Comet (band)

Comet
Comet performing in Austin, Texas @ Emo's in 1996
Background information
Origin	Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres	Indie rock, shoegazing, dream pop
Years active	1993–1997 2005–2006 (Hiatus)
Labels	Dedicated Records, Last Beat, Atomic Sound, Spune
Members	Jim Stone Neil Stone Michael Castillo
Past members	Josh Garza Daniel Huffman J.D. Wittwer

Comet is an American indie rock band that was formed in 1993 in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Mesquite. Described as an enigmatic noise pop outfit brought together by a common love of the Beatles, the original lineup of singer/guitarist Jim Stone, his bassist-brother Neil Stone, guitarist Daniel Huffman, and percussionist Josh Garza entered the studio later that year to cut their debut single "Portrait," produced by Mercury Rev alum David Baker. A deal with the Arista subsidiary Dedicated label followed, they became label mates with Spiritualized, Beth Orton and the Cranes and with Baker again at the helm, Comet recorded their LP bow Chandelier Musings, issued in late 1996.^[1][2] The band toured throughout much of 1995 and 1996 and into early 1997 when fallout from a tour-van accident led to the eventual break up of the original line-up.