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A Monument to Breathing Things released on July 16, 2007 at The Note in Chicago -album produced by Andrew Ragin

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Based in Chicago, The group Terranauts emerged in late 2005 with a sound bridging power pop with Midwestern punk. The name represents the band’s own journey and exploration through their music and experiences; “terra” meaning Earth and “naut” meaning pilot or explorer. With all four members coming from long-running Chicago rock acts (Derek and Bryan from “The Indecisives”, Jessica and Jeff from “Quarters Only”), the band creates a mix of pop sensibilities with a thundering rhythm section and jagged guitars that presents a single sonic body moving with rigid structure and organic melodies. Combining their past band experiences of six album releases, two U.S. tours, sold out shows at the Fireside Bowl and Metro, and hundreds of shows throughout the Midwest, the Terranauts know what it takes to move ahead in the congested music scene.

Considering influences ranging from Cursive to Refused and from Lawrence Arms to Muse, the Terranauts amp up pop melodies with sharp hooks and a strong rock edge. A versatile voice that can change mid-song from a soft and haunting melody to a ferocious attack, vocalist Derek Dietrich-Muller brings high energy and provides the lead guitar work to back it up. On Bass, Jessica Steffes offers a driving force behind the songs and adds a complementary voice and writing style to Dietrich-Muller’s that creates the group’s unique dynamic. Jeff Jedlowski cements the band together with his signature aggressive rock drumming that has become a staple of The Terranauts sound. Bryan Scott’s synthesizer underlines the dichotomy of the band’s mechanic/organic feeling through play of tone and rhythm.

Entering the studio in mid-October 2006 with no time to waste, Terranauts laid down the basic tracks for the album A Monument to Breathing Things, with producer Andrew Ragin (Tusker, The Right Aways, Scream Poet Scream, Slow Horse) who helped craft an album that captured the songs as a unified whole. Ranging from the stripped-down rock crescendo of “An Alarm” and the straight ahead punk on "I Scream Social", to the anthemic, rousing “Trash and Artifacts” , The Terranauts shows a rare ability to transcend the punk genre and make it their own. Lyrically, A Monument to Breathing Things examines domestic and consumer culture from the point of view of the psyche. It questions our conventions, imagines our motives, and serves as a reminder that we are human.