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Biography
refimprove|date=July 2010Infobox musical artist| name = The Gothic Archies| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin =| genre = Indie pop , gothic rock | years_active = 1996–present| label = Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch / Elektra Records | associated_acts = The Magnetic Fields | website = http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/gothicarchies.php Official website| current_members = Stephin Merritt Daniel Handler | past_members = The Gothic Archies are a self-described goth rock|goth - bubblegum pop|bubblegum band created and largely performed by Stephin Merritt , more famously of The Magnetic Fields . In 1997, Merritt released The New Despair . The EP featured the song "Your Long White Fingers", which appeared frequently in the cult Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete . The band's name is apparently a pun on the term " Gothic architecture|Gothic Arch " and the Archies .
The band later became more prominent as Merritt would write, perform and record songs for the audiobook versions of Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events . A collection of thirteen songs based on each book and two additional tracks was released as The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events|The Tragic Treasury on October 10, 2006, to coincide with the release of the final book in the series. The Gothic Archies briefly toured to promote the album featuring Merritt on ukulele and Daniel Handler as Lemony Snicket on accordion . In 2002, The Gothic Archies composed original music for the audio book version of Neil Gaiman 's Coraline .
Discography
Looming in the Gloom (1996)cite web|url= http://www.iheartny.com/yourenotthere/looming.html |title=Stephin Merritt Album Gallery: Looming in the Gloom EP |publisher=Iheartny.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-07
The New Despair (1997)
The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events (2006)
References
External links
http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/gothicarchies.php Official website at The House of Tomorrow
Myspace|gothicarchies
Stephin MerrittDaniel Handler DEFAULTSORT:Gothic Archies Category:Lemony Snicket Category:Daniel Handler Category:Gothic rock groups Category:Nonesuch Records artists
