Mordecai (band)

American synth pop band from Portland, Oregon

Mordecai

Origin| Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres| Synth pop, indie pop, emo
Years active| 2014–present
Members| Andrew Endres
Kate Kilbourne
Nick Quiller
Website| www.mordecaipdx.com

Mordecai is an American synth pop band from Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3] The band self-released their debut full-length album It's Never Enough on August 30, 2017. The band consists of Andrew Endres (lead vocals, bass), Kate Kilbourne (synthesisers, violin, vocals) and Nick Quiller (drums, samplers).

## History

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Mordecai formed in 2014 and gained traction by performing live and promoting themselves on the internet and through their fans.[4][1]

Their debut album It's Never Enough was released on August 30, 2017.[5] The album was highly received by critics,[6] with reviews from Telegram,[7] Lemonwire,[8] WorldNews,[9] Vortex Magazine,[2] High Note,[10] and other outlets.[11][12]

In late 2016, the band embarked on a West Coast tour of the United States and Mexico from Seattle, Washington to Tijuana, Mexico to Salt Lake City, Utah.[13][14][15] In 2017 the band embarked on a three month long European Tour spanning 11 countries including Italy,[16] Germany,[17][18] France, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands,[19] Czech Republic,[20] Spain,[21] Portugal, Switzerland, and Austria.

## Discography

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Mordecai, Portland, Oregon (2017)

### Albums

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* It's Never Enough (2017)

### Singles

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* Alone (2016)

## References

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1. ^ a b Holian, Danielle. "Interview - Mordecai". Puremzine.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
2. ^ a b Voelker, Ryan. "Mordecai: 'Control' [Song Premiere]". Vrtxmag.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
3. ^ Holian, Danielle. "Interview". Puremzine.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
4. ^ Neill, Luke (November 15, 2017). "Mordecai on Sounds of PDX". Prp.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
5. ^ "It's Never Enough". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
6. ^ [1] [dead link]
7. ^ Infante, Victor. ""It's Never Enough"". Telegram.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
8. ^ Miller-Gould, Dodie (August 17, 2017). "New band, Mordecai, takes avant-pop to a new level". Lemonwire.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
9. ^ "Album Reviews: Mordecai_ Dale Ann Bradley_ Dalek_ Madeline Kenney and Bicep". Article.wn.com.
10. ^ Smith, Shaun (August 17, 2017). "Mordecai Pours It's All Into "It's Never Enough"". Highnoteblog.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
11. ^ "Mordecai, Amani, Amenta Abioto". Portlandmercury.com.
12. ^ Holian, Danielle. "Mordecai 'It's Never Enough' (Album Review)". Puremzine.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
13. ^ "Eventbrite". Thesilverlakelounge.com.
14. ^ "Eventbrite". Ticketfly.com.
15. ^ "Mordecai / Le Chateau / Minor Birds at The Merrow | Latest CBS Local Sacramento KYXY Events - Music | KyXy 96.5". events.kyxy.cbslocal.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
16. ^ ""Wop Wop", a Lecce gli americani Mordecai". November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via PressReader.
17. ^ "Freaky Friday: Miami Mall / Mordecai @ Madame Claude in Berlin". Berlin.nachtkultur.info. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
18. ^ "FREAKY FRIDAY". Madameclaude.de.
19. ^ "Amsterdam Songwriters Guild : Mordecai - Pakhuis de Zwijger". Dezwijger.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
20. ^ "Mordecai (USA), Karabekian". Klubovna.povalec.cz.
21. ^ "Mordecai + Pablo Contreras Triunfador". Sinosecancela.com. November 18, 2017.

## External links

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* mordecaipdx.com

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