Violet Hour". The tracks which can be downloaded from last.fm and the band picture is from number 2. 1. The Violet Hour were an early 90s act that straddled progressive rock, goth and folk. They released one album, The Fire Sermon and two CD singles, Could Have Been and Falling on Sony. With songs characterised by thoughtful flute interludes, subtle guitar, distinctive bluesy vocals and effective strings & keyboards they were swallowed up by the UK musical wasteland of 1991. They supported Marillion on the Holidays In Eden tour.

1. The Violet Hour were an early 90s act that straddled progressive rock, goth and folk. They released one album, The Fire Sermon and two CD singles, Could Have Been and Falling on Sony. With songs characterised by thoughtful flute interludes, subtle guitar, distinctive bluesy vocals and effective strings & keyboards they were swallowed up by the UK musical wasteland of 1991. They supported Marillion on the Holidays In Eden tour.

Line up: Doris Brendel - vocals, flute, acoustic guitar. Mark Waite - keyboards. Martyn Wilson - guitars. Andrew Fox - bass. Sean Holborn - drums.

2. The Violet Hour is a musical foursome from Copenhagen, Denmark. The members have been playing in various rock bands for half a decade, but in the fall of 2000 the four friends decided to team up and explore the realms of lo-fi folk rock. Daniel Rast?n writes the lyrics, sings and plays guitar. The others play bass, drums, guitars, melodica, banjo, saw and piano, they also do background vocals, the line-up varies with the expression of the music. Despite the many different instruments used the musical expression always remains minimalistic, uniting lo-fi and folkrock. Although the sources of inspiration are many, with life itself being the main influence, names such as Karate, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Codeine could be worth mentioning. At least to get your attention! Remember - Don't just listen with your ears...

The Violet Hour is: Daniel Rast?n, Simon Rast?n, Jonas Jensen and Jan 'Damage' Petersen.

3. The Violet Hour is a recent band from Thousand Oaks, CA, USA. They recently released their debut EP "Here At The End Of Things" digitally and have recently gone into the studio to begin other works. Quoted from a local newspaper, The Violet Hour are "a unique combination of Brand New and My Chemical Romance."

4. The Violet Hour was a mid-90s ethereal band from Southern California. The lineup included Judy Neubauer on vocals, Torin Monahan on fretless bass, Scott Aguero on drums, and Stuart Crawford-Browne on guitar. They released one full-length CD, Galdr, in 1997.