Free Keys is a rock band that emerged from Tehran's underground music scene and appeared in No One Knows About Persian Cats.1 A contemporary Radio Farda interview dates its beginning to 2007, with Pooya on vocals, Arash on drums and Arya on bass. After Arya left, the account names Amon on guitar and vocals and Ali on bass.1
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Recordings and the move to Brooklyn
The interview discussed Dream Mechanics as a forthcoming album. That announcement is retained as a plan rather than proof of release.1 A later WFMU introduction describes the band's move from Tehran to Brooklyn.2
Free Music Archive preserves a WFMU session under the title Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park May 17th 2012, with a release date of May 17, 2012.2
Sources
- 1Episode 3: Talking To Free Keys · Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Free Keys started in 2007 with Pooya on vocals, Arash on drums, and Arya playing bass. After Arya left, Amon joined on guitar and vocals, and Ali joined as the new bassist.
Free Keys The Tehran-based band Free Keys gained attention as part of Bahman Ghobadi's 2009 film "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (watch the whole movie online here, legally) about the music scene in Tehran.
They are now working on their next album, "Dream Mechanics," which is set for release later this year.
- 2Free Keys | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park May 17th 2012
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Having braved the underground indie scene in Tehran, the Free Keys moved to Brooklyn to be able to play music without the fear of being arrested. Featured in the movie "No One Knows About Persian Cats," the musicians from Tehran, Iran are documented trying to make music. (Meghan, WFMU 2012.)
Released May 17, 2012