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He also recorded with Ramona Falls for their 2009 album Intuit. This led to the Helio Sequence and Modest Mouse touring together at one point. As well as playing drums and keyboard for The Helio Sequence, and taking part in production, Weikel also recorded with the band Modest Mouse, drumming on their platinum-selling record Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and later their record No One's First, and You're Next in 2009. On prior albums he can be heard also playing the harmonica on several tracks from their 2004 release, Love and Distance.īenjamin Weikel grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, where he worked with Summers at the local music store. The band's sound evolved on Keep Your Eyes Ahead, due in part to Summers damaging his vocal cords and then relearning to sing. Prior to the release of their 2008 album Keep Your Eyes Ahead, Summers lost his voice, but he regained it before their newest release. Summers is responsible for the lyrics, lead vocals, guitar, and shares production credits with Weikel. The band is composed of Brandon Summers (Vocals/Guitar) and Benjamin Weikel (. In September and October 2017, The Helio Sequence toured the U.S., performing 29 dates as the opening band for Australian rock band The Church. The Helio Sequence is an American Indie Rock duo formed in Beaverton, OR in 1996. Others, such as Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound claimed that 'it’s a reset of the odometer rather than a definitive statement of destination.' They announced a tour in support of the album, beginning on April 14, 2015, in Portland and winding up on June 27, 2015, in St. The album received generally favorable reviews, with Eric Swedlund of Paste Magazine calling it a 'career-defining album'. Using the responses, by the end of June 2014 the band had compiled a list of ten songs for the album. They wrote 26 songs which they sent to friends, asking them to list their favorite ten songs. In September 2013, The Helio Sequence again toured the United States, this time co-headlining with Menomena.įor their 2015 self-titled album The Helio Sequence, the band revamped the process in which they created their music. The Helio Sequence toured the United States with the British band Keane in 2009, and in June 2010, they were Keane's support act in several gigs through Great Britain during the band's Night Train Tour.

Their fifth album, entitled Negotiations, was released on September 11, 2012, on Sub Pop.

The band has released three albums on Sub Pop, two on the Portland-based label Cavity Search and a self-released EP. Summers and Weikel formed The Helio Sequence in 1999, and played their first show in Portland at the Mount Tabor Theater.

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