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Aficionado released their eponymous debut LP on No Sleep Records in July 2011. The album was recorded in March/April of 2011 with AJ Mogis at ARC Studios in Omaha, NE.

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It’s really easy to play it safe and jump on board the latest trend, imitating the exact style and sound of everyone’s favorite band of the week. It’s really easy to play into the hands of a specific demographic, knowing without a doubt in your mind that kids will eat up every hook and pile on for every sing-a-long. But how many times can we walk down the same old roads? At some point, we need to break from this monotony and make our own roads. We need to create something for ourselves that is more than just a quick, cheap, and easy sell. Something that has many layers to dissect, discover, and enjoy. This is what Aficionado has set out to do.

Drawing influence from an array of bands ranging from At the Drive-In, to Cursive, to the Hold Steady, Aficionado has a developed a unique style they are happy to call their own. With roots in punk rock, the band mixes organ, flute, and occasional horn arrangements into it’s unorthodox blend of indie-punk/post-hardcore.
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  • CallumMcCahon

    Found you on soundsupp.ly. So good.

    February 2012

  • *RoRo*

    They gave a song for a compilation I did for French websites Alternativ News and Play It Loud Fuckers, you can download it here from free. Alternativ Newcomers 2012 features 45 free songs from some of the best up and coming bands of today's scene, including Title Fight, The Horrible Crowes, I Am The Avalanche, Balance And Composure, Basement, Sharks, Joyce Manor, Rotting Out, Spraynard and many more. Download it and support those bands, share it around!

    January 2012

  • fissured_

    My new favorite band.

    January 2012

  • ben_official

    This band kinda reminds me of Hostage Calm.....not in sound maybe, but definitely in spirit/messing with conventions

    December 2011

  • rustedembrace

    Prog flute

    December 2011

  • FJChaos

    Saw these guys last night opening for Thursday. Wow, just wow. Incredible.

    December 2011

  • pas-de-deux

    Just saw these guys in concert in Flint, and they were beyond fantastic. So much energy and a great sound!

    December 2011

  • thetonerizor

    That is a shockingly low play count for the week. I thought these guys had a much bigger following than this! The self-titled has grown on me massively though. I'll be ordering a copy from No Sleep along with La Dispute's new album. No Sleep can't put a foot wrong at the moment.

    October 2011
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Our Debut No Sleep Records Release, "WHEN IT COMES TO CREATION", NOW AVAILABLE ON…

5 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/aficionado

Hey Everyone, Our debut No Sleep Records release, When It Comes to Creation (recorded and produced by Don Fury) is now available on iTunes.  Vinyl orders should be ready soon as …

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