Lebanon September 16, 2007

With an aim for the kind of instrumental epic drama that groups like Slint and Mogwai had made famous, Tel Aviv's Lebanon quickly began building up a reputation for itself via shows in its home country as well as releasing an initial EP of demo cuts, as well as following the now de rigueur approach of building an Internet fan base worldwide. Showing an agreeable speed to their efforts, the band's full debut album, Sunken City , featuring poet Roni Hirsch as a collaborator, appeared in March 2006, little under a year after it had begun. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the King Hen plays rock/indie/post punk music and features Erik Becker (guitar, vocals), Erick Becter, Dave Hurley (drums), Aaron MacDonald (guitar) and Garrett amrtin (bass).