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Obits

Obits was an American rock band formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band members were veterans of other independent rock bands: Guitarist/vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, and guitarist Sohrab Habibion was a member of Edsel. The band released five singles and three albums, I Blame You…

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Genres
Indie rock, garage rock, garage punk
Labels
Stint, Sub Pop
Members
Rick Froberg Sohrab Habibion Greg Simpson Alexis Fleisig
Origin
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Past members
Scott Gursky
Years active
2006–2015

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Triples48
Avg. degree1.96
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related to history · 37
Obits → Allmusic, Blame You, Cake Shop, Chris Jacobs, Critical, Edsel, Explaining, Froberg, Froberg's, Greg Simpson, Hot Snakes, If, In, It's, January, Jason Crock, March, Mark Deming, MySpace, New York
related to Musical style · 4
Obits → Allmusic, Jason Crock, Mark Deming, Pitchfork Media
Genres · 1
Obits → Indie rock, garage rock, garage punk
Labels · 1
Obits → Stint, Sub Pop
Members · 1
Obits → Rick Froberg Sohrab Habibion Greg Simpson Alexis Fleisig
Origin · 1
Obits → Brooklyn, New York, United States
Past members · 1
Obits → Scott Gursky
Website · 1
Obits → Obitsurl.com
Years active · 1
Obits → 2006–2015

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froberg band habibion rock new gursky simpson 2009 released rick blame 2006 sohrab members 2011 festival guitarist singles sub pop

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ObitsGenresIndie rock, garage rock, garage punk1.00infobox
ObitsLabelsStint, Sub Pop1.00infobox
ObitsMembersRick Froberg Sohrab Habibion Greg Simpson Alexis Fleisig1.00infobox
ObitsOriginBrooklyn, New York, United States1.00infobox
ObitsPast membersScott Gursky1.00infobox
ObitsWebsiteObitsurl.com1.00infobox
ObitsYears active2006–20151.00infobox
Obitsrelated to historyRick Froberg0.60section
Obitsrelated to historyNew York0.60section
Obitsrelated to historyHot Snakes0.60section
Obitsrelated to historyIn0.60section
Obitsrelated to historyScott Gursky0.60section

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