Johnny Solomon
| Communist Daughter | |
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Members of the band Communist Daughter in the Minneapolis West Bank neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside, June 2013
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie folk |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Grain Belt |
| Website | www |
| Members | Johnny Solomon Adam Switlick Molly Moore Al Weiers Dillon Marchus Steven Yasgar |
| Past members |
Jonathan Blaseg |
Jonathan Blaseg
Christopher McGuire
Lee VanLith
Ian Prince
Communist Daughter is an indie rock band from Saint Paul, Minnesota, founded by Johnny Solomon. The band's name comes from the title of a song by the band Neutral Milk Hotel.
Communist Daughter was founded in 2009 by singer and songwriter Johnny Solomon in Prescott, Wisconsin. Solomon moved from Saint Paul to Prescott in 2007 after the breakup of his marriage and his band Friends Like These due to addiction, mental health issues, and a spell in jail. There he took over the Boxcar restaurant, and began writing and recording under the Communist Daughter moniker, taking the name from a Neutral Milk Hotel song. He assembled a band of Twin Cities musicians: bass player Adam Switlick, formerly the guitarist with Friends Like These, keyboard player Jonathan Blaseg, and drummer Steve Yasgar, formerly of A Whisper in the Noise and Swiss Army. They recorded a four song demo that included the track "Not The Kid", and added singer Molly Moore whom Solomon met when she visited his restarurant. Communist Daughter signed to Grain Belt Records and began recording the debut album Soundtrack to the End. At this time they added guitar player Al Weiers formerly of Faux Jean and the Odd. Steve Yasgar left the band and they finished recording the album with drummer Christopher McGuire (12 Rods, Kid Dakota).
In March 2010 the single "Not The Kid" reached No. 1 on KCMP 89.3 The Current's charts. Steve Yasgar returned to the band, and keyboard player Lee VanLith, who played with Yasgar in A Whisper in the Noise, joined the band. Soundtrack to the End was released in April 2010 on Grain Belt Records.
In late 2010, after a performance at the CMJ Music Festival that Solomon described as a "disaster," Solomon put the band on hold and checked into rehab at Hazelden treatment facility in Center City, Minnesota, for treatment of alcohol and meth addiction and bipolar disorder. While he was in treatment, two songs from Soundtrack To The End ("Speed of Sound" and "Soundtrack to the End") were featured in Season 7 Episode 14 (P.Y.T.) of the ABC show Grey's Anatomy.
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