The Quails was a punk

Punk rock

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 band from San Francisco, California

California

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. The band was formed in 1999 by Seth Lorinczi, formerly of Circus Lupus

Circus Lupus

Circus Lupus was a post-hardcore band based in the area of Washington, DC, U.S.A.. The band originally formed in Madison where one-time Ignition and Soul Side bassist Chris Thomson met guitarist Chris Hamley and drummer Arika Casebolt while attending school...

, and have released three albums, the second of which, Atmosphere (2002), was praised for its "strangeness" and "artistic value" by Kerry L. Smith in Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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magazine.

After the band broke up, Lorinczi and Bright formed The Golden Bears, whose debut Wall To Wall is to be released on Amore!Phonics.

Line up

• Seth Lorinczi - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Julianna Bright - drum
  Drum
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  s, vocals
  Singing
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• Jen Smith
  Jen Smith
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   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals

Discography

• We Are the Quails (Inconvenient Press & Recordings, 2001)
• Atmosphere (Inconvenient, 2002)
• The Song Is Love (Mr. Lady Records
  Mr. Lady Records
  Mr. Lady Records was a San Francisco-based lesbian-feminist independent record label and video art distributor. Artists on the label included Le Tigre and The Butchies. OutSmart magazine noted that Mr...
  
  , 2003)

External links

• Interview with The Quails
• The Quails live in Houston, 2003, on You Tube
• The Quails "Listed" in Dusted Magazine