Radio 4

Greg Collins - Drums/Percussion
Anthony Roman - Vocals/Bass/Keyboards
Tommy Williams - Vocals/Guitar
Gerard Garone - Keyboards
P.J. O'Connor - Percussion

Radio 4 debuted in the spring of 1999. Taking influence from the late 70's/early 80's post punk scene (Gang of Four, Mission of Burma etc.), the band quickly recorded a three song EP for the Gern Blandsten label. Soon after, they hooked up with noted Boston producer Tim O'Heir (Sebadoh, Buffalo Tom) to record their full length, The New Song and Dance. The album was released in May of 2000 and was followed by extensive touring including a US run with The Dismemberment Plan.

In early 2001 R4 again entered the studio with O'Heir to record the 12" EP Dance to the Underground, which included a dance re-mix of the title track. The re-mix showed R4 heading in a new, more dance oriented direction and received extensive club play at NYC hotspots like Spa, Don Hills and Shine. With the sounds of contemporaries like Primal Scream and !!! invading their headspace, Radio 4 went about the task of recording their second full length, Gotham!. After cutting basic tracks in a Brooklyn basement studio, the band went to work with the acclaimed production duo the DFA. Made up of Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy, the influence of the DFA on the album is immeasurable. Their experience with both electronic based artists (UNKLE, David Holmes), rock bands (Turing Machine, Trans Am), and those who mix both (The Rapture, Primal Scream, Zero Zero, BS 2000) helped Radio 4 realize their vision. Gotham!'s sound sweats out beats, squeaks, loops, keyboards and claps, all the while respecting the bands song craft. It's a record that you can dance to all the way through. Gotham's lyrics are an observation on the city of New York made by people who have lived there for a long time. Written and recorded before the tragic events of 9/11, the songs have a new sense of meaning in many places. It's an album that was made in NY, is about NY and sounds like New York.