TAUK is an American four-piece progressive rock-fusion band from Oyster Bay, New York.
Tauk (pronounced "talk", shortened from Montauk, NY) has toured with Umphrey's McGee, Disco Biscuits, Papadosio, STS9, The String Cheese Incident, and others. The group tours the United States regularly every year, averaging about 160 shows. In 2015, the group released Headroom, the band's first double-CD set culled from live performances. Much of their recording is done in collaboration with engineer Robert Carranza, who has produced three of their studio albums.
History
Band members Matt Jalbert, Charlie Dolan, and A.C. Carter began playing together while growing up on Long Island as teenagers. Dolan, Jalbert, and Carter formed their first band in seventh grade. The group initially had a vocalist, Alessandro Zanelli, who left the group in 2011 and was not replaced; they have worked as an instrumental group since. Isaac Teel entered the band later when he met Dolan in college. The group won its first major attention opening on tour for Umphrey's McGee in 2014.
Members
- Current
- Matt Jalbert (guitar)
- Charlie Dolan (bass)
- A.C. Carter (keyboards and organ)
- Isaac Teel (drums)
- Former
- Alessandro Zanelli - vocals
Discography
Studio Albums
- Ride (before 2005)
- Brokedown King (2010)
- Homunculus (2013)
- Collisions (2014)
- Sir Nebula (2016)
- Shapeshifter II: Outbreak (2018)
- Chaos Companion (2021)
- Equalizer (2023)
Live Albums
- Headroom (2015)
- Real Tauk, Vol.1 (2018)
- Real Tauk, Vol.2 (2019)
- Real Tauk, Vol.3 (2019)
EPs
- Shapeshifter I: Construct (2018)
- Pull Factors (2011)
Singles
- Horizon (2016)
- Realize (2017)
- Space Ghost (2017)
- Revenge of Weenus (2017)
- Premises (2018)
- Convoy (2018)
- CMF 9000 (2018)
- Checkmate (2018)
- Come On Now (2020)
- Moon Dub (2021)
References
- raannt (2016-09-08). "What Does TAUK Mean? An Interview With The Band". raannt. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "Conceptualizing TAUK with Charlie Dolan - Jambands". Jambands. 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- Rock-fusion band TAUK to perform at Spot Underground in Providence. Providence Journal, September 21, 2014.
- Jam Big or Go Home: TAUK’s new live album is cosmic and unrelentingly fun. The Valley Advocate, February 29, 2016.
- Sounds of Summer: Tauk. Relix, June 30, 2016.
- "About – TAUK". www.taukband.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Tauk: Band communicates without words. The Register-Guard, March 11, 2016.
- No Talk From Tauk. Syracuse New Times, September 2, 2015.