The Philistines Jr. is an American rock band from Connecticut. Active since 1990, the group has released four studio albums, the most recent being 2019's ''Help!''.

History

The Philistines Jr. was founded by brothers

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and Tarquin Katis, alongside friend Adam Pierce. In addition to guitar, bass, and drums, their early records made use of keyboard instruments such as

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After their second full-length, ''Analog vs. Digital'', was released in 2001, they issued no new material until 2010, when ''If a Band Plays in the Woods...?'' was released. This was released with a companion album, ''If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods...?'', of other bands

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ing tracks from ''If a Band Plays in the Woods...?''. Artists on the companion album included The National,

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, The Philistines Jr. contributed a cover of "Bright Pink Bookmark" to '' Tiny Changes'', a

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'' - which Peter Katis had produced. Later in 2019, the group released its fourth full-length, ''Help!'', which ''

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'', November 5, 2019. In addition to the Philistines Jr., the group members also play in bands called Iris and

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. Peter Katis works as a producer, Tarquin Katis runs Tarquin Records, the band's own label, and Adam Pierce records under the pseudonym

Members

*Peter Katis (vocals, guitar, keyboards) *Tarquin Katis (bass) *Adam Pierce (drums)

Discography

;Albums *''The Sinking of the S.S. Danehower'' (Dot Dot Dash, 1995) *''Analog Vs. Digital (Or We Don't Get The Respect We Deserve In Today's Scientific Community)'' (Tarquin Records, 2001) *''If a Band Plays in the Woods...?'' (Tarquin Records, 2010) *''Help!'' (Tarquin Records, 2019) ;EPs *''Greenwich, CT'' (Dot Dot Dash, 1991) *''The Continuing Struggle of the Philistines Jr.'' (Tarquin Records, 1993)

References

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