Common Anomaly - Up Up and Away

With a local following and hopes of a future with the promise of travel four young men find themselves at a turning point in their soon to be professional lives.

Common anomaly is a band that has fortified their insignia while enjoying small-scale touring and a sense of admiration from many in the near by area. Formed in 2007 as three piece folk experiment the band is now consists of four members producing more of an “indie dance-rock” sound, yet preferring to relinquish a genre in regards to any specific type of music.

The group began playing shows at the local club Avogadro’s Number on open mike nights and has since progressed to a multitude of venues throughout Fort Collins, Denver, surrounding areas, and even a string of shows in the mid west including dates in Chicago. Within the realm of Fort Collins the band is a regular at venues such as Hodis Half Note and Road 34, and has also played several house parties and small events.

The group released their first recoding  “These Drowning Days” in July of 2009, and have since been working on recording their next full length album which will be released to the public on March 12th.  The recording process has consisted in friend’s home studios, and the new album is due to be mastered at the esteemed Blasting Room.

“It’s not about the millions, just playing and making a living,” says vocalist and guitar player Nick Lofaro. Lofaro claims that the band tries to remain egalitarian renouncing any sort of a front man; three of the four members actively sing while playing their instruments. “It’s a brotherhood family sort of aspect.”

And such is the vibe the band portrays: all members live within the same household where they regularly practice in their basement below the hardwood floors where friends congregate and the band spends their days.  The bond between these men is discernable and a sense of vigor is elegantly displayed through their musical fashion and lifestyle.

This lifestyle now beckons for travel and adventure. “We really want to tour and do a lot of big things now,” says Paul Simmons on guitar violin and vocals. “The idea of traveling and playing music is what appeals the most.”

On last years tour to Chicago the band paid for travel expenses out of their own pocket, but say the experience was well worth the adventure and the shows were well received in the Chicago area. The band now has aspirations of playing the South By Southwest music festival in Austin Texas this March, and whatever shows can fill in on the journey afar.

“We will see if that works out being a bigger circle,” comments Simmons on the idea of going on another tour, “We will do whatever we can to find our way there and back.”

In Fort Collins the band continues to grow popularity while working gearing up for future tours.

“I really like their synthy dance sound.” Says fan Mark Peterson. Peterson first saw the band at Road 34 a few months prior and hopes to catch more shows soon.

And plenty of shows are coming from the band, within the state and hopefully beyond. With the release of their new album on March 12th the band will host a CD release party at Hodis Half Note, one of their most popular venues to play.

“I can tell their music will last, we will look back and remember them as a band we appreciated” says Brooke Hunger, a co-worker of Simmons.

Whatever the future holds for Common Anomaly one thing is certain – the band has already built something that characterizes their energy, and not to mention have played a few great shows. Whatever the outcome of what is to come it is certain that these are accomplished young artists.

Perhaps Lofaro sums it up best, “We’re all working class kids, I guess that’s what rock n’ roll is all about.”