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Chicago, United States (1995 – present)

Joan of Arc are an experimental indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They began in 1995, following the break up of a former band, Cap’n Jazz.

Joan of Arc are known for their use of electronics, samples, and multi-track recordings in their songs - some songs on The Gap contained over 100 tracks - although recently they have been writing in more traditional terms.

Their lyrics and cover art are considered highly conceptual and confusing. For example, the album Live in Chicago, 1999 is not a live album - it is a reference to the fact that that the band lived in Chicago in the year 1999 while the artwork throughout the booklet recreates founder of French New Wave cinema, Jean Luc Goddard’s Weekend.

Members of Joan of Arc have been in many other bands including Cap’n Jazz, Friend/Enemy, American Football, Owls, Ghosts and Vodka, Everyoned, and most recently Make Believe and Sharks and Seals.

Singer Tim Kinsella has been the only permanent member of the group; he has also recorded as a solo artist. Other members of the band include: Sam Zurick, Mike Kinsella, Nate Kinsella, Bobby Burg, Amy Cargill, Jeremy Boyle, Ben Vida, Cale Parks, Matt Clark, Todd Mattei, etc.

Band’s official website: http://www.joanfrc.com/

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adventuremouse wrote:
10 days ago

I just got the intelligent design of, and I NEED MORE

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moduin wrote:
14 days ago

you're acting for stage and this is a film.

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xlyn wrote:
last month

i love kinsellas! :)

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scottirvine wrote:
last month

Yeah, those lyrics are my favorite part of that album.

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moduin wrote:
last month

ryanjquinn, these lyrics are sooooo beautiful.

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ryanjquinn wrote:
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She remembered home as only degrees of summer; entire afternoons devoted to a single green apple, the swirling clouds and the glass jars of water that always dissolved themselves in purples with each dip of her brush, Ben the teenage drag race casualty with the slow studied way and the sudden smile, or Albert the teenage drag race champion, always in a different nice shirt that never fit right, would both stop by with nothing much to say but a whole lot of questions if and when they'd ever chance upon each other.

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Flowers gets better every time I listen through it.

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Honey voice..)

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oldfolkshome wrote:
September 2009

I LOVE THE GAP KILL YOURSELF

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afiveletterword wrote:
September 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Joanfrc

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plutoTheExile23 wrote:
September 2009

im surprised this band doesnt have more then a milli plays yo?!? EGADSICLE!! suck it michael phelps and you too al gore FTW LOLZMIESTER TROLLATHON!!!!!!!!

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Andy_Dick wrote:
September 2009

EPIC

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afiveletterword wrote:
September 2009

Everyone actively shouting here < Me

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September 2009

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey me likey hail to the thief!!! D;

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moduin wrote:
September 2009

yep!

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exhaustive wrote:
September 2009

moduin, you're so stupid.

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moduin wrote:
September 2009

so let's talk about the new owen here!

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dimakes wrote:
September 2009

oh, please. not radiohead. please.

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August 2009

Stop talking about Radiohead, there's a www.last.fm/music/Radiohead#shoutbox

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