The Paranoid Style

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About The Paranoid Style

The Paranoid Style is a sprawling garage-punk-pop outfit built around singer and songwriter Elizabeth Nelson, who counts T. Rex, the Mekons, and Elvis Costello among her influences. Nelson's articulate vocal delivery is fitting for a band named after historian Richard J. Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics." She and her husband, Timothy Bracy of the Mendoza Line, lead a fluctuating lineup, sometimes numbering over a dozen players. They established their protest- and satire-minded approach on a string of EPs leading up to their full-length debut, 2016's Rolling Disclosure. With the time period's socio-political climate providing endless inspiration and motivation, they continued to release a steady stream of EPs, singles, and LPs over the next decade, including the long-players A Goddamn Impossible Way of Life (2019), For Executive Meeting (2022), and The Interrogator (2024), with the latter welcoming the dB's' Peter Holsapple to the official lineup.

ORIGIN
Washington, D.C.
FORMED
2012
GENRE
Indie Rock
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