New American Saint
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New American Saint is the second album by indie rock
, pop punk
, New Jersey
based United States group, Tokyo Rose
. The record was released by Sidecho Records on October 4, 2005. The album quietly strays away from the more punk
-ish sound brought by previous effort, Reinventing a Lost Art
.
also recorded a video for the first track on the album, Spectacle. The video begins focusing on the band as they play the introduction in an abandoned warehouse. It then depicts a man at a desk, attempting to write what most likely would be music. As the group continues to play, the man piles more and more crushed paper behind him, until it becomes enormous. The video ends with the man cycling through the pile until he finds a piece he has written that he likes, and finally runs out of the room. The video was directed by Daniel Yourd at Endeavormedia. The band also appeared on MTVU
's, The Freshmen, talking about the record and the video for "Spectacle". It was repediately played on the network, throughout that week.
2. New American Saint (3:26)
3. Goodbye Almond Eyes (4:03)
4. The Tin Man Gets His Heart (4:45)
5. Treading Water (4:35)
6. Bottle Marked: Caution (3:38)
7. The Hard Eight (3:24)
8. A Reason to Come Home Again (3:23)
9. I Love You... Too (3:59)
10. The Hammer and the Nail (4:03)
11. Meghan Again (3:32)
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...
, pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
based United States group, Tokyo Rose
Tokyo Rose (band)
Tokyo Rose is an indie rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. As of 2007 they have released 3 studio albums, and a short demo EP, whilst extensively changing their lineup over their 7 years of activity.-History:...
. The record was released by Sidecho Records on October 4, 2005. The album quietly strays away from the more punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
-ish sound brought by previous effort, Reinventing a Lost Art
Reinventing a Lost Art
Reinventing a Lost Art was the debut album by New Jersey based indie, pop-punk group, Tokyo Rose. This album was the only that featured Greg Doran on guitar, as he, soon after the release, left the band to become a guitar teacher in his hometown...
.
Video
Tokyo RoseTokyo Rose (band)
Tokyo Rose is an indie rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. As of 2007 they have released 3 studio albums, and a short demo EP, whilst extensively changing their lineup over their 7 years of activity.-History:...
also recorded a video for the first track on the album, Spectacle. The video begins focusing on the band as they play the introduction in an abandoned warehouse. It then depicts a man at a desk, attempting to write what most likely would be music. As the group continues to play, the man piles more and more crushed paper behind him, until it becomes enormous. The video ends with the man cycling through the pile until he finds a piece he has written that he likes, and finally runs out of the room. The video was directed by Daniel Yourd at Endeavormedia. The band also appeared on MTVU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
's, The Freshmen, talking about the record and the video for "Spectacle". It was repediately played on the network, throughout that week.
Track listing
1. Spectacle (3:38)2. New American Saint (3:26)
3. Goodbye Almond Eyes (4:03)
4. The Tin Man Gets His Heart (4:45)
5. Treading Water (4:35)
6. Bottle Marked: Caution (3:38)
7. The Hard Eight (3:24)
8. A Reason to Come Home Again (3:23)
9. I Love You... Too (3:59)
10. The Hammer and the Nail (4:03)
11. Meghan Again (3:32)