Tears Run Rings is an American

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band consisting of singer/bassist Laura Watling, singer/guitarist Matthew Bice, guitarist Ed Mazzucco, guitarist Tim Morris, and drummer Dwayne Palasek. They have released three albums.

History

Ed Mazzucco, Laura Watling, Tim Morris, and Dwayne Palasek have been collaborating various incarnations since the mid-90s. In 2007 they released their first EP as Tears Run Rings called "A Question and an Answer". They later teamed up with Matthew Bice of Shelflife Records to produce a full-length album entitled ''Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never'', which was released on Florida's Clairecords in April 2008. The album was well-reviewed (4/5 stars) and drew strong comparisons to

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''Somewherecold'' ranked ''In Surges'' No. 8 on their ''Somewherecold Awards 2016'' list. In 2018, Tears Run Rings contributed an exclusive song to the

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Discography

Albums

*''Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never'' (2008) *''Distance'' (2010) *''In Surges'' (2016) *''Everything in the End'' (2024)

EPs

*''A Question and an Answer'' (2007) *''Somewhere'' (2018)

Singles

*"Lost Touch" (2024)

References

External links

Tears Run Rings official website
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2006 American dream pop musical groups American shoegaze musical groups Alternative rock groups from California Alternative rock groups from Oregon Somewherecold Records artists