Eyeball Skeleton is an American indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

. The group has attracted attention for its pre-teen membership.

History

Eyeball Skeleton is composed of Bill Brown (guitar, percussion, programming) and his sons Charlie Brown (guitar) and J.J. Brown (bass), ages 10 and 8 as of 2005. Brown founded the group after hearing his children attempting to mimic his own music-making in the house. Their name was invented by the children; JJ provided "Eyeball" and Charlie provided "Skeleton". The group writes songs based upon song titles, lyrics, or pictures created by the children, which are then fleshed out musically with the father. Their debut album, #1, was released on My Pal God Records

My Pal God Records

My Pal God Records is a record label, independently owned and operated by WPRB DJ Jon Solomon. Originally run out of the house of Solomon's parents, the label has also been located in Evanston, and, later, Chicago, Illinois...

 on April 5, 2005. Following the release, the band appeared on Pancake Mountain

Pancake mountain

Pancake Mountain is a children's television show based in Washington, D.C. Created by filmmaker Scott Stuckey , it is notable for featuring many indie rock bands, such as Tegan and Sara, Bright Eyes, Deerhoof, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Shonen Knife, Weird War, The Fiery Furnaces, Thievery...

and toured with The French Kicks and Drums & Tuba

Drums & Tuba

Drums & Tuba are an alternative rock group from Austin, Texas. Their sound fuses electronic rock, progressive rock, jazz and occasionally industrial. The group began as a duo with Brian Wolff and Tony Nozero performing weekend nights for tips on Sixth Street in downtown Austin...

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