Hijk

Dave Tsui - Vocals & Guitar
Trevor Wencl - Drums
Karl Tupper - Bass HIJK Is A Modern Art-Pop Indie Rock Trio From Oakland CA. Formed In 2007 The Band Has Been Described As "hyper Late 90’s-Style Rock Full Of Addictive Hooks And Complex Riffs" By The Bay Bridged. In August Of That Year They Released Their Debut Full-Length Album "The Pen And The Letter" Which Was Met With Positive Reviews In The Press And Blogosphere. In Early 2008 They Created A Campy DIY Live Action Stop-Animation Video For The Song "Paper Boat" With Producer Engineer And Film Buff Enrique Gonzalez Muller The Video Won The SF Bay Guardian Independent Film Maker's Contest And Was Put In Rotation At The De Young Museum In San Francisco And Myx TV Aired A Half Hour Special On The Band For Their Indie Music Series Visual Crunch. In 2009 Karl Tupper The Former Bass Player Of Golden Birds And Booker Of The Underground Berkeley Venue Fort Oregon Joined HIJK On Bass. The New Lineup Immediately Locked In Together... In March Of 2010 HIJK Released RINR. Recorded In A Garden Yoga Studio In Oakland CA The New EP Is Nimble Natural And Fun. While Only 5 Songs And Just Over 17 Minutes The EP Travels Far And Wide In Its Variety And Texture. "You're Upside Down You're Funny" Is A Beautiful Pop Song And The Source Of The EP's Title While "Ba Na Na Na Na" Is A 4 Minute Long Love Song With A 3 Minute Long Intro. Bands HIJK Has Shared The Stage With Sloan Mother Mother Straylight Run Cloud Cult Cold War Kids Heavenly States Birdmonster Hard-Fi Diamond Nights White Rose Movement Scissors For Lefty The Velvet Teen Sabrosa Purr Cex And Rainer Maria Amongst Others. read less