Artichoke (band)

Artichoke is an indie pop band in Los Angeles. Formed in 1999 by Timothy Sellers, the band is best known for their concept albums.[1][2][3]

In 2005, Artichoke’s “26 Scientists: Volume One Anning - Malthus” was featured in the science section of the “New York Times” in an article about the emerging songs-of-science micro-niche, as spearheaded by such artists as They Might Be Giants and Tom Lehrer.[4]

In 2010, Lisa Carver of the “LA Weekly” wrote about Artichoke’s family album “26 Animals” and described their sound as “music for kids and drunks.”[5]

In 2011 Sellers was the songwriter in residence for NIMBioS, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis.[6][7]

In March of 2018, “Echoes”, an album including ten stylistically tweaked cover songs, reached #71 on north American college radio.[8]

  1. ^ "New Music Trend: Songs About Science". Voice of America. 28 October 2009.
  2. ^ "The Sound of Science!". Skepticality. 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Artichoke: Band from Highland Park". KCET. 20 November 2011.
  4. ^ Erard, Michael (17 May 2005). "When You Wish Upon an Atom: The Songs of Science". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Carver, Lisa (30 September 2010). "Music for Serious Midgets". L.A. Weekly.
  6. ^ "Darwin, los átomos y el telégrafo: breve historia de la ciencia a través de la música". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 7 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Timothy Sellers, NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence". NIMBioS.
  8. ^ "NACC Top 200 Charts WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 20". NACC Chart.