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Army Navy
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The music of Army Navy is best described as impeccably crafted melody over blankets of guitar fuzz that creates a delicate balance between melancholy and joyful resignation. The band looks to groups from the past like Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths, The Posies and The Libertines for inspiration, while keeping a firm eye on the future.
Aided in the studio by producer Adam Lasus whose previous credits include Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Helium, and Yo La Tengo, the band is setting to eschew the major label process and release its eponymous debut in the US under its own label, The Fever Zone, October 14, 2008.
Army Navy was born in the bedroom of frontman Justin Kennedy. After parting ways with Seattle band Pinwheel where he shared frontman duties with Ben Gibbard (who would later go on to form Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service), Kennedy moved to Los Angeles and focused all of his energies on his new project. His demos quickly spread through LA’s creative community and ended up in the hands of bassist Benjamin Gaffin. Gaffin, who was from the Oregon Coast and had played in a handful of indie rock bands before relocating to LA to focus on his music career, immediately fell in love with the music. He passed the songs on to composer and solo artist Louie Schultz. Schultz was instantly hooked, and with the addition of mutual friend and drummer Josh Zetumer, Army Navy left the bedroom and moved to the clubs of Los Angeles.
When drummer Zetumer’s fledgling screenwriting career began to take off, he was forced to part ways with the group. Drummerless, but with producer Lasus on hold to record their first full length, the band asked the legendary Pete Thomas of Elvis Costello and The Attractions fame to drum on the record.
Aided in the studio by producer Adam Lasus whose previous credits include Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Helium, and Yo La Tengo, the band is setting to eschew the major label process and release its eponymous debut in the US under its own label, The Fever Zone, October 14, 2008.
Army Navy was born in the bedroom of frontman Justin Kennedy. After parting ways with Seattle band Pinwheel where he shared frontman duties with Ben Gibbard (who would later go on to form Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service), Kennedy moved to Los Angeles and focused all of his energies on his new project. His demos quickly spread through LA’s creative community and ended up in the hands of bassist Benjamin Gaffin. Gaffin, who was from the Oregon Coast and had played in a handful of indie rock bands before relocating to LA to focus on his music career, immediately fell in love with the music. He passed the songs on to composer and solo artist Louie Schultz. Schultz was instantly hooked, and with the addition of mutual friend and drummer Josh Zetumer, Army Navy left the bedroom and moved to the clubs of Los Angeles.
When drummer Zetumer’s fledgling screenwriting career began to take off, he was forced to part ways with the group. Drummerless, but with producer Lasus on hold to record their first full length, the band asked the legendary Pete Thomas of Elvis Costello and The Attractions fame to drum on the record.
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Dark as Days
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Snakes of Hawaii
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Slight of Hand
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Unresponsive Ears
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Ignite
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Jail is Fine
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Right Back Where We Started From
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Golden Pony
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pocket boys
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In The Lime
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Jumping Someone Else's Train
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Shoutbox
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PezzGirl wrote:
Someone likes Teenage Fan Club I think...
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armynavyband wrote:
our new video premiered on Pitchfork today!! http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/977-army-navy-signs-fever-zone
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RockvilleCA wrote:
Army Navy is featured in Music Supervisor Alex Patsavas' current must-listen playlist http://www.thewb.com/shows/rockville-ca/character_playlist/
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xplodRegenerate wrote:
What the?! What is that artist description supposed to mean? "a blanket of guitar fuzz"? it needs help.
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JeremyAce4 wrote:
The "artist description" above is terrible.
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Tunetrekker wrote:
First heard Army Navy on the cure tribute album perfect as cats great cover of jumping someone else's train!!
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Wunder_bred wrote:
At their best, they serve up some excellent indie pop-rock, and at their worst, they are downright boring.
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asstaxer wrote:
cool!
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mattman22 wrote:
I first heard this band on IndieFeed, great music.
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Eyoki wrote:
Love their version of "Right Back Where We Started From".
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eddddysimo wrote:
<3 <3 <3
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AxYoung wrote:
Review of their album: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/12/04/on-second-listen-army-navy/
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shakeen wrote:
lalalala
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azz_from_oz wrote:
I heard these guys on IndieFeed...my fav song is probably "Get Right Back"
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jarvolt wrote:
I also learned about this band on Pandora. Snakes of Hawaii is one of the few songs I've downloaded on iTunes. Nice to see there are some full-length tracks here to listen to, I hadn't heard them yet.
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sway7426 wrote:
I am just now getting into Army Navu thanks to Pandora FM, I love it so far!
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Army Navy on Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien -- Video
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