The Jealous Sound
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The Jealous Sound is a Los Angeles
indie rock
band composed of vocalist and guitarist
Blair Shehan (formerly of Knapsack
), guitarist Pedro Benito (formerly of Sunday's Best
), bassist
Nate Mendel, and drummer
Bob Penn. The band has recently reunited to support Sunny Day Real Estate
on tour.
was released in 2000. In 2003 they shopped around their demos for a full-length follow-up to the EP. The band were set to release an album on Mojo Records
, but soon after their signing, Mojo parted ways with Universal leaving them without a distribution deal. Shuffled over to Mojo/Jive and with little interest in the band they decided to leave the label and return to Better Looking Records to record Kill Them With Kindness
with producer Tim O'Heir. The album was named by Spin
magazine as one of the Top 40 albums of 2003.
In 2005 they announced via their website that they had signed to The Militia Group
for their second album which would be produced again by Tim O'Heir. The official band website has not been updated since 2005, and rumor has spread that lead singer Blair Shehan has decided to quit the band. However, on June 1, 2006, the band posted a blog on their MySpace
, commenting that work on their upcoming LP for The Militia Group is progressing.
On August 24, one of Militia Group's staff said, "I have heard the new songs myself. They're still putting out material."
On August 15, 2008, the band posted a blog on their MySpace page confirming the title of their new release, Got Friends. The blog said the album would be out "real soon" and to stay tuned.
On September 4, 2008, the band posted the following on their MySpace page: "Got Friends available on iTunes 10/14/2008."
On February 13, 2009, the band posted the following blog, entitled "There is hope for us...." on their Myspace page: "Thank you all for standing by our side.... We will post something with a little more detail soon. Promise. Love, The Jealous Sound "
The Vinyl Collective Cooperative has pressed Kill Them With Kindness as a double LP gatefold, on 2 colors (333 on baby blue, 667 on white). The pressing will contain the entire album, “Kill Them With Kindness” as well as the Self-Titled EP. The album and EP, which were originally released on CD by Better Looking Records, have been licensed by the cooperative for release on vinyl.
According to a blog post on The Village Voice's website, The Jealous Sound broke up in 2005, and the songs on the Got Friends EP are "the last shreds of material recorded before Shehan went crazy and more or less disappeared."
Recently On the Jealous Sound myspace page:www.myspace.com/thejealoussound a blog entitled "There is hope for us....", in which it appears the group is "Back" together and recording a new album. Another blog post confirmed on June 24, 2009 that the band would accompany Sunny Day Real Estate
on their 2009 reunion tour.
The Jealous Sound is indeed writing and demoing for a new full length album. They have been joined by friends Nate Mendel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Mendel) of Foo Fighters to play bass and Bob Penn of CoCo B's (http://www.myspace.com/cocobs) to play drums on the new album.
Singer Blair Shehan announces that the new album is called "A Gentle Reminder" and it will be released in January 2012. The promotion tour starts in December, the full tour will start early next year!
The Band have released a new song called "Your Eyes Were Shining" via Soundcloud. Here you can listen: http://soundcloud.com/the-jealous-sound/your-eyes-were-shining
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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 composed of vocalist and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Blair Shehan (formerly of 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....
), guitarist Pedro Benito (formerly of Sunday's Best
Sunday's Best
Sunday's Best was an indie rock band formed in 1997.The band's start came at KXLU, Loyola Marymount University's famous college radio station, where guitarist Ian Moreno, singer/bassist Ed Reyes, and drummer Tom Ackerman all worked at in the late 1990s...
), bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Nate Mendel, and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Bob Penn. The band has recently reunited to support Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...
on tour.
History
The band's self-titled debut EP The Jealous SoundThe Jealous Sound (EP)
The Jealous Sound is the eponymous debut EP by The Jealous Sound and was released in 2000.-Track listing:# "What's Wrong Is Everywhere" - 4:54# "Priceless" - 4:08# "Bitter Strings" - 2:48# "Quiet Life" - 3:33# "Anxious Arms" - 5:25...
was released in 2000. In 2003 they shopped around their demos for a full-length follow-up to the EP. The band were set to release an album on Mojo Records
Mojo Records
Mojo Records was a California-based record label founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin. It became a joint venture with Universal Music Group in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records...
, but soon after their signing, Mojo parted ways with Universal leaving them without a distribution deal. Shuffled over to Mojo/Jive and with little interest in the band they decided to leave the label and return to Better Looking Records to record Kill Them With Kindness
Kill Them With Kindness (The Jealous Sound album)
Kill Them with Kindness is the first full length album by Los Angeles indie rock/emo band The Jealous Sound.-Track listing:#"Hope for Us" - 4:10#"Naive" - 2:58#"Anxious Arms" - 4:59#"The Fold Out" - 3:10#"The Gift Horse" - 3:39...
with producer Tim O'Heir. The album was named by Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
magazine as one of the Top 40 albums of 2003.
In 2005 they announced via their website that they had signed to The Militia Group
The Militia Group
-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...
for their second album which would be produced again by Tim O'Heir. The official band website has not been updated since 2005, and rumor has spread that lead singer Blair Shehan has decided to quit the band. However, on June 1, 2006, the band posted a blog on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, commenting that work on their upcoming LP for The Militia Group is progressing.
On August 24, one of Militia Group's staff said, "I have heard the new songs myself. They're still putting out material."
On August 15, 2008, the band posted a blog on their MySpace page confirming the title of their new release, Got Friends. The blog said the album would be out "real soon" and to stay tuned.
On September 4, 2008, the band posted the following on their MySpace page: "Got Friends available on iTunes 10/14/2008."
On February 13, 2009, the band posted the following blog, entitled "There is hope for us...." on their Myspace page: "Thank you all for standing by our side.... We will post something with a little more detail soon. Promise. Love, The Jealous Sound "
The Vinyl Collective Cooperative has pressed Kill Them With Kindness as a double LP gatefold, on 2 colors (333 on baby blue, 667 on white). The pressing will contain the entire album, “Kill Them With Kindness” as well as the Self-Titled EP. The album and EP, which were originally released on CD by Better Looking Records, have been licensed by the cooperative for release on vinyl.
According to a blog post on The Village Voice's website, The Jealous Sound broke up in 2005, and the songs on the Got Friends EP are "the last shreds of material recorded before Shehan went crazy and more or less disappeared."
Recently On the Jealous Sound myspace page:www.myspace.com/thejealoussound a blog entitled "There is hope for us....", in which it appears the group is "Back" together and recording a new album. Another blog post confirmed on June 24, 2009 that the band would accompany Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...
on their 2009 reunion tour.
The Jealous Sound is indeed writing and demoing for a new full length album. They have been joined by friends Nate Mendel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Mendel) of Foo Fighters to play bass and Bob Penn of CoCo B's (http://www.myspace.com/cocobs) to play drums on the new album.
Singer Blair Shehan announces that the new album is called "A Gentle Reminder" and it will be released in January 2012. The promotion tour starts in December, the full tour will start early next year!
The Band have released a new song called "Your Eyes Were Shining" via Soundcloud. Here you can listen: http://soundcloud.com/the-jealous-sound/your-eyes-were-shining
Discography
- The Jealous SoundThe Jealous Sound (EP)The Jealous Sound is the eponymous debut EP by The Jealous Sound and was released in 2000.-Track listing:# "What's Wrong Is Everywhere" - 4:54# "Priceless" - 4:08# "Bitter Strings" - 2:48# "Quiet Life" - 3:33# "Anxious Arms" - 5:25...
EP (2000, Better Looking RecordsBetter Looking RecordsBetter Looking Records is a record label with offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Founded in 1999, Paul Fischer, who DJ'd at KXLU college radio station in Los Angeles and worked at crank! Records, partnered with Dave Brown who ran Holiday Matinee Publicity and Muddle fanzine. The label grew...
) - Kill Them With KindnessKill Them With Kindness (The Jealous Sound album)Kill Them with Kindness is the first full length album by Los Angeles indie rock/emo band The Jealous Sound.-Track listing:#"Hope for Us" - 4:10#"Naive" - 2:58#"Anxious Arms" - 4:59#"The Fold Out" - 3:10#"The Gift Horse" - 3:39...
(2003, Better Looking RecordsBetter Looking RecordsBetter Looking Records is a record label with offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Founded in 1999, Paul Fischer, who DJ'd at KXLU college radio station in Los Angeles and worked at crank! Records, partnered with Dave Brown who ran Holiday Matinee Publicity and Muddle fanzine. The label grew...
) - Got FriendsGot FriendsGot Friends is the third release from indie rock band The Jealous Sound, digitally released on October 14, 2008. There has not yet been a physical release....
EP (2008, The Militia GroupThe Militia Group-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...
), currently only in MP3 format on iTunes. - A Gentle Reminder LP (2012, Music Is Subjective / Fontana Universal), January 2012.
Videography
- "Bitter Strings" from The Jealous Sound (EP)The Jealous Sound (EP)The Jealous Sound is the eponymous debut EP by The Jealous Sound and was released in 2000.-Track listing:# "What's Wrong Is Everywhere" - 4:54# "Priceless" - 4:08# "Bitter Strings" - 2:48# "Quiet Life" - 3:33# "Anxious Arms" - 5:25...
(2000) - "The Fold Out" from Kill Them With KindnessKill Them With Kindness (The Jealous Sound album)Kill Them with Kindness is the first full length album by Los Angeles indie rock/emo band The Jealous Sound.-Track listing:#"Hope for Us" - 4:10#"Naive" - 2:58#"Anxious Arms" - 4:59#"The Fold Out" - 3:10#"The Gift Horse" - 3:39...
(2003)
External links
- The Jealous Sound official website
- The Jealous Sound on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Lazy-i Interview: May 2004
- 2003 Interview from Rockpile magazine
- The Jealous Sound's page at MusicIsMyDrug.com