I’m adding Incline District’s tune ‘Ohio’ to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One. It’s a song that kind of sneaks up on you – opening almost quietly and building in tension and volume and you find yourself swaying to a solid bass line and a tight band pulling you into a tough-as-nails ending.
Incline District is out of Cincinnati (OH). History note: That city’s transit system once featured inclined railways – inclines – which carried streetcars up steep hills. The guitar player is the vocalist in Incline District but the drummer and the bass player sing. The drummer and the guitar player are neighbors who found each other because they both took the trash out at the same time each week. The guitar player met the bass player while watching horses race in Lexington.
“We originally took the name Incline District to entice our first drummer who lived in the Incline District into joining our band. We switched drummers in 2008 but never changed the name because well it basically helped us book shows in Cincinnati. Since we are from Cincinnati and love playing shows we decided to keep the name. Not our best moment but in the long scheme of things we are okay with what happened.”
Incline District are currently recording their second album. They have released one album titled “Incline District’s First Album of Songs,” and one short EP called “More Songs About Waiting and Nothing.”
The band:
JW Mitchell – Guitar
Frederik Kire – Bass
Asher Kirkman – Drums
Dallas Mitchell – Guitar
Luna Moore – keyboard
