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Biography (courtesy of Tooth & Nail Records)

Aside from the fact that their brand of emotional indie-rock is all at once beautiful, engaging and uplifting, Slow Coming Day is a band of uncompromising musicians. Their debut for Tooth & Nail Records, "Farewell To The Familiar" was produced by Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids, Appleseed Cast) and is marked by its abandon, beauty, and intense lyrical themes. All very much in the first-person, songwriter Orion Walsh's lyrics poignantly and intimately address divorce ("Family Ties"), the loss of a loved one ("A Midsummer's Nightmare", "A Part of Me Died") materialism, dreams, and love; all with an insight and experience beyond his years.

Only having formed in February of 2001, Slow Coming Day has covered impressive ground in a relatively short time. Already they've managed to garner comparisons to indie-rock mainstays such as Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, and The Juliana Theory in the same time it takes many bands to develop a sound worth hearing. Songs like "Captivated" and "A Midsummer's Nightmare" stretch the conventional rock and roll boundaries and feature lush soundscapes, immediately memorable melodies, and a believable emotive tone.

Having toured with the likes of Mae, Copeland, the Working Title, Anberlin, Emery, Mewithoutyou, Spitalfield, Action Action, As Tall As Lions, Gatsby's American Dream, and many others, Slow Coming Day has established themselves as a hard working band in the indie market today. Currently the band is touring and writing for their next full-length album.