Jets to Brazil

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Jets to Brazil

Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	1997–2003
Label(s)	Jade Tree Records
Former members
Blake Schwarzenbach Jeremy Chatelain Chris Daly Brian Maryansky

Jets to Brazil was an American rock band formed in 1997. It was founded by Blake Schwarzenbach, former frontman of Jawbreaker. When Blake relocated to Brooklyn, New York after Jawbreaker had disbanded, he reunited with friend Jeremy Chatelain and the two began working on four-track recordings aided by drum machines. This lasted until former Texas Is The Reason drummer Chris Daly joined the band. Daly came up with the name "Jets to Brazil" and the band joined Jade Tree Records in 1997. The origin of the band's name comes from a poster in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's, a film with cult status among the band members.

The group's first album Orange Rhyming Dictionary was released on Jade Tree Records in 1998. They did extensive touring following its release with bands like The Promise Ring. The band followed up the success of Orange Rhyming Dictionary with Four Cornered Night in 2000. 'Four Cornered Night featured new guitarist Brian Maryansky formerly of the band The Van Pelt. This shift allowed Blake to become the pianist for the band. In 2002, Jets to Brazil launched their third—and what was to be final—album, Perfecting Loneliness. By fall of 2003 the band had broken up for unspecified reasons.