United Nations (band)
Early promotional images of the band depicted four people wearing Ronald Reagan masks, and all original contributors were contractually obligated to remain anonymous.
[2] However some members from the band's original line-up have been revealed through interviews and social media posts, such as Daryl Palumbo,[3][4][5][6] Jonah Bayer[7] and Lukas Previn.
United Nations played their first show on January 20, 2009, the day of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.
[8] Nearly four years after their first show, United Nations performed live on January 18, 2013, in Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY with Primitive Weapons, Descender and Black Clouds.
[22] In October and November 2013, United Nations toured the eastern US with Pianos Become the Teeth and Circle Takes the Square.
The lineup for this tour featured Rickly, Bayer, Previn, and David Haik and Zac Sewell both of Pianos Become the Teeth.
[23] United Nations released their second studio album, The Next Four Years, on July 14, 2014, through Temporary Residence Limited.
United Nations self-released the single "Stairway to Mar-a-Lago" on January 20, 2017, through Bandcamp on a name-your-price basis, to coincide with (and protest) the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
Geoff Rickly commented on his vision for the band:To me, it was like, maybe speaking sincerely about things isn't enough to make people pay attention.
Punk is just way too safe these days, so we're hoping by making some audacious claims and doing some strange things and breaking a few laws, we can get people to think at least.
Early promotional images of the band depicted four people wearing Ronald Reagan masks, and all contributors were contractually obligated to remain anonymous.
Many sources claim that Daryl Palumbo, Ben Koller, and also members of various bands signed to Eyeball Records contributed to United Nations.
"[5] Jazz musician Billy Carrión Jr played saxophone on Say Goodbye to General Figment of the USS Imagination on the self titled United Nations album
