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New York, United States (1996 – present)

Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock and post-grunge band. Named for the formative location in lead singer John Wozniak’s childhood (the Marcy Open grade school in Minneapolis, Minnesota), Marcy Playground emerged in the late 90s. They had been influenced heavily by Kurt Cobain and his band Nirvana. The influence is quite clear on Marcy Playground’s self-titled album, with songs like

The Shadow Of Seattle and

Saint Joe On The School Bus. Wozniak’s first effort, zog bogbean - From The Marcy Playground, was self-produced, recorded in his bedroom studio with some help from his then-girlfriend

Sherry Fraser and her brother Scott in the early nineties. A small run of CDs were self-released by Wozniak, and to this day they remain extremely difficult to find.

In 1996, after attending the Evergreen State College for two years, Wozniak moved east to New York, where Marcy Playground began to coalesce around the songs that would become the self-titled album. Bassist Dylan Keefe and drummer Dan Rieser filled out the band’s sound, and complemented Wozniak’s songwriting. The self-titled album was released in 1997, and Marcy Playground emerged into the mainstream with the success of the single “

Sex And Candy.” Marcy Playground is quiet and minimalist in tone. Wozniak’s songs run in many different styles: some are modern folk music; many have undertones reminiscent of children’s songs; the blurred sound of psychedelia makes appearances; and then there are the songs with a clear rock sound.

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1	Sex And Candy full track	6,514
2	Sex & Candy full track	1,185
3	Saint Joe On The School Bus full track	558
4	Sherry Fraser full track	434
5	Opium full track	425
6	Poppies full track	410
7	Ancient Walls Of Flowers full track	388
8	A Cloak Of Elvenkind full track	382
9	One More Suicide full track	349
10	The Vampires Of New York full track	303
11	Comin' Up from Behind	271
12	Gone Crazy full track	251
13	The Shadow Of Seattle full track	235
14	Dog And His Master full track	233
15	It's Saturday full track	171

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gaz_nokiamusic wrote:
Wednesday morning

Horribly underrated band... Wave Motion Gun should so be in this chart!

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HannahWarhola wrote:
Friday evening

the new album is really good. well, it's Marcy Playground! :)

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suckswhen wrote:
22 days ago

i fucking hated sex and candy and thought it was stupid. then i heard st. joe and other songs, especially poppies and one more suicide. these guys are so underrated. amazing.

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TheDarkOrb wrote:
last month

Wow, just about all the top tracks are from the first album. I'm loving the new album.

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mifomanka wrote:
last month

the vampires of Bon Temps, huh )

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panther222 wrote:
last month

Can't believe coming up from behind is not on here tut tut!!!

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yghnlm wrote:
August 2009

First time I had heard these guys` song : sex and candy was so great to me. But it didn`t last long time....but!! As much as I listen to them, I feel really good. You guys are not 1time hitter!

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_Daydream_ wrote:
August 2009

I am really enjoying the new album! :D

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Nodescription wrote:
August 2009

You guys are so amazing. I can't stop listening to your music. You have such an amazing sound. I wish I was older during the 90s

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theczar wrote:
August 2009

Enjoying the new disc, hope to catch you boys in Jersey in September

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the_endcomplete wrote:
August 2009

seeing them on friday!!

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Laurenisadork wrote:
August 2009

I am irrecoverably in love with Marcy Playground. Their debut album is the sound of my soul.

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WarriorJones wrote:
July 2009

It's kind of sad that the new album isn't out there enough to have any tracks on the top 15.

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barok101 wrote:
July 2009

100% Pure, they're not cool, they're h0t!!!...y0U r0cK mY w0rLd!!!

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gustavorichieri wrote:
July 2009

NEW ALBUM!! that was a surprise. and the album is good.

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snooginsbl wrote:
July 2009

Really digging the new one. Nice job.

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b-eau wrote:
June 2009

I Love Marcy Playground!

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PedoBait wrote:
June 2009

Can't wait until July 7th. Probably will be the first album I've actually bought in a really long time.

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Silfy wrote:
June 2009

just heard their refreshingly depressing new song on a local station.. glad they're back hopefully they can get somewhere close to the self titled album

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dr_draco wrote:
June 2009

Absolutely love their self-titled album. One More Suicide and The Vampires of New York are my favorites on it. It's a shame they never really took off beyond Sex and Candy.

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