Meneguar was an

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band whose members had previously played under different arrangements and names, but which reached its current form in 2004 in

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. The group released the albums ''I Was Born at Night'' and ''Strangers in Our House'' on the

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label. Hybrid Magazine positively reviewed ''Strangers in Our House'', saying that, "''Like a fucked up conglomeration of

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with a little

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thrown in for artistic sense, the band walks an interesting line that ebbs and flows across the album, moving with an energy that is addictively daunting and dauntingly addictive at the same time.''"http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/1005/meneguar.shtml

Members

*Jeremy Earl *Jarvis Taveniere *Christian Deroeck *Justin Wertz

Discography

*''I Was Born at Night'' LP. 2005. Narshaada Records. *''I Was Born at Night'' LP/CD. 2005.

Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet Records was an American independent record label specialising in punk rock, heavy metal and experimental music. History Magic Bullet records was founded in 1996 by Brent Eyestone, in order to release an album by Boysetsfire, enti ...

*"Bury a Flower" b/w "Freshman Thoughts". 7 inch. 2006.

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I Was Born at Night Meneguar was an indie rock band whose members had previously played under different arrangements and names, but which reached its current form in 2004 in Brooklyn, New York. The group released the albums ''I Was Born at Night'' and ''Strangers ...

''. CD/LP. 2006. Troubleman Unlimited. *''I Was Born at Night'' + 7 inch. Cassette on FuckItTapes. *''Strangers in Our House''. CD/LP. 2007. Troubleman Unlimited. Euro vinyl on Release the Bats. *''Tone Banks Vol. 1'' – "Some Downs". Cassette. FuckItTapes, 2007. *''The In Hour'' CD/LP/CS.

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, 2008.

''I Was Born at Night''

''I Was Born at Night'' is the first album by Meneguar. Although originally released on Magic Bullet, the album was remixed, remastered, and re-released on Troubleman Unlimited on June 6, 2006.

Track listing

#"House of Cats" – 3:46 #"Kids Get Cut" – 2:07 #"A Few Minutes an Hour" – 4:33 #"The Temp" – 3:31 #"Isn't Christmas" – 3:50 #"Hands Off" – 3:17 #"Wounded Knee" – 3:09

References

External links

Official MySpaceMeneguar interview
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from Brooklyn Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)