The Blood Group

Blood Group, the New York outfit, counted Miss Jessica B., James Jackson Toth—who co-runs the independent label Polyamory—Jarvis Tavvs, and Josh Taht, formerly of the Radiation Kings, among its members. Their first release came in 2001 with the eight-track EP Everything Forgotten Gathers at the Ceiling on Le Grand Magistry, which featured guest appearances by Mercury Rev/Hopewell keyboardist Justin Francis Russo and underground hip-hop DJ/programmer NASA. The full-length Volunteers appeared the next year in 2002.