Paul Newman is an American,

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band, taking its name from its bass guitarist.Fine, Jon (1998)
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'', December 1998. Retrieved September 9, 2014 Their music is largely instrumental, creating vast soundscapes with occasional interjections of both subtle and intense vocals.

History

The band was formed in 1995 with an initial line-up of Paul A. Newman (bass guitar), Craig McCaffrey (guitar) and Anthony Nozero (drums).Ankeny, Jason
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''. Retrieved September 9, 2014 The bass guitarist Eddie Robert joined the following year. Newman and McCaffrey previously played together in the

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band Brick. After a first single, the band signed to

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, releasing their first album, ''Frames per Second'', on the label in 1997. A second album, ''Only Love Can Break Your Heart'', followed later that year. After Trance Syndicate folded they signed to My Pal God for the 2000 album ''Machine Is Not Broken''. In 2005, they released ''This Is How It Is Lost'' on the

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label.Schroeder, Andrea (2005)
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'', May 13, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2014. Later events regarding the band are unknown, though members have been active performing in other groups. McCaffrey joined

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in 2003 and stayed with them until their break-up in 2006. Nozero started an

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group with the tuba player Brian Wolff in 1995 before the project ended in 2005. Robert is currently performing in I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness.

Members

* Paul A. Newman (bass guitar) * Craig McCaffrey (guitar, vocals) * Anthony Nozero (drums, tuba) * Edward "Eddie" Robert (bass guitar, electronics, vocals)

Discography

Albums

*''Frames Per Second'' (1997,

) *''Only Love Can Break Your Heart'' (1998, Trance Syndicate) *''Machine Is Not Broken'' (2000,

My Pal God Jon Solomon (born April 19, 1973) is an American radio DJ. He has been the host of "Jon Solomon's Annual 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show" at WPRB in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1988, when he was fifteen years old. Solomon's weekly three-hour radio ...

) *''This Is How It Is Lost'' (2005,

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Singles and EPs

*"Please Wait During the Silence" 7-inch (1997, Twistworthy) *''Twistworthy Number Seven'' CDEP (1997, Twistworthy) *''Travels in Constants, Volume 8'' CDEP (2000,

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) *"Way to Breathe No Breath" split 7-inch with Sonna (2001, Temporary Residence)

Compilation albums

*''Re-Issue, Re-Package, Re-Package. Re-Evaluate the Songs'' (2001, My Pal God)

References

External links

Paul Newman
at My Pal God Records

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