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...title of Bishop Allen’s debut album may be “Charm School”, but co-frontman Christian T. Rudder ’98 (and founder of the wildly successful website thespark.com) insists that it is not a winking reference to his alma mater: “[Charm School] is not an allusion to Harvard. Harvard is definitely not a charm school—if anything it’s the opposite...
Lack of grace notwithstanding, Harvard played an integral role in Bishop Allen’s genesis. Rudder met his future collaborator, Justin A. Rice ’99, in the basement of Pennypacker, where both honed their musical sensibilities as disc jockeys for WHRB?...
Rudder describes Bishop Allen’s sound as “pop/rock” and cites Blondie as an influence. Nevertheless, tracks from Charm School like “Little Black Ache,” “Eve of Destruction,” and “Busted Heart” evoke “The Moon and Antarctica”-era Modest Mouse...
...Bishop Allen is currently in the process of recording a follow-up to “Charm,” entitled “Clementines.” Rudder promises an improved, if familiar, experience: “I guess [‘Clementines’] is similar to the last record, but better. It has better production—not slicker—just richer, fuller, and livelier...