Institute (band)

American rock band

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Institute

Institute in 2005

Background information
Origin| United States
Genres|

* Hard rock[1]
* post-grunge[2]
* alternative rock[3]

Years active| 2004–2006
Labels| Interscope
Past members|

* Gavin Rossdale
* Chris Traynor
* Cache Tolman
* Josh Freese
* Charlie Walker

Website| institutemusic.com

Institute was an American rock band featuring Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Their only album, Distort Yourself, was released on September 13, 2005.

## History

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Institute was formed in 2004 in the wake of a hiatus by lead singer Gavin Rossdale's other band, Bush. Rossdale formed Institute with guitarist Chris Traynor (who had previously played with Bush), adding bassist Cache Tolman (Rival Schools) and drummer Josh Freese. The latter was only enlisted temporarily, as the band needed a drummer for the recording of their first album, Distort Yourself. Rossdale later recruited Charlie Walker (Split Lip, Chamberlain).

After reuniting with Interscope Records, who had released Bush's first three albums, Rossdale started work on Distort Yourself with producer and Helmet frontman, Page Hamilton.

The album was released on September 13, 2005, and debuted at No. 81 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts, with first-week sales slightly over 12,000.[citation needed] Its first single, "Bulletproof Skin", reached a peak of No. 28 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and 29 on the Modern Rock Chart.[citation needed]

Institute played numerous Bush songs live, including "Machinehead", "The People that We Love", "Swallowed", an acoustic version of "Comedown", and "Glycerine". They also performed on The Tyra Banks Show with Banks herself, after Rossdale gave her guitar lessons.[4]

In late 2005, Institute opened for U2 on several of their Vertigo Tour dates. As of 2007, there were no plans for Institute to continue activity as a band[5]

## Band members

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* Gavin Rossdale (vocals, guitar)
* Chris Traynor (guitar)
* Cache Tolman (bass)
* Charlie Walker (drums)

## Discography

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Studio albums

* Distort Yourself (2005) - US number 81

Singles

Year  | Title  | Chart positions  | Album

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US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock
2005  | "Bullet Proof Skin"  | 26  | 26  | Distort Yourself

## References

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Institute – Distort Yourself". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gavin Rossdale – Wanderlust". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
3. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Gavin Rossdale biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
4. ^ Tyra rocks out with Gavin TyraShow.WarnerBros.com. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
5. ^ "Gavin Rossdale Net". October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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* MusicBrainz