BIO

In the summer of 2000 the carefree and relaxing days brought three young musicians together with a drive to play music.  Already great friends and enjoying times in the sun before their junior year of high school, Neal Spencer, Dan Larkum, and Miguel Silva found themselves in a cool basement producing the uplifting vibrations of reggae music that they loved so much.  With Spencer, a master of the drum kit, Larkum a natural on the bass, and Silva strumming the six strings of a cheap guitar and singing vocals into a weak PA system, Restrung was born.  The trio later was looking to add some warm harmonies to their sound and asked classmate Brian Kelly to join the lineup.  Kelly's familiarity with the guitar also allowed the group to incorporate more dense and intricate rhythmic strumming patterns as his and Silva's playing matched well.

The band worked for months, compiling a number of original tracks, and in December they recorded their first 7 song EP, A Separate Piece, at Paranoise Record Studio, in Hartford, Connecticut.  Over time, they began to uncover elements in their playing that soon created the style that is Restrung.   Silva started writing deeply felt political lyrics and a whole new set of tracks was written over the next year.  The band's sound tightened with experience and in the summer of 2002 they recorded their first full-length 10 song LP, UNIDAD in New Haven, Connecticut at BarNone Studio.  Weeks before the release of the debut album, Brian Kelly left the band, however Restrung continued to play and offer their message to their loyal fans.  In the fall Silva went to school in Maine while Spencer and Larkum continued school in the Hartford area.  Close contact has been maintained and the trio plans to regroup in the upcoming summer to write new music and continue playing for the people.