The Impossible Shapes

The Impossible Shapes
Origin	Indianapolis/Bloomington, IN
Genres	indie, psychedelic, rock, folk
Years active	1998-2009
Labels	Secretly Canadian, Recordhead, Mr. Whiggs
Associated acts	John Wilkes Booze, Normanoak, The Horns of Happiness, Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co. The Coke Dares
Website	www.theimpossibleshapes.com
Past members	Chris Barth, Aaron Deer, Mark Rice, Jason Groth, Peter King

The Impossible Shapes are an independent rock band from Bloomington, Indiana.^[1] Since forming in 1998, the band has released eight albums in North America and Europe, sharing the stage with acts such as Wilco,^[2] Guided By Voices, Interpol, Danielson Famile,^[3] and Jens Lekman,^[4] among others, while garnering acclaim in publications such as Spin, Magnet, and Skyscraper magazines.

The band decided to retire in July 2009. Members have included Chris Barth, Aaron Deer, Mark Rice, Jason Groth, and Peter King. Members of the Impossible Shapes have also played in: Normanoak, The Horns of Happiness, Black Cow, John Wilkes Booze, Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., and The Coke Dares.

Discography

• The Great Migration (2000)
• Laughter Fills Our Hollow Dome (2002)
• The Current (2002)
• Bless the Headless (2003)
• We Like it Wild (2003)
• Horus (2005)
• Tum (2006)
• The Impossible Shapes (2008)

References

1. the Impossible Shapes homepage Archived May 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. the Impossible Shapes - News Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Pitchfork: The Impossible Shapes Tour U.S. Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Jens Lekman + The Impossible Shapes - PopMatters Concert Review Archived January 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• The Impossible Shapes homepage
• Myspace Page
• Secretly Canadian band page
• Musical Family Tree band page
• Blog review
• The Impossible Shapes on jambase.com
• Daytrotter Session (Free Songs)