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The Smyrk is a band from New Haven, Connecticut. The members are Doron Flake, Alex Marans, Ari Sadowitz and Chris Barone.
They formed in 2003, when singer Doron Flake joined up with instrumental trio of guitarist/bassists Nick Logan and Ari Sadowitz, along with drummer Chris Barone, who had been playing the Connecticut club circuit under the name “Canine Smirk”.
The Smyrk announced their breakup on July 21st, 2008, with a final show on July 29th. In January 2009, The Smyrk announced its reformation with its newest member, Alex Marans. He plays keys, bass and sings.
Monsters on Maple Street the bands debut EP was produced with Eric Rachel (Saves the Day, Dillinger Escape Plan) and mastered by Alan Douches (Thrice, Run DMC) at West West Side Music. The self-released record garnered praise from sources such as AbsolutePunk.net.
After circulating around the internet and the Northeast playing over 300 shows, Monsters on Maple Street caught the ear of Incubus bassist and former Roots guitarist Ben Kenney. The band then set out on tour, performing across the country and back, including performing in Los Angeles for Kenny, who invited them to record at his home in August 2006. Monsters on Maple Street was picked up for distribution by Mr. Kenney’s label, Ghetto Crush, and quickly became a top seller on the label’s website.
The Smyrk traveled to Los Angeles in August, 2006 to record six new tracks for the album New Fiction. This album was recorded over a month in Mr. Kenney’s home studio.
They formed in 2003, when singer Doron Flake joined up with instrumental trio of guitarist/bassists Nick Logan and Ari Sadowitz, along with drummer Chris Barone, who had been playing the Connecticut club circuit under the name “Canine Smirk”.
The Smyrk announced their breakup on July 21st, 2008, with a final show on July 29th. In January 2009, The Smyrk announced its reformation with its newest member, Alex Marans. He plays keys, bass and sings.
Monsters on Maple Street the bands debut EP was produced with Eric Rachel (Saves the Day, Dillinger Escape Plan) and mastered by Alan Douches (Thrice, Run DMC) at West West Side Music. The self-released record garnered praise from sources such as AbsolutePunk.net.
After circulating around the internet and the Northeast playing over 300 shows, Monsters on Maple Street caught the ear of Incubus bassist and former Roots guitarist Ben Kenney. The band then set out on tour, performing across the country and back, including performing in Los Angeles for Kenny, who invited them to record at his home in August 2006. Monsters on Maple Street was picked up for distribution by Mr. Kenney’s label, Ghetto Crush, and quickly became a top seller on the label’s website.
The Smyrk traveled to Los Angeles in August, 2006 to record six new tracks for the album New Fiction. This album was recorded over a month in Mr. Kenney’s home studio.
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The Ballad of Fletcher Reede
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Dial V for Venom
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That Ain't Lake Minnetonka
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My Weakness
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New Fiction
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It Was Nice Meeting You Again
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Conflict Addiction
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Sweeter Cyanide
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Aphasia
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Cope Aesthetic
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Monsters On Maple Street
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It's Not Love
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Shot And Buried: Sudan
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Shoutbox
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merrari wrote:
Flake's voice is similar to Darius Rucker (lead of Hootie and the Blowfish) and Corey Glover (lead of Living Colour). Despite what may be said about either, their voices are quite lovely.
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plosem wrote:
Amazing vocals, Doron style different from most bands. Overall great band!
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musictwin23 wrote:
The best band in the entire universe, hands down!!!!!!!!!
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LadyBugg007 wrote:
I love you guys music....and you all r so very cute...:~)
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lexombie wrote:
i'm absolutely in love with "My Weakness" it should definitely be up higher on the charts.
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ogreeto wrote:
Just heard your guys stuff from SXSW. you should play at Yale sometime. I'll try to set something up
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TheSmyrk wrote:
thanks for all the awesome comments guys!
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GaryG471 wrote:
you guys are awsome the guitarist is so individual. with the cool chord riffs and melodys not like all these waster shredders. u guys are awsome
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musictwin23 wrote:
I love these guys!
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hollyy___x wrote:
This sounds familiar???
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fliptopsean wrote:
they got back together!
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lizluvzmuzic wrote:
I haven't seen you guys in ct in a while. maybe when i get home from school. you guys are awesome!!!
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raymondkallmeye wrote:
Listening's keeping me up at night cause it's impossible to stop Smyrking.
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redonja wrote:
Smryk's keeping me up at night cause I it's impossible to stop listening.
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Aeroaviones wrote:
Maple Street I did not like, but New Fiction is pretty cool. Keep it up!
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trivial0921 wrote:
Your songs are pretty awesome; hopefully I'll get a chance to catch your show at Rose-Hulman next Tuesday... Who would you say are your biggest influences, btw?
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TheSmyrk wrote:
as soon as possible!
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SixStringSamura wrote:
new stuff's great, when're you comming back to pa?
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Footage from 9/3/09 w/ @songzyuuup at CCSU!
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Footage from 9/3/09 w/ @songzyuuup at CCSU!
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“Farewell to Arm” - enjoy!
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Friday 10/30 @ The Delancey, NYC - mischief night!
26 Oct 2009 | from thesmyrk.tumblr.com/
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- The Smyrk posted a news item ‘Footage from 9/3/09 w/ @songzyuuup at CCSU!’. Thursday afternoon
- The Smyrk posted a news item ‘We have a song about Evil Dead. It’s called...’. Wednesday afternoon
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averyPoole added The Smyrk to averyPoole’s library. Wednesday morning
- The Smyrk posted a news item ‘“Farewell to Arm” - enjoy!’. Tuesday afternoon
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- The Smyrk posted a news item ‘Friday 10/30 @ The Delancey, NYC - mischief night!’. last month
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- The Smyrk posted a news item ‘"The End of Jason Todd" remix by Primus Luta!’. last month
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