Rodan (band)


Rodan was an American post-hardcore band from Louisville, Kentucky The best known lineup of the band consisted of Jeff Mueller, Jason Noble, Tara Jane O'Neil, and Kevin Coultas.

History

Rodan formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1992. After quickly passing through drummers Jon Cook and John Weiss, in 1993 the band was joined by Kevin Coultas. In 1993, they recorded their Aviary demo which saw limited release. Later that year two songs from Aviary; "Milk and Melancholy" and "Exoskeleton", were rerecorded and released as How the Winter Was Passed. Six of the songs on the Aviary demo were re-recorded by Bob "Rusty" Weston and released in 1994 as the album Rusty. The band acted as "Truckstop" in the 1994 cult road movie Half-cocked to which they also contributed music to the soundtrack. Although they were never signed to the label, Rodan was close to Simple Machines, contributing to several compilations and playing at the label's Working Holiday festival. The band also had a John Peel recording session in 1995.
Rodan broke up in 1995 with the members pursuing other musical interests. O'Neil joined Retsin and began a solo career, Mueller joined June of 44, Coultas and Noble joined Rachel's, and Coultas and O'Neil joined The Sonora Pine. Mueller and Noble started Shipping News in late-1996 and continued to perform until Noble died from synovial sarcoma, on August 4, 2012. Jon Cook, the band's original drummer, died in early-February 2013.
Jeanette Leech covers Rodan in the chapter on the Louisville scene in her book on post-rock, Fearless.

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Compilation
Contributions to compilations