Taking cues from Les Savy Fav and the Dismemberment Plan, St. Louis' So Many Dynamos formed in late 2002 and includes Ryan Wasoba (guitar/vocals), Aaron Stovall (keyboard/vocals), Griffin Kay (guitar/vocals), and Clayton Kunstel (drums). Following an EP on Ambivalent Records in summer 2003, So Many Dynamos released its debut full-length, When I Explode (mixed by the Dismemberment Plan's Jason Caddell), in 2004 on Skrocki Records. Flashlights, which expanded the band's sound with a four-piece horn section and 30-member choir, arrived in September 2006. In addition to touring as the backing band for Emperor X, So Many Dynamos has toured with We Versus the Shark and Thunderbirds Are Now! ~ Kenyon Hopkin