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Andover, Boston MA, United States (1994 – 2008)

Piebald was an indie rock band formed in 1994 in Andover, Massachusetts. Piebald started as a hardcore band in the same scene that produced legends Converge but later moved to the Boston suburb of Somerville and became a staple of the Greater Boston indie rock scene. Two members still live in the Boston area, while the other two now live in Los Angeles.

A turning point in Piebald’s career came when they recorded seven tracks, and put them on the CD that came to be known as Sometimes Friends Fight. Their musical sound had greatly matured, and Travis’ lyrical ability was finally brought to the forefront of the band’s music. Another two seven-inches later, Piebald was ready for another metamorphosis.

Eleven tracks recorded at Salad Days became the first record to showcase Piebald’s signature sound and wry jokes. Traditionally the most sought-after Piebald recording (before it was immortalized in its entirety on All Ages), When Life Hands You Lemons was considered to be Piebald’s best music yet. This release furthered the lyrical style that had been growing within the band, and also showcased the first lead vocals by lead guitarist Aaron Stuart, and a piano track by Shettel.

Following If it Weren’t for Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains for Us All, Piebald released their most popular album to date, We Are the Only Friends We Have. It featured the single “American Hearts” which achieved a modicum of success, garnering some mention on MTV and college radio.

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1	American Hearts	175
2	The King	119
3	Long Nights	113
4	Just a Simple Plan	110
5	King of the Road	92
6	Fear and Loathing on Cape Cod	78
7	The Stalker	74
8	Karate Chops for Everyone but Us	73
9	The Jealous Guy Blues	68
10	Part of Your Body is Made out of Rock	67
10	The Monkey Versus the Robot	67
12	It's Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better	66
12	Haven't Tried It	66
14	Look, I Just Don't Like You	62
15	The Benefits of Ice Cream	60

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nicks26220 wrote:
7 days ago

cant help but notice the line stolen from braid :( "its not what you say but how you say it"

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GMRghost wrote:
17 days ago

Very good.

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newwavecrashing wrote:
30 days ago

seen them live oh so many times. every time i hear the opening notes to "long nights" i INSTANTLY have the absolutely pavlovian need to rush to "the front" (no matter where i am at the time, which gets awkward in the car and at work...) and finger-point and scream and bounce around like im 17 years old. sheer perfection.

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Tehpaco wrote:
November 2009

wat?

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mukeys wrote:
October 2009

Yeah, because I go to local Warped tour shows and associate with underground artists I ended up with a bunch of releases that are good, but also pretty much only available from the artist himself. Whom almost no one has heard of.

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experimentaljet wrote:
September 2009

how embarrassing lolol

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alex-mb wrote:
September 2009

Awake*

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YE_CUM wrote:
June 2009

you're gonna sing like you got an A on your report card. ready? JUST A SIMPLE PLAN TO KEEP YOU AWAY, ITS JUST A SIMPLE PLAN TO KEEP YOU AWAY

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McGerkey wrote:
June 2009

All Ears All Eyes All The Time is a great fucking album. 300% worth checking out.

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mutexplosion wrote:
May 2009

I know I should check out their last two albums because songs from them were good live, but I still can't get past how incredible Venetian Blinds is after all these years. Definitely a classic.

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ksteeves wrote:
April 2009

oooh no my first summer is approaching without a Piebald show in years It was a long time coming

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oldmancallaghan wrote:
April 2009

piebald are awesome guys. smoked them out in hawaii when they came down. great shows.

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Tehpaco wrote:
March 2009

ABouncingSoul- you can get it on Pirate Bay, if that's how you roll. I forgot how I got mine personally, but I know for a fact you can get it on pirate bay.

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ABouncingSoul wrote:
March 2009

anyone have a copy of barely legal/all ages or know where i can download a copy?

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Avast wrote:
March 2009

miss these guys so much.

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jessicaxmaria wrote:
March 2009

There's a 7" vinyl record of "In Vain" on eBay right now! Part of the proceeds are being donated to the Dear Jack Foundation. Just didn't want any Piebald fans to miss out in case anybody here likes vinyl - http://cgi.ebay.com/Piebald-In-Vain-Split-7-Vinyl-Record-SUPER-RARE_W0QQitemZ330310503120QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item330310503120&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

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McGerkey wrote:
March 2009

Accidental Gentlemen only wasn't fuckawesome because the production was really bad. Songs were great, but they sounded like shit.

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J_theChosenOne wrote:
February 2009

blah blah blah blah pop punk, emo, no they were this! no they weer that! and what not. piebald was a solid band, that's all any of us who were and are still fans of their music need to acknowledge. not these pointless discussions on where they need to be generalized and fit in. anyways, that's my little rant on that. good day.

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ExcessiveClap wrote:
February 2009

Well, they broke up. So technically they can't be an amazing band anymore. ;) Well, I hate to get into one of these stupid genre discussions on last.fm, but dude: Have you listened to stuff like the Sometimes Friends Fight LP on Barely Legal? If that's not emo, I don't know what is. I think I love their early stuff so much more, because it fits in so well into the rest of my musical taste. I don't think the recent stuff is bad, to me it's just not as amazing as their early work. Well... each to their own, right?

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alphagravitas wrote:
February 2009

Harder Piebald was good. Pop punk Piebald was good. Pop Piebald was good. They were a pretty solid band throughout their entire career.

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