Band Members: Jesse, Will, Chris, Mike

Four young gentlemen were born to 8 parents. One from New York, One from Louisiana, and two from California. Through a series of fortunate events (broken bones, concussions, divorces, successful marriages, siblings, fishing trips, and dreams) the boys all found their way to Los Angeles. In 2006 the fellows came to realize that they wanted to do something more with their hands, so they built bridges, verses, and pre-choruses. They played a small show, then a bigger show, then some really medium sized shows. They released "The Ortolan" on Dim Mak Records in 2007, and toured a little, and played a lot (or a medium amount.)

In the past year and a half they've been fortunate enough to share stages with a bunch of people and drive around a bunch.

-What They Say-

"They are reminiscent of the struggle that is waged throughout the torsos of most who – despite their best intentions and moralities – still found ways to leave a shadow strewn with shredded memories and disappointment, people slighted. The Deadly Syndrome provides that gloomy, but all too appropriate reminder that no one lives a flawless life. They don’t beat a dead horse or do this in a way that you feel you’ve heard before. Winter comes from their mouths like white snakes and you feel the desolation, a fire that’s still giving off that needed and wanted heat, but is on its final log and the supply isn’t looking to be replenished away time before spring. It’s this insistence — and a very appropriate one — that nature relentlessly finds a way to right itself and when it gets to people, it doesn’t handle them with care. It just does its job. Ghosts sometimes happen, making the most of the time here doesn’t usually. You should see how all of this looks in person."
-Daytrotter.com

"I'm so happy to have dug down to this album, to be able to recommend it hands-down, and to put it on my Best of 2007 list... if you want to support a truly local music scene you should get this record."
-LAist

"What sets The Deadly Syndrome apart is the variety of their arrangements. No two songs come close to sounding alike. Eucalyptus is a tender, but robust marching number peppered with xylophones,clanging guitars, high hats, and Richard's yelps a la David Byrne from the Talking Heads. Emily Pants is a kitschy '80s electro-pop with frantic disco drums while I Hope I Become a Ghost features a skipping piano melody and warm ooohs to offset Richard's tragic lyrics..."
-Edmonton Journal

"...The kind of widescreen indie rock often associated with Montreal, as they build epic songs using instruments like accordion and glockenspiel... They've blown through their Silver Lake apprenticeship with a velocity suggesting that Steve Aoki might just be passing them the baton before they go on to even bigger things. (Rating 7.4)"
-Pitchfork

"Their unbridled live shows garnered immediate attention, as did their music... Their debut album, The Ortolan, should now transform them from West Coast heroes into American darlings. All told, a stunning debut, leaving one to wonder where the band can possibly go from here. 4.5 / 5 stars"
-All Music Guide (AMG)

"That embrace, combined with the Deadly Syndrome's deliriously chaotic live show, make the quartet an irresistible remedy for isolation. In a year and a half, the Deadly Syndrome grew from club novelty to a berth on the lineup of the LA Weekly Detour Festival."
-The Los Angeles Times

"The Ortolan is hooky, well paced and damn fine from start to finish.. Between the commencement bells of "Eucalyptus" and the washed out strum of the closing "This Old Home," each vocally-charged keyboard crescendo suggests the freedom of an opened cage."
-Filter Magazine

"With "The Ortolan," a line has been drawn in the sand. While New York seems to be full of the next hipster Animal Collective clones (not that there is anything wrong with that), California is hard at work creating interesting and beautifully layered melodic music."
-The Tripwire

"The Deadly Syndrome positively slayed at Hell Ya! last week. I got the tail end of their last song. I was immediately bombarded by people saying 'Did you see the first band? THEY WERE AWESOME."
-Rock Insider

"...avant qu'en groupe de jeunes Californiens surdoues affole enfin notre radar. Mais Internet, fabuleux accelerateur, est venu bruler quelques fastideuses etapes et l'on a decouvert, au hasard d'une desouvree, la pop etrange de ces Americains qui n'ont joue que sept ou huit concerts et seulement enregistre une poignee de chansons dans un garage de Los Angeles. Ils comptent pourtant parmi nos plus ferme espoirs de 2007 avec leur pop onirique et obsedante."
-Les InRockuptibles

"This band exploded out of nowhere in 2007 to emerge as LA's best live band, and release a shockingly good debut. In 2008, look for them to tour the entire country and establish their national reputation."
-Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)

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-Let's Go Unpopular, Let Go The Popular!