An Angle was an American
indie rock
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band from
Sacramento, California
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. At the center of this group was singer-songwriter Kris Anaya. The band signed to
Drive-Thru Records in September 2004. In March 2007, the band went on a tour of the US, leading up to June 12, 2007, release of ''The Truth Is That You Are Alive''. On November 15, 2007, a music video was released for "Clean and Gold". In April 2008, the band appeared at the
Bamboozle Left festival.
On Monday, July 20, 2008, Matt Sergent announced via the group's Myspace page that the members of An Angle had decided to go their separate ways. In April 2013, it was announced that An Angle would be playing a reunion show for Sacramento's Launch Festival Kick Off Party 2013.
Members
*Kris Anaya – vocals, guitar
*Matt Sergent – vocals, bass
*Trevor Church – vocals, guitar
*Aram Deradoorian – vocals, drums
*Dan Block – vocals, keyboards,
trombone
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Discography
Albums
*''
And Take It with a Grain of Salt
''...And Take It with a Grain of Salt'' is the first full-length album by the Indie rock band An Angle
An Angle was an American indie rock band from Sacramento, California. At the center of this group was singer-songwriter Kris Anaya. The band ...
'' (2002/2004)
*''
We Can Breathe under Alcohol'' (2005)
*''
The Truth Is That You Are Alive'' (2007)
EPs
*''
5 Days 5 Songs'' (2006)
Non-album tracks
* "A Song for Meghan" – released on ''Songs to Shoot up to'', a
split record with
Mike Sparks
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(2004)
* "
War Is Over
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" – released on ''
Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records'' (2004)
References
External links
*
Interview with Kris for More Important Than Music
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Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Rock music groups from California
Musical groups from Sacramento, California
Drive-Thru Records artists