The Dodos are an American indie rock band, consisting of guitarist and singer Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber.

Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, the duo has released eight studio albums over a fifteen-year span since their formation in 2005.

Half was a student of West African Ewe drumming and intricate Blues fingerpicking guitar, the other hails from a background in heavy metal bands.

Going from the raw, acoustic roots-rock on their albums ‘Visiter’ and ‘No Color’ to the more expansive, pop sound of ‘Time to Die’ and ‘Carrier’; guitarist-vocalist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber have spent their career seeking to blur the line between the inherently melodic nature of Long's guitar and the rhythmic, atonal clatter of Kroeber's drums.

The album ‘Individ’ can be seen as a resolution of this duality, combining their old acoustic sensibilities with an expansive vision and sound, and this performance served as further proof.

[10] The autumn following the release of Carrier The Dodos performed "Don't Try and Hide It" with their former tourmate Neko Case as their guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

[11] The band was chosen by Les Savy Fav to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated with Pavement in December 2011 in Minehead, England.

[12] The Dodos' fifth album, Carrier, was released August 27, 2013 via Polyvinyl Record Co. on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats.

The album was recorded in the band's hometown of San Francisco, CA at John Vanderslice's iconic Tiny Telephone Studios.

The album received multiple accolades from FILTER,[13] The Line of Best Fit,[14] Under The Radar[15] and others and performed Carriers lead single, "Confidence" on the Late Show with David Letterman.