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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (2004 – present)

Mason Proper is an indie rock band which formed in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. They consist of Jonathan Visger (vocals), Brian Konicek (guitar), Zac Fineberg (bass), Matt Thompson (keyboards) and Garrett Jones (drums). Their most recent album, “Olly Oxen Free” was released on September 23, 2008.


Four vans destroyed and sold for scrap metal. Five guitar amps crackled, hissed, and went silent, exhaling a final puff of smoke. An irreplacable vintage keyboard face down at the bottom of a flight of stairs, 13 keys cracked and lifted, never to make a sound again.

A string of misfortune seemed to follow the five young men comprising Michigan’s Mason Proper (named for an obscure phrase relating to Freemasonry) last year as they toured in support of their 2007 debut album, There is a Moth in Your Chest. Each time they packed up their belongings to head to another town, they would search their bags and equipment for arcane symbols, unexplained objects, anything that might prove to be evidence of the curse of unluckiness they seemed to be living under. “It was a ritual we took up half-jokingly,” singer and primary songwriter Jonathan Visger said, “but the second part of the joke was always that if we ever found anything, it would certainly explain a lot.”

The band powered on through the mishaps and continued to play as many of the shows as they could make it to, despite sending van after van to the junkyard.

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1		Lock and Key			36
2		Point A to Point B			27
3		Fog			26
4		Only a Moment			17
5		Downpour			14
5		Out Dragging The River			14
7		Safe For The Time Being			12
8		In The Mirror			11
9		Shiny			10
10		Miss Marylou Carreau			8
10		A Chance Encounter			8
12		Lights Off			7
13		Alone			6
13		Life's Cornucopia			6
15		The World Is Smaller Than You Think			5

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