bard
05/20/09, 08:22 AM
i've been listening to this band for quite some time now, probably about 6 or 7 years. the only way i can describe them is expiremental/alternative/eerie... i know that sounds weird, but it's because they're weird.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(band)
i highly recommend checking them out, and am surprised there isn't a thread on them already. their lead singer/lyricist/producer John Congleton is an amazing musician. he mixes together so many sounds, samples, and hard piano together. he has done production work for many talented artist:
(this is just copied and pasted from his wiki)
The Polyphonic Spree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polyphonic_Spree), Modest Mouse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mouse), The Thermals, Smog, Bill Callahan,Kirk Franklin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Franklin), Explosions in the Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosions_in_the_Sky), R. Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly), The Mountain Goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Goats), Swan lake...the members of Wolf Parade and The New Pornographers, St. Vincent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Vincent), Red Knife Lottery, Parata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parata), Erykah Badu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erykah_Badu), The Roots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots), Minus Story (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_Story), 90 Day Men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90_Day_Men), Autopilot Off (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot_Off), Marilyn Manson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson), Black Tie Dynasty, Bono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono) (U2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2)), We Ragazzi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Ragazzi), Two Ton Boa, The Pink Mountaintops, Hitch, Logh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logh), Chin Up Chin Up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_Up_Chin_Up), Sybris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybris), Black Mountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain), Zzzz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzzz), Hagfish, Antony and the Johnsons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_and_the_Johnsons), Mozella, Buddy Miles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles), MC Breed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Breed), William Elliott Whitmore, This Will Destroy You (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Will_Destroy_You), Lymbyc Systym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymbyc_Systym), Micah p. Hinson, The Appleseed Cast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Appleseed_Cast), Pompeii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii), Vessels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vessels), the spoonfed tribe, Haymarket Riot, Single Frame, [DARYL], Shearwater, and Mount Righteous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Righteous).
they have a large discography (5 full lengths, 3 ep's, multiple split/single vinyls) but i'd recommend starting out with What Big Teeth You Have EP. it has only three songs, but totals at about 20 minutes or so if i remember correctly. one original song, and two covers. this EP covers their "faster" songs as well as their "slower" songs.
please check them out and let me know what you think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(band)
i highly recommend checking them out, and am surprised there isn't a thread on them already. their lead singer/lyricist/producer John Congleton is an amazing musician. he mixes together so many sounds, samples, and hard piano together. he has done production work for many talented artist:
(this is just copied and pasted from his wiki)
The Polyphonic Spree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polyphonic_Spree), Modest Mouse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mouse), The Thermals, Smog, Bill Callahan,Kirk Franklin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Franklin), Explosions in the Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosions_in_the_Sky), R. Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly), The Mountain Goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Goats), Swan lake...the members of Wolf Parade and The New Pornographers, St. Vincent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Vincent), Red Knife Lottery, Parata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parata), Erykah Badu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erykah_Badu), The Roots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots), Minus Story (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_Story), 90 Day Men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90_Day_Men), Autopilot Off (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot_Off), Marilyn Manson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson), Black Tie Dynasty, Bono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono) (U2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2)), We Ragazzi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Ragazzi), Two Ton Boa, The Pink Mountaintops, Hitch, Logh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logh), Chin Up Chin Up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_Up_Chin_Up), Sybris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybris), Black Mountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain), Zzzz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzzz), Hagfish, Antony and the Johnsons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_and_the_Johnsons), Mozella, Buddy Miles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles), MC Breed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Breed), William Elliott Whitmore, This Will Destroy You (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Will_Destroy_You), Lymbyc Systym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymbyc_Systym), Micah p. Hinson, The Appleseed Cast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Appleseed_Cast), Pompeii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii), Vessels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vessels), the spoonfed tribe, Haymarket Riot, Single Frame, [DARYL], Shearwater, and Mount Righteous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Righteous).
they have a large discography (5 full lengths, 3 ep's, multiple split/single vinyls) but i'd recommend starting out with What Big Teeth You Have EP. it has only three songs, but totals at about 20 minutes or so if i remember correctly. one original song, and two covers. this EP covers their "faster" songs as well as their "slower" songs.
please check them out and let me know what you think.