NO SECOND TROY

Since forming in 2005, No Second Troy has carved a determined and inspiring path from obscurity to national recognition. Feature spots in movie trailers such as "Charlie St. Cloud" with Zac Efron, highlights on ESPN, XM Radio and appearances on MTV have all garnered mass appeal, while critical acclaim from SPIN Magazine and landing in the CMJ Top 200 music chart boosted its indie support. It's perhaps because of this wide spread acknowledgement that the group has had the privilege of playing alongside bands like Coldplay, Everclear, Pete Yorn, Robert Randolph Family Band, Elbow and countless others at the SXSW and NXNE festivals.
No Second Troy enlists an undeniable self-awareness of their musical space between indie and pop. Employing a realistic perspective on the band, the music and the industry, Washington DC's No Second Troy teeters on the edge of indie rock with introspective anthems rich in explosive vocal melodies, driven by railing guitars, and balanced by subtle layers of piano and organ. The band makes no excuses in trying to blend the pop hooks of bands like Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon with the unique indie-rock arrangements of acts like Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead.
The element of self-awareness could stem from the band's name itself. While many of the band's songs touch on relationships, past and present, No Second Troy originated as the title of a William Butler Yeats poem, in which he struggles with the unrequited love he has for Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne. The song "The Black and White Movie" references parts of the poem and reveals a thematic overlap in its lyrics. Like the poem, the band's lyrics at times seek a release from past relationships, even to the extent of apologizing on behalf of the person who caused the emotional injury.
Keyboardist Mike Beach on 'Colors' (the most recent album): "Colors captures so many different parts of the band's and each member's musical and personal character, and yet we believe it's truly a record as a whole, rather than a series of songs. There isn't a song I skip when listening, and we hope it is the same for everyone who listens to it."