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The Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle,
Washington.
Early History Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle,
Washington, and later moved to in Anchorage, Alaska while in elementary
school. He later returned to Seattle, and formed the Bun Family Players and
the Western State Hurricanes. Following the collapse of the latter, he
acted as touring keyboardist for Harvey Danger.
In 2001 Harvey Danger singer/songwriter Sean Nelson suggested that he and
Roderick record an album -- half of the songs penned by John, and the other
half by Sean. Death Cab for Cutie band member Chris Walla had recently
opened up the Hall of Justice studio in Seattle, and agreed to help them
record.
John recruited Joe Bass of Sky Cries Mary and Brian Young of Fountains of
Wayne to flesh out several of the songs, and gradually the album evolved to
feature only John's songs. After several months, The Worst You Can
Barsuk Records Treats
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