A Brief Smile

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Kitchen Floor 03:14 Tools
This Machine 04:06 Tools
never have the time 03:28 Tools
big sky 03:46 Tools
Pretty Mess 03:35 Tools
Trouble 03:44 Tools
...And So It Begins 05:12 Tools
Bigger Lies 04:07 Tools
for a while 03:55 Tools
Century At Heart 03:39 Tools
Vicious 07:27 Tools
Animal Magnetism 03:05 Tools
Escape Art 06:16 Tools
Hold Tight, Electric Willows 06:08 Tools
The Sky Will Crack 05:33 Tools
Red Giant 1887 01:21 Tools
2005 04:53 Tools
Count Me Out 04:57 Tools
Tairs In The Cloth 06:56 Tools
Motorcycle 03:20 Tools
I Push You Pull 04:24 Tools
Ladies and Gentlemen 05:07 Tools
Blue Star 2565 01:39 Tools
Honeycomb Shrinking 03:28 Tools
Get It Off 05:05 Tools
Surprise 05:05 Tools
Speedway 04:00 Tools
In Dreams 04:00 Tools
Sleep Will Get Us All 03:54 Tools
We Could Get In Trouble 03:54 Tools
And So It Begins... 05:28 Tools
Rainy Day 05:28 Tools
And So It Beings... 05:28 Tools
Something Is Going On 01:50 Tools
Vicious [Now We All Have Horns] 01:50 Tools
Ghosts 01:50 Tools
And So It Begins 05:28 Tools
Memory Loss 05:28 Tools
Doesn't Always 05:28 Tools
Life Upstairs 05:28 Tools
nightlite master 05:28 Tools
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Members DL Tashjian (vocals, guitar), Garrett Ienner (guitar, vocals), and Jared O’Connell (keyboards) have been at this for years. Friends since grade school, it wasn’t until some old synthesizers and a love of noise rock came together at the O’Connell house that A Brief Smile was born. All students at New York University, A Brief Smile final lineup came with the 2004 addition of Louie Glaser (drums) and John Carnes (bass), both veteran prodigies of their respective instruments. Soon after formation, R.E.S.T., the bands freshman effort, was released, creating the foundation of A Brief Smile's blogger approved status and taking them to stages including Bowery Ballroom and Cleveland's House of Blues. Following the 2007 release of the band's first full-length, Now We All Have Horns, A Brief Smile immediately began development of their next project - a three month, three EP explosion, which hits the public May 2009. After a long period in the works, Be Mine, Restaurant Airport, and Sunshine State show extreme growth for the band. “We're now releasing a dance record, a dark chugging synth record, and what I feel is a return to our pop roots. These albums are all different from one another sonically but I think if you really listen to the lyrics, you'll find commonalities - a kind of narrative that goes from creation to destruction to creation,” says Carnes. All three EPs were produced and recorded by the band in some unusual places, ranging from their Crown Heights rehearsal studio to an empty house in Martha’s Vineyard. Six mixing engineers worked on the EPs including Jeff Curtin (Vampire Weekend) and with the entire sequence mastered by Emily Lazar (David Bowie, Morrissey, The Shins) and Joe LaPorta (Garbage, The Stills), these tracks are sure to leave more than a lingering grin on the face of audiophiles everywhere. Sharing the stage with bands from The Stills to Chairlift to The Fray, A Brief Smile’s live show has caused quite a buzz among press and fans alike. Explains Carnes, “We can be epic, we can be dark, but for me, I think we're at our best when we're having fun - as if there's an inside joke we're sharing on stage or a secret the audience wants to know or be a part of.” So come out to see them, pick up the EPs, and don’t let A Brief Smile fly under your radar. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.