SS Cardiacs was a

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band, briefly active in the early 2000s.Sarah Liss
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'', May 26, 2005. It consisted of Jessie Stein on vocals and guitar, Andy Lloyd on bass and Dana Snell on drums.

History

SS Cardiacs formed in

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in 2004. They performed as part of Canada Music Week in March, 2005. That year the band released its sole album, ''Fear the Love'', on Blocks in 2005. Stein's brother, José Miguel Contreras of By Divine Right, also participated in the album's recording. ''Fear the Love'' appeared on the !earshot campus and community radio chart in June. Shortly after the album's release, Lloyd and Snell left the band due to internal tensions, and Stein instead toured to support the album with a lineup that included Leon Taheny,

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. With a more robust sound, the group released one last track entitled "Oh No!" via the ''Volume II'' 7" vinyl compilation on Out Of Touch Records." New vinyl: Chris McCluskey goes around and around."
''The Coast'', By Chris McCluskey on Jun 1, 2006 Stein subsequently retired the SS Cardiacs name, and went on to join

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