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Idaho is a rock band formed in 1991 in Los Angeles , California . It was founded as a duo by high school friends Jeff Martin and John K. Berry. They were signed to Caroline Records in December of 1992 by Brian Long, then released the ''The Palms'' EP and ''Year After Year'' full-length in 1993. Idaho drew frequent comparisons to American Music Club and Red House Painters due to vocal, lyrical, and instrumental similarities. Idaho toured the U.S. with the Red House Painters (1993) Half String (1994) Low (1995) in and with Cranes in 1995. Dan Seta joined as an instrumentalist on the band's third album, along with Terry Bordon - bass (Pete Yorn band) and Mark Lewis (West indian Girl) on drums. Idaho have played dates in Europe with Lali Puna and Dirty Three Martin had recorded some solo songs (including "Never Back Again") in 1984 in the U.K., but a solo career never materialized. Idaho's music is traditionally categorized as Slowcore or Sadcore . The band has released seven full-length albums, as well as numerous EPs and singles, dating back to 1992. Idaho became primarily the vehicle of singer-songwriter Martin, who has performed the most recent of Idaho's albums almost entirely on his own. To this day, he remains the band's sole songwriter and principal musician. His foreboding four-string guitar playing (he has had several such guitars custom-made for him) is a hallmark of most Idaho albums, though later releases rely mainly on piano. 1998 album ''Alas'' featured vocals on a few songs by Melissa Auf Der Maur . Idaho's sonic stylings range from existentially introspective songs to cathartic screaming, though their music falls in the first category the majority of the time. Latest release, ''The Lone Gunman'', often eschews the traditional song structure for more instrumental experimentation. Martin has recently done music for U.S. television shows. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
Compilations, Live
EPs, Singles
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