Formed in Minneapolis, MN in 1997 by Tom Berg, Conrad Mach, and Brian Heitzman, Self-Evident have since developed and applied a unique, intricate, and smart formula to standard rock songwriting, conjuring music that is very resistant to categorization.
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Variously described as math, indie, jazz, punk, and post-rock, Self-Evident encompasses all of these styles and more-often in a single three minute song with a strong melodic sense. The instrumentation is simple: bass/vocals, guitar/vocals, and drums.

Self-evident have played over 700 shows in 24 states and 9 countries with countless bands such as Don Caballero, Oxes, Juno, Chokebore, Local H, Bad Wizard, The Vida Blue (Ten Grand), Traindodge, Bear Claw, Bronzed Chorus, Dropsonic, Riddle of Steel, and House Of Large Sizes to name a few.

Multiple full length albums and EPs have been released since their conception in 1997 including the following:

“The Arrogance Of The Common Professional (EP)” - 1999
“What We Sound Like” - 2000
“Direct (EP)” - 2001
“Angular” - 2003
“Epistemology” - 2005
“Self-Evident” - 2007
“Billions (EP)” - 2008
“Endings” - 2009
"We Built A Fortress On Short Notice" - 2012

Self-Evident has also been involved with multiple compilation CDs, split CDs, and promotional releases.