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band from

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, fronted by songwriter and singer-

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ist

Andy Magoffin Joel Andrew Magoffin, best known as Andy Magoffin, is a Canadian musician and record producer. He is the songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band Two-Minute Miracles and the touring bass guitarist for Raised by Swans. His extensi ...

. The band had a history of fluid membership.

History

The band's name was taken from their early preference for keeping their songs approximately two minutes long, although some songs on their later recordings have exceeded that length. ''

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'' magazine has described the band's songs as "catchy, richly melodic pop tunes occasionally run through with a sinuous, alt-country flavour and an underlying element of playful eccentricity." The band released three albums on Teenage USA; the second, ''13 Songs from the House of Miracles'', included horns, banjo, lap steel and piano. The third, ''The Silence of Animals'', was released in 2003. The band later signed with

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. Weewerk released ''Volume 3.5: Rats'', a digital-only preview of the full-length, in July 2007 and '' Volume IV: The Lions of Love'' which was released in October 2007. At that time the band consisted of Magoffin,

ist

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ist Michael Christoff,

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Greg Smith and

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mer Aaron Curtis.

Discography

* 1999: ''Volume I'' * 2001: '' Volume II: Thirteen Songs from the House of Miracles'' * 2003: '' Volume III: The Silence of Animals'' * 2007: ''Volume 3.5: Rats'' (Limited EP, digital only) * 2007: '' Volume IV: The Lions of Love''

References

External links

Weewerk
record label site
The Two-Minute Miracles
at

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