Silver Sweepstakes
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Silver Sweepstakes is the first full length album
by indie rock
/ emo
band Knapsack
. It was released in 1995 on Alias Records
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by 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...
/ emo
Emo (music)
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...
band Knapsack
Knapsack (band)
Knapsack was formed in 1993 by Blair Shehan and Colby Mancasola . Shehan and Mancasola were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist Jason Bokros and bassist Rod Meyer completed the lineup....
. It was released in 1995 on Alias Records
Track listing
- Cellophane - 3:31
- Trainwrecker - 3:54
- Effortless - 3:13
- Fortunate and Holding - 3:50
- Casanova - 2:43
- Makeshift - 1:28
- Centennial - 3:47
- Symmetry - 3:16
- True to Form - 2:24
- Addressee - 5:54
- Silver Sweepstakes - 5:55