Houseguest is a five-piece rock band from Akron, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

. The band was praised by San Francisco-based literary magazine McSweeney's

McSweeney's

McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,...

 in 2005 as "the best pop band in America."

Houseguest records for Audio Eagle Records

Audio Eagle Records

Audio Eagle Records is an independent record label started in 2005 by musician Patrick Carney. The label has signed mainly bands from Ohio, Patrick Carney's home state.According to their MySpace page, the label has now gone out of business....

, the label founded by Patrick Carney

Patrick Carney

Patrick J. Carney is a multi-instrumentalist best known as the drummer for The Black Keys, a blues-rock band from Akron, Ohio...

 of The Black Keys

The Black Keys

The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....

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Band members

• Stephen Caynon - bass guitar (2002)
• Stephen Clements - percussion, keyboards (2005–2009)
• Gabriel Fulvimar - keyboards (2002–2003)
• Theodore Mallison - vocals, keyboards (2002–2009)
• David Rich - guitar, percussion (2002–2009)
• Gabriel Schray - bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals (2000–2009)
• Jamie Stillman - percussion (2004–2005)
• David Whited - guitar, vocals, programming (2000–2009)

House Fall Down (Top Hat, 2001)

1. Tonight, I Have Too Many Plans
2. Waterworks
3. Up Nights (at Ghost Sites)
4. The Captain's Things
5. My Little Dinosaur
6. Permanent Federal Eyeball
7. Came Up Way Too Quick
8. Today It's One Year Ago
9. Dead of the Desert

Dave Whited: Vocals, guitar

Gabe Schray: Vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, drums

Ted Mallison: Trumpet, vocals

Recorded and mixed by Gabe Schray and Dave Whited at Top Hat Laboratories in Akron, Ohio.

Talking Time (Top Hat, 2004)

1. Where We Left Off
2. Traveller's Fancy
3. Fashionable Living Room
4. Be a Hero to the Tiniest of Babies
5. Final Call of the Airboatman
6. On Walden Software
7. Greatest Gatsbees
8. My Handsome Hat
9. Where My Body's From
10. Our Talking Times

Ted Mallison: Vocals, keyboards

Dave Whited: Guitar

Dave Rich: Drums, guitar, vocals

Gabe Schray: Bass, guitars, keyboards, drums, vocals

Recorded and mixed by Pat Carney at the Rubber Factory in Akron, Ohio.

Electric Politeness (National Syrup, 2005)

1. Muted Mesa
2. Galapaghost Island
3. Greatest Gatsbees
4. Dead of the Desert
5. The Captain's Things

Ted Mallison: Vocals

Dave Whited: Guitar

Dave Rich: Guitar, pants

Gabe Schray: Bass, keyboards

Jamie Stillman: Drums

Recorded and mixed by Chris Keffer at Magnetic North Studios in Cleveland, Ohio.

High Strangeness (Audio Eagle/Fat Possum, 2006; Audio Eagle, 2007)

1. Fashionable Living Room
2. Gone For The Season
3. Dive Deep
4. On Walden Software
5. It's Not You (But That's Just Me)
6. Are We Us?
7. King of Crystal Skies
8. Galapaghost Island
9. Muted Mesa
10. Silvereye
11. Where We Left Off
12. Gravy Shift
13. Heliport Impressions
14. Where My Body's From

Ted Mallison: Vocals, keyboards

Dave Whited: Guitar

Dave Rich: Guitar

Gabe Schray: Bass, keyboards

Steve Clements: Drums, keyboards

Recorded and mixed by Patrick Carney and Gabe Fulvimar at the Eagle's Nest in Akron, Ohio.

Mastered by Chris Keffer at Magnetic North Studios in Cleveland.

External links

• Audio Eagle Records