The Snake the Cross the Crown is an American

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band from

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signed to

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History

Originally known as Curbside Service, the group released one album under this name, ''I Packed My Bags a Year in Advance'', before changing to their present name. Their current name is a reference to the logo of Italian car company,

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. Kevin Jones' father owned a repair shop that burnt to the ground. The name is an homage to his father. They moved to

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, and followed with an EP in 2003 before signing to Equal Vision, who put out a full-length from the band, ''Mander Salis'', in 2004. The group then embarked on tours with

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, Armor for Sleep,

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, and

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; however, after rigorous touring, they became fed up with the lack of time they were able to spend writing and improving on their respective instruments, and cancelled the remainder of their touring schedule. The Snake the Cross the Crownat Allmusic.com They returned to the studio in 2006 and began to pursue a new direction, with less straight-ahead indie rock and more of a country and folk-tinged sound. The result of these efforts was released as ''Cotton Teeth'' in March 2007, by which time bassist/vocalist Carl Marshall had left the group. On September 29, 2009 it was announced that The Snake The Cross The Crown were the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Nicholas Kleczewski called ''On A Carousel of Sound, We Go Round''. The film premiered at the Louisville International Festival of Film on October 2, 2009. It was packaged as a two-disc DVD/CD set featuring the full-length film, plus an audio CD of 14 b-sides and newer recordings from the band. It was released on October 13, 2009 exclusively through The Snake The Cross The Crown's webstore at MerchNOW.com On December 15, 2009, the band released a music video for the song "In Time." The video is part of the documentary film "On A Carousel of Sound, We Go Round," and the song can be found on the accompanying soundtrack.

Members

;Current members * Franklin Sammons - guitar, vocals * William Sammons - piano, keyboard, programming, vocals * Kevin Jones - guitar, vocals * Mark Fate - drums * Nate Higley - bass ;Former members * Carl Marshall - bass, vocals

Discography

*''I Packed My Bags a Year in Advance'' (as Curbside Service, Waste of Time Records, 2002) *''Like a Moth Before a Flame'' ( Waste of Time Records, 2003) *''Mander Salis'' (

, 2004) *''Cotton Teeth'' (

, 2007) *''On A Carousel of Sound, We Go Round'' (DVD/CD Techtronic Rocket Society /

, 2009)

References

External links

Official websiteMyspace page
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