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Alex Denillo: Drums, Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Keyboards, Vocals | Rick Denillo: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Keyboards, Vocals

Genre: Rock

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Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2009

Influences: Rolling Stones, Verve, Spiritualized, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Jane's Addiction, the Secret Machines, E.L.O., Goldfrap, T Rex, the Stooges, MC5, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, MGMT, Prince, Queen, Joy Division, New Order, Primal Scream, the Stone Roses

Background:

Based in Rancho Penasquitos, the Pills for Fear were formed in Florida by brothers Alex and Rick
Denillo. Having grown up in the high desert near Joshua Tree, the brothers returned to southern California in 2009. Their first demo landed them a record deal with U.K.-based Flicknife Records.