Southeast Engine

Although Southeast Engine hail from a lesser-known Athens -- the cozy college town in Ohio, not the musical enclave in Georgia -- their music pays homage to several locations, touching upon the twangy melancholia of the nearby Appalachians as well as the once-thriving indie scene in Dayton, OH, where several of the bandmates were raised. The group's earliest incarnation was launched in 1999 by two Ohio University students, singer/guitarist Adam Remnant and drummer Leo DeLuca. With Remnant and DeLuca remaining the only constant members, Southeast Engine welcomed additional musicians into the fold, including keyboardist Michael Lachman, bassist Matthew Box, and guitarists Josh Antonuccio and Adam Torres. Southeast Engine have offered four albums: the self-released Love Is a Murder, a Mystery of Sorts (2003), Coming to Terms with Gravity (issued via Bettawreckonize in 2005 and reissued by Misra in 2007), the somewhat religiously themed A Wheel Within a Wheel (2007), and From the Forest to the Sea (2009). ~ Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide