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band formed in the early 1990s in

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. The band recorded a

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in 1991 prior to the release of their debut album, ''Dial Square'' (1992), on the Roughneck Recordings label, which was a subsidiary of Fire Records. The album was produced by Don Fleming, and was followed by ''Life's Too Long'' in 1993 (produced by

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's Frankie Stubbs). The band split before their third album was released, though a reunion of sorts took place in 2000, when Russell Lee replaced Jan Konopka on bass and a single, "Fuck You" was released in 2001 on Antipop Records. The band released another album, ''Note to Self'', on Boss Tuneage in April 2010, followed by a tour. They have since toured in Japan, twice, in 2010 and 2012 for the "Note to Self" and "Always Ends" albums, respectively. Currently the band members are: Paul Thomson (guitar & vocals), Dec Kelly (drums), and Russell Lee (bass & backing vocals).

Discography

Singles

*"I Won't Try" (test pressing) *"I Won't Try"/Apple"/"Daynight" *"Wish"/"You Made Me Realise"/"Everywhere I Look"/"Who You Are" *"Better Than Before"/"In Front Of You"/"I Won't Try (Lazy Version)"/"What You Said (Shimmyglitter Mix)" *"Wow" *"Slugabed":"Just Get Stuck"/"Abnegate"/"Three Five Nine"/"Still Get By" *"Counting Days"/"Mod Song No. 2"/"Fragments" *"Fly Me to the Moon"/"A Day In The Life Of A Show Girl" (Released as a promotional freebie with the 'Life's Too Long' album) *"Fuck You"/"Since You've Been Gone" *"The Covers EP"

Albums

*''Dial Square'' (Roughneck, 1992) *''Life's Too Long'' ( Fire Records, 1993) *''The Desert'' (Recorded in 1994, released on Bitter & Twisted, 2011) *''I Won't Try'' (Compilation, Fire Records, 2005) *''Note to Self'' (Boss Tuneage, 2010) *''Always Ends'' (Bitter & Twisted, 2012) *''Go Team No Hope'' (Bitter & Twisted, 2016)

References

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