Call It Arson
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Call it Arson | |
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Origin | Connecticut |
Years active | 2002–present |
Genres | Rock |
Labels | Kill Normal Records |
Members | James Downes Ryan White Jeff Brown Jesse McVaney |
Past members | Brian McOmber |
Call It Arson is a Rock band from Connecticut. Their sound can be compared to classic and modern rock acts such as The Police, The Cure, Karate, and Weezer; but members acknowledge a wide range of musical influences. "Ryan and I started out covering The Beatles," Downes admits, "but we have been heavily influenced by groups ranging from Death Cab for Cutie to Coalesce, Jackson Browne to Earth Crisis, Sunny Day Real Estate to Michael Rose." The name Call It Arson is a statement of hope and perseverance, deconstructing the corrupt, building something honest in its place.
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[edit] History
Call It Arson was conceived in 1994 in a Connecticut basement when friends Ryan White and James Downes were eleven years old. Having been nurtured into musical maturity in the thriving CT hardcore scene during the 1990’s, they officially formed Call It Arson as a quartet in 2002, which now includes old friends Jeff Brown on bass, and Jesse McVaney on drums.
[edit] Members
- James Downes – Electric guitar, vocals
- Ryan White – Acoustic guitar, vocals
- Jeff Brown – Bass
- Jesse McVaney – Drums
[edit] Former members
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Animal Strings (Kill Normal Records 2006)
- Call it Arson (LP) (Kill Normal Records, Win/Lose Records 2005)
[edit] EPs
- Call it Arson (EP) (Teishu Records 2003)
[edit] Side projects
- Jeff Brown Duplex – Experimental
- James Downes – Acoustic
- Stab You in the Head – Hardcore
- Call it Asia – 80's Power Ballad
- Phantasmatrash – Hip Hop, Experimental
- Donny Davito – Rock
- bEARTHWASTE – Hardcore, Metal
- MC Gremlin – Hip Hop
[edit] Press
- Interview with Redefine Magazine - 2/06
- Interview with New Haven Register - 2/06
- Interview with New Haven Advocate - 1/06
- Interview with Smother - 10/05
- Smother Album Review - 10/05
- Play Magazine - 7/13/05
- New Haven Advocate - 7/13/05
- New Haven Advocate Album Review - 7/7/05
- Up Beet Music Album Review - 5/21/05