The discography of The Bronx, a

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–based punk rock band, consists of six

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ously titled

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s, two EPs, one

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, eleven

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, two

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s, and eleven

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s. This includes releases by the band's

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alter-ego Mariachi El Bronx.

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formed in 2002 with an initial lineup of singer

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, guitarist Joby J. Ford, bassist James Tweedy, and drummer Jorma Vik. After only twelve live performances the band signed to major label

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, but opted to put out their early releases independently. They released two demos, both titled ''Sure Death'', in 2002 on their own label, White Drugs. Their first single, "

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", was released in July 2003 on

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. Their debut album ''

'' was released in August 2003 through White Drugs and

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. Later that year

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released ''

La Muerte Viva ''La Muerte Viva!'' is The Bronx's second EP and the first recording on Wichita Records, released on November 15, 2003. The EP was only largely released both in Europe and Australia and being limited edition has since become somewhat of a collect ...

'', an EP exclusive to the

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and

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. Wichita has also released all of the singles from The Bronx's albums, beginning with " They Will Kill Us All (Without Mercy)" and "

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" in 2004, which were made into music videos and reached No. 65 and No. 73 on the

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, respectively. In January 2006 The Bronx released the first two installments of their ''Social Club'' series, an exclusive series of singles limited to 250 copies each. The DVD '' Live at the Annandale'' followed later that month, documenting a 2004 performance in

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. Their only album for Island Def Jam, ''

'', was released in July 2006 and supported by singles and music videos for " Shitty Future", " History's Stranglers", and "

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". Ken Horne of The Dragons played some guitar parts on the album and soon joined the band as second guitarist. The band also appeared on the

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to the film ''

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'' with a

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of "Around the Horn". In 2008 The Bronx left Island Def Jam and Brad Magers replaced James Tweedy on bass. That March they recorded two albums, one in a punk rock style and one in a

style. A third ''Social Club'' single was released that May, followed by the punk rock album in November. Another eponymous effort, it was released independently on White Drugs and was their first album to reach the ''Billboard'' charts, reaching #17 on

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. " Young Bloods" was released as a single, with music videos also filmed for "Knifeman", "Past Lives", and "Inveigh". ''

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'' followed in September 2009 through

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, who had released the

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edition of their 2006 album. " Cell Mates" has been released as a single and music video from the mariachi album, and a video has also been released for "Holy". A second Mariachi El Bronx album followed in August 2011. An EP of

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, titled ''Plys Yr Fvrt Sngs'', was released in conjunction with the album. In a 2009 interview, Caughthran explained the reasoning behind titling all of The Bronx's albums eponymously, citing the desire to place focus on Ford's album artwork: "Joby's a great artist as far as graphic design goes, so the idea behind that is to have the records distinguished by their art instead of some amazing sentence or theme or word."

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

With the exception of "Bats!", all of The Bronx's singles have only been released in the

, through

. They have been released as CDs and as vinyl 7-inches, with the 7-inches limited to 1,500 copies each.

Social Club singles

Each ''Social Club'' single is limited to 250 copies on clear

with hand-screened artwork.

Video albums

Demos

A "couple hundred" of each demo were sold at The Bronx's early shows, in white cardboard sleeves with the "Sure Death" logo in red, black, or blue.

Music videos

Other appearances

The following songs by The Bronx were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronx discography

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