The Foxymorons

Back in 1994, David Dewese and Jerry James stumbled upon an abandoned drum kit in a Sunday School classroom while home on college holiday. The discovery sparked a fervent series of elegant experiments in life and literature, noise and nihilism, with the results self-published via their 7” single, the Silver Leaves EP (1998) and the subsequent full-length debut, Calcutta (1999), released on the San Rafael, California label, American Pop Project. After a handful of terrible live shows, the duo made Rodeo City (AmPop 2001), a record of bright and catchy guitar rock that drew comparisons to Big Star and vintage Pavement.

After four years, infrequent shows, and a cross-country line-up, The Foxymorons returned with their third release Hesitation Eyes. During the writing and recording of these songs, the Mesquite/Nashville band continued its ongoing tradition of long-distance composition via snail mail, telephone rehearsals, and morse code harmonies. Released by Philadelphia’s Heatstroke Records, the album was recorded by The Foxymorons and mixed by Matt Pence of Centro-matic.

History from the band's site

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  David Dewese: guitar, vocals
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  Jerry James: guitar, vocals

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