Best known for their catchy single “Closer to Free,” [roviLink="MN0000047789"]the BoDeans won over a huge Midwestern following in the late 1980s and early ‘90s with their accessible adult alternative sound.
One of the leading lights in the Midwestern roots-rock/adult-contemporary scene, the BoDeans had their heyday in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. Fronted by singer/guitarists Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas, the group gained national attention with the sunny anthem “Closer to Free,” a tune selected as the theme song of the popular PARTY OF FIVE TV series. Although the Wisconsin-based ensemble disbanded during the late ‘90s in order for Neumann and Llanas to pursue solo careers, they reconvened for 2004’s RESOLUTION.
Oarfin
2011
429 Records
2010
He and He Records / Oarfin
2008
Zoe
2004
Reprise / Slash/Reprise
1996
Reprise / Slash/Reprise
1995
Slash/Reprise
1993
Reprise / Slash/Reprise
1991
Reprise / Slash/Reprise
1989
Warner Bros. / Slash/Reprise
1987
Reprise / Slash/Warner Bros.
1986



