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fave it Emo | Folk Rock
11 tracks | 30 minutes
Released Aug 2004
on Pigeon Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:53 Hell Is Here lyrics BUY MP3 02:53 Hell Is Here lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:53 Hell Is Here
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Crash Your Ride lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Crash Your Ride lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Crash Your Ride
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:53 Let Down lyrics BUY MP3 03:53 Let Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:53 Let Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Ghosting lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Ghosting lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Ghosting
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Invited All lyrics BUY MP3 02:47 Invited All lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Invited All
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:56 You Won't See Me Cloudy in Your Sky lyrics BUY MP3 01:56 You Won't See Me Cloudy in Your Sky lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:56 You Won't See Me Cloudy in Your Sky
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:17 Watergun lyrics BUY MP3 02:17 Watergun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:17 Watergun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:36 Bounce lyrics BUY MP3 02:36 Bounce lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:36 Bounce
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:29 On Your Way lyrics BUY MP3 02:29 On Your Way lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:29 On Your Way
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 Dignity in Death lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 Dignity in Death lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 Dignity in Death
Dark indie pop. "Absolutely amazing" LOU BARLOW (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr.)
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A review of "two years and thirty minutes"
"...The record showcases Schwaber's wide range of talents, from his understatedly brilliant guitar playing (check out the quirky turnaround after the first chorus of "Watergun") to his knack for creating beautiful arrangements (dive into the lovely layers of "Hell is Here" and "Dignity in Death") to his seemingly endless supply of hooks (just try to get the vocal lines on "Let Down" or the guitar line on "Ghosting" out of your head).
The mood on Two Years... shifts from straight-up rock to sparse, nylon-string dirges, but the unmistakable constant is Schwaber's superb songwriting. There are 11 songs in this collection, and only two of them break the three-minute mark. Chalk that brevity up to the fact that Schwaber has mastered one of the most important principles of songwriting: Don't overdo it. He never forces lyrics.
↓ more ↓If he's said everything he needs to say in a single verse, he brings the song in for a gorgeous, graceful landing, as he does on "Crash Your Ride." If he's written a wonderfully funny and catchy verse, he simply repeats it, as he does on "On Your Way." It's a compelling approach -- compelling the listener to revisit the songs again and again and again."
Greg Saulmon - masslive.com
Just some of the many amazing review of Hospital, the band that Mark
led for 5 years...
"At once stark and luxuriant, the music never overwhelms
with angst but instead works a more subtle seduction;
it's music for tender ears and tired hearts,
a sadcore aficianado's dream come true"
Valley Advocate - 1997
"...an endearing postcard from a faraway place."
The Noise - 2000
"...emotionally charged and showing superior musicianship
the quintet never delivered the expected climax. Instead
they left their audience to suffer...gratefully"
Greenfield Recorder - 1997
bio
After a 3 year hiatus from the band Hospital, singer/songwriter Mark
Schwaber returns with a half hour of eleven pop statements. The record is
entitled "two years and thirty minutes". It is being released on
Pigeon Records, home to such great acts as Spouse, Mike Flood,
Lo Fine, Bully Club, Extendo Ride and many more. Recorded over
2 years at Plummer's Mines Studios (engineered by Karl Ourand of
Bloodbath/Pushbutton Warfare), Slaughterhouse Studios (engineered
by Mark Alan Miller) and Woodmont Studios (engineered by Bruce Tull of the
Scud Mountain Boys and Lo Fine) this collection of short and direct songs is
sad, sweet, stressful and silly. In the past 15 years Mark has toured/performed
along side such acts as Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Jawbox, Papas Fritas,
Lois Moffeo and hundreds of others. Mark is currently a member of 2 great
Western Mass bands...Lo Fine (www.lofine.com) and Spouse
(www.spousemusic.com)
contact
Pigeon Records
PO Box 3723
Portland, ME 04104
markschwaber@hotmail.com
www.pigeonrecords.com
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