Artist · chart history
Secret Machines
Band Dallas United States Formed 2000
Secret Machines formed in 2000 in Dallas, United States. Secret Machines has 30 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Nowhere Again”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted Secret Machines most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 18 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Secret Machines started in Dallas in 2000 and moved to New York City, and on Now Here Is Nowhere in 2004 they sounded like a spaceship taking off from the back of a bar: huge, thudding drums, droning keyboards and guitars that stretch toward the horizon. The original trio was 2 brothers, Brandon Curtis on vocals, bass and keyboards and Benjamin Curtis on guitar, with Josh Garza pounding the kit, and Reprise put the records out.
"Nowhere Again" is the one that caught on, a big, hypnotic, space rock anthem with a beat that plods and pounds like a giant walking, while "First Wave Intact" sinks deep into the trance. Ten Silver Drops followed in 2006 with "Lightning Blue Eyes", tighter and brighter but just as widescreen.
Benjamin left in March 2007 to focus on School of Seven Bells, and Phil Karnats took over on guitar. These days Secret Machines are a 2-piece, Brandon Curtis and Josh Garza carrying the signal on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Secret Machines on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nowhere Again | 19 | #22 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Lightning Blue Eyes | 10 | #42 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | First Wave Intact | 1 | #625 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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