Chris Walla (of Death Cab for Cutie) has done mixing for The Prom (the 3-song EP Saloon Song) and they released an album on Barsuk records.
The Prom was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1999 by James Mendenhall and David Broecker, who had previously played together in their home town of Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2001 they played west coast shows with Rainer Maria, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Bright Eyes.
[2] A reviewer for AllMusicGuide mentioned compared the band's music to that of Elton John, Death Cab for Cutie, Billy Joel, Grandaddy and The Black Heart Procession.
A few months later, Demos 2003 was released, along with a newly edited lyric video with tour footage from the period.