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Annapolis, Maryland (1986 – 1991)

Moss Icon was an Annapolis, Maryland punk rock band from 1986 to 1991. The original members were Jonathan Vance, Tonie Joy, Monica DiGialleonardo, and Mark Laurence. Moss Icon are most known for their influence on the splinter genre of punk known as post-hardcore, and affiliation to the original DC bands born in the so-called “Revolution Summer” of 1985, including Rites of Spring, Gray Matter, Rain, Embrace, and Maryland’s Hated.

The band’s identifying characteristics, and those that distinguish them from their contemporaries, include noticeable and abrupt transitions from loud to quiet, Joy’s distinct arpeggiated guitar (often undistorted and picked), and Vance’s esoteric, sometimes meandering lyrical content. Earlier recordings of the band are remniscent of early Joy Division, particularly in guitar style, while later songs embodied a less blunt approach, noted by some detractors as making Moss Icon “like Grateful Dead for punks.” The band championed, among other issues, the plight of indigenous peoples in the Americas, and opposed the US Government’s involvement in Nicaragua and Guatemala.

Moss Icon recorded their debut 7”, “Hate in Me”, in January 1988 and entered the studio several months later to record their second 7”, Mahpuia Luta. Their “Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly” LP was recorded by Les Lentz and Tony French throughout 1988 and released in mid-1994 by Vermiform.

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1	I'm Back Sleeping or Fucking or Something	100
2	Mirror	70
3	The Life	69
4	Divinity Cove	65
5	Kick the Can	61
5	Guatemala	61
7	Hate In Me	60
8	As Afterwards the Words Still Ring	54
9	Gravity	52
10	Locket	50
11	Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly	46
12	Memorial	45
12	Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die	45
14	Moth	40
15	What They Lack	35

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Angelight2012 wrote:
10 days ago

Moss Despised Icon

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alexjoins wrote:
last month

O M G T E J A S

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bookslie123 wrote:
last month

Bittersweet news that Moss Icon is reuniting just to playing in Texas. A DC show really needs to happened.

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thelastring wrote:
last month

PLEASE MORE SHOWS texas is too far away pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee

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amotherscrime wrote:
last month

OMGOGMGOGMG. No fucking way.

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Gusbreslauer wrote:
last month

Yes, they are.

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GoGoJonah wrote:
last month

Are they seriously playing Chaos in Tejas?

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LifeHatesMe wrote:
last month

"The complete reissues, after some delay, will be available in April/ May from Temporary Residence Ltd. This will be a vinyl 3 LP/ 2 CD/ digital download release. Moss Icon will be playing their first live show in over a decade at Chaos in Tejas June 1st, 2nd, 3rd 2012. No other shows are currently scheduled." Great news!

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LifeHatesMe wrote:
last month

Bought brand new Lyburnum LP :P

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kaminky wrote:
December 2011

found the lp 8$ in a local record store :) breathing walker is just as good!

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SnackaryBinx wrote:
December 2011

Moss Icon announced for Chaos in Tejas 2012. who am I gonna see there?

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MadSeason- wrote:
November 2011

нештяк

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needmonoise wrote:
October 2011

well i'm confused. can it be, that the song "as afterwards the words still ring" has completely different lyrics and isn't the same song at all on the lybrunum lp compared to the split with silver bearing?!

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EDplan wrote:
October 2011

MorgendeR, ты не прав

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seenomore wrote:
October 2011

argh now i'm back sleeping, or fucking, or something

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LifeHatesMe wrote:
October 2011

Hope it won't be eternally "coming soon".

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FilupLees wrote:
October 2011

I contacted the guys at Temporary Residence and they said: "Yes, it's still happening, but not this year. We are still gathering original artwork and lyrics from various decades-old sources." They might want to release an official statement. This is as if the bible hadn't been printed for a thousand years.

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LifeHatesMe wrote:
October 2011

"Details by end of the year!" It's so sad.

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Conszs wrote:
October 2011

Where are the represses. I am sick of sniping ebay auctions..

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September 2011

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