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Viva Voce was an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed by Kevin Robinson and Anita Robinson. Their music drew on several influences including psychedelic rock, classic rock, folk and R&B. ==History== The Robinsons formed Viva Voce in 1998 in their native Muscle Shoals, Alabama and later relocated to Nashville and then the Portland area in 2003. Their first album, ''Hooray for Now'', was released in 1998. The band formed their own label, Amore!Phonics, and released ''Lovers, Lead the Way!'' in 2003 in conjunction with Asthmatic Kitty. The follow-up, ''The Heat Can Melt Your Brain'', was released in 2004 and received positive critical response and heightened exposure for the band. Broadening their fanbase worldwide, Viva Voce toured extensively in Europe after signing with UK indie label Full Time Hobby. They toured with The Shins and Jimmy Eat World. Their fourth album, ''Get Yr Blood Sucked Out'', was released August 21, 2006 in Europe and September 12, 2006 in the USA. After playing their final show of 2007 on September 6 during MusicfestNW, Kevin announced that Viva Voce would be working on their new album and would continue touring in 2008. For the 2009 album ''Rose City'', two more band members were hired for touring, Evan Railton and Corrina Repp. Viva Voce's sixth, and final, studio album, ''The Future Will Destroy You'', was released on June 21, 2011 on Vanguard Records. It received positive reviews from numerous music outlets. (Paste Magazine ) gave the album a 7.2 out of 10. The band split up in 2013 when Kevin and Anita divorced. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viva Voce (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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