<P> Portugal . The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska . The group consists of John Gourley, Zach Carothers, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Sechrist and Eric Howk . Gourley and Carothers met and began playing music together originally at Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska . Their first two albums were released on Fearless Records . On April 2, 2010, the band signed to Atlantic Records . </P> <P> Around August 2001, the band Anatomy of a Ghost was formed by John Gourley, Joe Simon, Dewey Halpaus, Nick Simon and Zach Carothers . Gourley fronted the band having had no previous singing experience . Anatomy of A Ghost quickly gained popularity, but before long, the group broke up . Portugal . The Man was originally started as John Gourley's side project, with Carothers playing bass . Before they had a drummer, they used drum machines and synth - loops as the backing beat . Gourley and Carothers teamed up with Wesley Hubbard, Nick Klein (former guitar tech for Anatomy of a Ghost) and Harvey Tumbleson, and formed Portugal . The Man . The band left Alaska and went to Portland with the intent of recording and touring . The band recorded demos in the summer of 2004, followed by a U.S. tour that fall . In spring 2005, Klein and Tumbleson left and soon after Jason Sechrist joined the band . Portugal . The Man's debut record Waiter: "You Vultures!" was released by Fearless Records on January 24, 2006 . The album was produced by Casey Bates . </P> <P> The band's name is based on the idea of David Bowie's "bigger than life" fame . They wanted the band to have a bigger than life feel but didn't want to name it after one of their members . "A country is a group of people," guitar player and vocalist John Gourley explains . "With Portugal, it just ended up being the first country that came to mind . The band's name is' Portugal' . The period is stating that, and' The Man' states that it's just one person ." The name has more personal meaning as well: Portugal . The Man was going to be the name of a book that Gourley had planned to write about his father and his many adventures . </P> <P> On June 22, 2007, they released their second full - length album, Church Mouth, again produced by Casey Bates, and set out on a full U.S. headline tour with support from The Photo Atlas, Play Radio Play, Tera Melos and The Only Children among others . They then toured Europe and followed it up with another US headlining tour with support from Rocky Votolato and Great Depression during September and October . Following this tour, they joined Thursday on a short east coast tour in November alongside Circle Takes The Square . </P>

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