''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' is an EP by

Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ...

originally released in 1997 on 2 Cents A Pop label. In 2001, it was re-released without a label attached to it. It was recorded at Brass Giraffe Studio in New York when vocalist

Daryl Palumbo Daryl Palumbo (born February 10, 1979) is an American musician, originally from Bellmore, New York. He is the frontman of the bands Glassjaw, Head Automatica and Color Film. As a youth he was a member of the Long Island straight edge band ''Xbus ...

was 18 years old.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

. All music written by

. The song "Vermont Connection/The Chapter 7 Test" ends at 5:30. After 1 minute of silence (5:30 - 6:30), begins an untitled

hidden track In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...

: it is a

poem Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...

recited by Daryl Palumbo: ''This is a new garden over old flowers,'' ''and old makes old jokes take on the feel of the lore.'' ''And new lips cradled sense of humor, so don't waste wishes on him.'' ''Wish that one day they'd figure out how to shrink stars'' ''and I could keep one in my bedroom.'' ''And wish that me and her could grow old together.'' ''And wish that in my next life I come back as a tiger.'' ''These are fun wishes. In about seven minutes you can start.'' Til then, you'll just listen to the radio from seat's edge.'' ''As if then it's the look on your face.'' ''As if, as if then you'll matter, and then I can't wait.''

Personnel

;Glassjaw *

– lead vocals *

Justin Beck Justin Beck is an American musician and businessman. He is the guitarist and musical writer for Long Island, New York band Glassjaw. Beck, with a high school and college buddy, Lee Tepper, also co-founded a band merchandise company called Merc ...

– drums * Ariel Telford– bass * Todd Weinstock – rhythm guitar * Kris Baldwin – lead guitar ;Additional personnel * Brian Meehan – backing vocals on track 3 * Craig Randall – production, mixing * Shawn Baphy – mixing * Scott Anthony – mastering

References

Glassjaw EPs 1997 debut EPs {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub