{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = SNMNMNM | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Rochester, New York | instrument = | genre = Indie rock | occupation = | years_active = 1997-2007 | label = Skunk Ape, International Cork, Unschooled | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''SNMNMNM''' is a band that formed in Rochester, New York, US, in 1997. The group's name is a condensation of "Seamus 'n Matt 'n Mark 'n Matt".<ref name=dusted/> While completing music degrees at the Eastman School of Music, the band members got together to play outside of their studies in an alternative music band, performing several shows at Java's, a coffee shop directly adjacent to Eastman. Blending traditional brass instruments (like tuba, trombone, and trumpet) with electronics, the band self-released their first album and toured before relocating to Los Angeles in 2002.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p525343/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography], Allmusic</ref> Media attention built<ref name=dusted>[http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/443 Review of ''Power Pack Horse Crunch'']. Dusted Magazine. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235345/http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=5144 Review of ''As Best As We Can'']}}. Delusions of Adequacy. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=3547477 Review of ''As Best As We Can'']. CMJ. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> as the band released an EP in 2002 and a full-length in 2003, continuing to tour behind the records. Their album, ''As Best As We Can'' reached #65 on the CMJ charts and was covered by ''The New York Times''.<ref name="Showcase2005">[http://www.esm.rochester.edu/experience/showcase_jun_2005.php Eastman Showcase 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504121512/http://www.esm.rochester.edu/experience/showcase_jun_2005.php |date=2007-05-04 }}. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> All of the songs on ''As Best As We Can'' feature exclamation points in their titles.<ref>[http://tinymixtapes.com/SNMNMNM Review of ''As Best As We Can''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212024151/http://tinymixtapes.com/SNMNMNM |date=2007-12-12 }}. Tiny Mix Tapes.</ref> Their newest album, ''Crawl Inside Your Head'' was released on September 18, 2007.<ref name="Showcase2005" /><ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/snmnmnm-crawl-inside-your-head/ Review of ''Crawl Inside Your Head'']. Pop Matters, December 4, 2007.</ref>
==Members==
* Mark Daumen (amplified tuba/vocals) * Matthew Kenney (lead guitar/trumpet/vocals) * Seamus Kenney (lead vocals/guitar/Micron synth/trombone/ accordion) * Matthew Vooris (drums/vocals)
==Discography== * ''SNMNMNM LP aka "The Red Album"'' (Funslide, 1999) * ''Asbestos Weekend'' EP (Skunk Ape, 2002) * ''Power Pack Horse Crunch'' LP (International Cork, 2003) * As Best As We Can LP (Unschooled, 2005) * ''So Have a Cup of Cheer'' EP (Unschooled Records, 2005) * ''Exploderama'' EP (Unschooled Records, 2006) * ''Crawl Inside Your Head'' (Unschooled Records, 2007)
==External links== [https://snmnmnm.bandcamp.com/ Official Bandcamp page]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Eastman School of Music alumni Category:Musical groups established in 1997 Category:Musical groups from Rochester, New York