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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> The Swim Team
:: Title.......> Juice for Jesus
:: Label.......> Self Released
:: Genre.......> Indie
:: Rip.Date....> Oct-03-2005
:: Street.Date.> 000-00-0000
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 49:15 min
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:: Track Listing:
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:: 01. Dubya
:: 02. The Cycle
:: 03. Danny
:: 04. Earworm
:: 05. Belief
:: 06. Not My Dance Not My Song
:: 07. Sappy Song I
:: 08. Sappy Song II
:: 09. A Shadow of You
:: 10. Wedding Song
:: 11. Goodnight
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Http://www.theswimteam.org
::
:: Try to imagine vocal harmonies of the carpenters backed by
:: the edgy, energetic instrumental sounds of the pixies.
::
:: Formed in the fall of 2004, the swim team has just finished
:: their first full-length cd of original songs, Juice for
:: Jesus. The swim team's line-up consists of Amos Etheridge,
:: who plays guitar, sings and writes most of the music, Adonis
:: Toro, who plays drums, and Lari Garrison, who plays bass and
:: sings. Influences you might hear on this album: the Pixies,
:: Badly Drawn Boy, John Coltrane, R.E.M., Ivy, the Police, Love
:: & Rockets, the Sneaker Pimps, the Foo Fighters, and Dinosaur
:: Jr.
:: The three met through friends, who thought the three had much
:: in common musically in early 2004. Adonis began playing drums
:: in high school for jazz ensembles. By the early 90s he was
:: playing more rock than jazz--drumming for two Seattle bands,
:: the Swifties and the Polka Dots. More recently he has played
:: for Jjam and the Hardison Project.
:: Meanwhile, Amos began playing in Knoxville with an indie-rock
:: band called the Pranksters in the early to mid 90s. He moved
:: to Chicago in 1999, which is where he met Lari, who had
:: always had a passion for music, but had never found the right
:: outlet for her talent. Amos wanted someone to take over some
:: of the vocal responsibilities, and saw Lari as an ideal
:: candidate. She provided vocals (lead and supporting) for a
:: jazz project (The Fierce Invalids) formed by Amos and former
:: Pranksters' drummer, John Krewson.
:: Tired of the hot summers and freezing winters, Amos and Lari
:: left Chicago for Seattle in the fall of 2002. The first year
:: and a half in Seattle was a period of prolific song writing.
:: Amos found him- self crafting songs that moved increasingly
:: away from the jazz influences that shaped the music of the
:: Fierce Invalids and back toward the indie-rock sounds that
:: characterized the songs he wrote for the Pranksters.
:: Friends encouraged Amos and Lari to get out and play this new
:: music, and not people to disappoint friends, the two began
:: playing weekly at the Red Onion Tavern in Seattle. The weekly
:: gig was ultimately how they began playing with Adonis, who at
:: their urging started bringing his drums down to play along
:: with them. The three instantly gelled both musically and
:: personally, and decided to find a bass player to complete the
:: ensemble.
:: After several months of searching for a bass player, Lari
:: decided to solve the problem for the band by picking up the
:: bass herself in October of 2004. She progressed quickly
:: (thanks to years of piano lessons as a kid and the
:: enthusiastic support of her band-mates) and within a week was
:: playing for the band at their weekly gig at the Red Onion.
:: With all the pieces in place, the three set about recording
:: their first full-length album together, Juice for Jesus (it's
:: a funny homophone, and nothing more). The band recorded,
:: produced, did the artwork, and even did the duplication
:: themselves.
:: The songs on the album explore such themes as love, politics
:: and people's beliefs. Amos provides most of the lead vocals
:: on the album, with Lari's soft harmonies complimenting.
:: Adonis's drum work has the complexity of Stewart Copeland's
:: work with the Police with a bit of a jazz fusion feel.
:: Highlights of the album include "dubya", "belief", "not my,
:: dance not my song" and "sappysong II". "Dubya" (track 1) is
:: an angry political song that addresses the frustration many
:: feel about the greed and arrogance that seem to motivate
:: government policy in the United States. "Belief" (track 5) is
:: a musical conversation that tackles the issue of spirituality
:: and the varied ways people come to grips with their places in
:: the larger world. Like the lyrics, the music conveys the
:: mixed emotions, confusion and even comfort that spirituality
:: of all kinds provides. "Not my dance, not my song" (track 6)
:: is a song about love, and the search for it. Finally, "sappy
:: song II" is a song about love, pain, and healing.
:: With their first full-length recording to promote, the three
:: are hoping to play larger venues in Seattle and beyond. In
:: addition to playing out on a wider-basis, the swim team
:: continues to write new music for a follow-up to Juice for
:: Jesus.
::
::
:: Buy it if you like it!!!!
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