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band from New York formed by

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, guitarist of

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(Girls Against Boys),

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) and some others. Live the band consisted of Alexis Fleisig, Geoff Sanoff (

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) playing cello, and Chris Smets (

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) on lead guitar. In 2008, during the US tour

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Failure American Style'', (2008, Cycle/Konkurrent) * ''Heaven's Alright'', (2010, Cycle/Konkurrent) * ''Distant Karma'', (2018, Silver Rocket)

Split Releases

* ''Start Burning 2'' - Split 7 inch with Aran Epochal (2008, Silver Rocket)

References

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