The Paper Chase (band)


The Paper Chase was an American alternative rock band formed in 1998 by producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, who were signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their albums God Bless Your Black Heart and Now You Are One of Us have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost Records. The Paper Chase produced a combination of discordant melody and jagged noise pop, described by Allmusic as "a jagged structure of avant-garde jazz, noise, indie, and punk".

History

Congleton wrote and produced all of the material, with a few exceptions: Bobby Weaver co-wrote "A Face That Could Launch a Thousand Ships" and "Off with Their Heads" from the album Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know. Mike Sanger co-wrote "Throw Your Body on the Apparatus", and Elliot Figg co-wrote "When You Least Expect It," both from the aforementioned album.
Their next project would have been a two-part album centered on natural disasters. The first half, entitled Someday This Could All Be Yours was released on May 26, 2009 through Kill Rock Stars Records, though the second part has remained unreleased since the band's dissolution.

Members

Former members

  • John Congleton – vocals, guitar, programming
  • Sean Kirkpatrick – synthesizer, piano
  • Bobby Weaver – bass guitar
  • Jason Garner – drums

    Session musicians

  • Kris Youmans – cello
  • Becki Phares – violin
  • Elliot Figg – piano
  • Danna Berger – viola
  • Tony Scholl – horns

    Previous members

  • Aryn Dalton – drums
  • Matt Armstrong – piano

    Discography

Albums

  • Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know
  • Cntrl-Alt-Delete-U
  • Hide the Kitchen Knives
  • God Bless Your Black Heart
  • Now You Are One of Us
  • ''Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1''

    Singles and EPs

  • Essays on Frantic Desperation
  • ...And the Machines Are Winning
  • What Big Teeth You Have
  • Split with Red Worms Farm
  • Split with Will Johnson
  • Split with Xiu Xiu

    Interviews

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  • McMahan, Tim "", Lazy-I

    Reviews

  • Johnson, Zac "", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  • Morris, Kurt "", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  • Brown Marisa "", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  • Marshalek, Russ "", Stylus Magazine
Category:Alternative rock groups from Texas
Category:Musical groups from Dallas
Category:Musical groups established in 1998
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010
Category:Kill Rock Stars artists
Category:1998 establishments in Texas
Category:2010 disestablishments in Texas