Challenger share new video for "Science of a Seizure" off Back to Bellevue LP

Challenger is an indie band from New York City, helmed by producer/songwriter John Ross and rounded out by a backing band for live performances. Ross self-released Challenger’s debut LP The World Is Too Much for Me in 2012. The album’s epic pop sound drew comparisons to Small Black, Peter Gabriel, and Tanlines. The 405 called it “a wonderfully varied and solid piece of electronica” and Consequence of Sound added, “There is a grandiosity and bombast to each tune, echoing with the noise and reverb of polished sequences and crisp synth lines.” Stream Back to Bellevue at Entertainment Weekly. Back to Bellevue is the band's second full-length, which Ross wrote and recorded in his childhood bedroom in Florida, on an extended "vacation" from the hustle of Brooklyn life. Challenger's songs are cinematic, borrowing influences from Ross' work as a film and television composer. Back to Bellevue features vocal parts from Ian Dudley of Inner Outlaws and John Lawless of First Rate People.    Watch "Science of a Seizure" where it premiered at BaebleMusic. "The video, directed by Caleb Rugg and shot at Pennhurst Hospital near Philadelphia, features Ross acting as the abandoned asylum's resident phantom, vocalizing behind delays, high-voltage synth lines, and percussion." - BaebleMusic Artist: Challenger Album: Back to Bellevue Release Date: 05.27.2014 Label: self-released Website Facebook Twitter Soundcloud YouTube "...two for two on delivering solid indie electropop albums..." - Surviving the Golden Age “...an undeniable success for any fan of electro-indie.” - Vinyl Mag "...will easily shake up your sense of hearing like a swift kick to the face. (The good, jolt-you-back-to-life kind of kick, that is.)" - Consequence of Sound "...there’s more to this release than bright synthesizers and frontman John Ross’ often understated vocals." - Entertainment Weekly "...best electro-pop in NYC for three years now.” - 32 ft/sec “...a tantalizing melding of airy dream pop and erratic new wave, evoking soft-hand comparisons to Peter Gabriel.” - The 405

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