The Elected 1494391 224519181 2008-07-09T05:54:40Z Votrepetite 7446326 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = The Elected | Img = | Img_capt = The Elected: ''[[Me First (album)|Me First]]'' promotional photo | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Indie rock]] | Years_active = 2004–present | Label = [[Sub Pop]] | Associated_acts = [[Rilo Kiley]], [[Ozma (band)|Ozma]], [[Reel Big Fish]] | URL = [http://www.theelected.com/ www.theelected.com] | Current_members = [[Blake Sennett]]<br>Mike Bloom<br>Daniel Brummel<br>Michael Runion<br>[[Jason Boesel]]<br>[[Ryland Steen]]<br>[[Sander Steen]] | Past_members = }} '''The Elected''' are a [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]-based [[indie rock]] [[musical band|band]]. To date, The Elected have released two albums with [[Sub Pop]]: ''[[Me First (album)|Me First]]'' in 2004, and ''[[Sun, Sun, Sun]]'' in 2006. ==Members== *[[Blake Sennett]] - Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar & Vocals *Mike Bloom - Lead Guitar & Lap Steel *[[Daniel Brummel]]/[[Michael Runion]]/[[Nate Greely]] - Bass *[[Jason Boesel]]/[[Ryland Steen]]/[[Sander Steen]] - Drums Sennett and Boesel are also members of [[Rilo Kiley]]. Daniel Brummel plays with [[Ozma (band)|Ozma]] as well. Michael Runion plays solo when not playing live with The Elected. [[Ryland Steen]] currently plays with [[Reel Big Fish]], while his younger brother [[Sander Steen]] is currently touring with The Elected. Nate Greely, former member of Sub Pop band Arlo, also currently tours with The Elected. Their second album, "Sun, Sun, Sun" was released on January 24, 2006 via Sub Pop Records. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''[[Me First (album)|Me First]]'' ([[2004]], [[Sub Pop]]) *''[[Sun, Sun, Sun]]'' ([[2006]], [[Sub Pop]]) ===Compilations=== *''[[Lagniappe (album)|Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina]] ([[2005]], [[Saddle Creek]]) **Song: "San Francisco via Chicago Blues" ==Videography== *"Not Going Home" ([[2006]], directed by [[Nik Fackler]]) ==Reviews== AbsolutePunk.net [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=121587 ''Sun, Sun, Sun'' review] ==External links== * [http://www.theelected.com/ The Elected's Official Site] *{{MySpace|theelected|The Elected}} * [http://rilokileynetwork.labarc.com/ Rilo Kiley Network (Unofficial site)] * [http://www.rilokileyplace.com/ Rilo Kiley Place (Unofficial site)] {{DEFAULTSORT:Elected, The}} [[Category:American indie rock groups]] [[Category:Los Angeles musical groups]] [[Category:California musical groups]] [[Category:Sub Pop artists]] [[fr:The Elected]]