Infinite Jest (album)
Encyclopedia
Infinite Jest is an EP
by American
indie rock
band We Are The Fury
. It was released in 2006 as a re-issue of their 2005 EP The Fury. Its name is taken from the David Foster Wallace
novel entitled Infinite Jest
, the title of which is in turn taken from a line in William Shakespeare
's Hamlet
.
It was the band's second EP and the only one to be released under the New Armada record label
. Following the release of this EP, the band moved to One Big Spark
and released their debut album, Venus
.
The EP is available to listen to on the band's PureVolume
page.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band We Are The Fury
We Are the Fury
-Musical career:The group was founded as The Fury in Toledo, Ohio in 2004. Prior to forming the band, all original members were in a local Toledo, OH band called Hearsay TAO. Shortly after the demise of Hearsay TAO, the remaining members started The Fury, a name they chose inspired by one of...
. It was released in 2006 as a re-issue of their 2005 EP The Fury. Its name is taken from the David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California...
novel entitled Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America, and touches on tennis, substance addiction and recovery programs, depression, child abuse, family relationships, advertising and popular entertainment,...
, the title of which is in turn taken from a line in William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
.
It was the band's second EP and the only one to be released under the New Armada record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. Following the release of this EP, the band moved to One Big Spark
One Big Spark
One Big Spark is an American record label owned and operated by Virb Inc. as part of the EastWest family of labels...
and released their debut album, Venus
Venus (album)
Venus is the first album by We Are The Fury. It was released on May 22, 2007.-Track listing:...
.
The EP is available to listen to on the band's PureVolume
PureVolume
PureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
page.