Squint (band)
squint is an American alternative rock band based in Austin, TX, but originally formed in 1993 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. squint is best known for the title track of their 2010 album Goodnight, Bad Intentions.
Biography[edit]
Early years (1993-1997)[edit]
Squint (generally typeset as squint) began in 1993 in Houghton, Michigan. Childhood friends of Dane Adrian (born Dane Adrian Reynolds) and Matt Fredrickson organized the band, which recorded a few self-released, locally-distributed cassettes, including Crashing Down (1995). The band also appeared on The Misery Sessions: Volume 2, recorded by Bernie Larsen.
Hoping to gain broader recognition, in 1997 the band relocated to Louisiana, where it produced an EP titled Where's My Dinner.
beeker (1998-2002)[edit]
After establishing itself in Ruston, Louisiana, squint began work on its first full album. The result was beeker, recorded in Houston, Texas and released in 1998...[1] Encouraged by regional reception of the album, the band began to tour extensively, supporting well-known acts such as the Goo Goo Dolls and the Toadies. In 2002 squint was nominated for "The American Music Awards Presents The Coca-Cola New Music Award" for the best unsigned band in America [2][3]
Tinsel Life (2003-2009)[edit]
An ambitious performance schedule soon made the band well known regionally. To expand its reputation, squint recruited veteran producer Ed Stasium (Ramones, Soul Asylum) to produce its next album. The result was Tinsel Life[4][5]
Tinsel Life (2003) was the #10 most added record when it made its debut on national college radio[6] according to CMJ and immediately entered the CMJ Top 200.[7]
The song "Quite" from the album was adopted as the opening credit theme of the television series Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale (2011).[8]
As a result of Tinsel Life squint was featured on Mark Cuban's HDNet show,"True Music with Katie Daryl". The episode, which also featured Matchbox 20 and Tantric, was aired December 21, 2003[9]
By 2003 the band was regularly on national tour and supported acts like Fall Out Boy and Alter Bridge. Because of its tour schedule, the band produced little new music for several years. However, the band's label, Hoxie Bat Records, re-issued beeker in 2006 after Ed Stasium re-mixed the entire album. In the process of going through the masters, Stasium discovered several tracks left off the original album. The re-issued, re-mix featured four new tracks from the original recording sessions omitted from the original beeker.
In 2007, the band released a live album, No Do-Overs:live. Many of the tracks from this album would eventually be recorded in the studio and released on subsequent albums.
Goodnight, Bad Intentions (2010-2013)[edit]
Hoping for greater exposure, squint relocated to Austin, Texas in 2008. There the band worked with producer David Percefull (Bowling for Soup, David Cook) at yellowDOG Studios. The result was the album Goodnight, Bad Intentions and three videos featuring tracks from that album: "Goodnight Bad Intentions," "We All Break the Same," and "To My Protagonists." The release of Goodnight, Bad Intentions brought squint continued national media attention, with write-ups in M Music Magazine[10], Deitra Magazine[11], and ATX Music Mag.[12] They also enjoyed local Austin success as part of The Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards with squint making the top 10 for punk rock bands in Austin in 2010[13], 2011[14], and 2012[15]
The success of Goodnight, Bad Intentions led to sponsorships from Jagermeister, AKG (company)[16], and Atlas Microphone Stands[17]. The band resumed touring, performing on the Uproar Festival[18] and Jägermeister Music Tour with Hinder, Staind, Disturbed, Stone Sour, and Pennywise.
The Art of Scarring (2014-Present)[edit]
In 2014 squint recorded The Art of Scarring, mixed by Joseph Milligan of Anberlin. To date (2020) it is squint's last album. In 2014 one of the band's founders moved from Austin to Chicago, making regular performances difficult. Since 2014, the band has reunited for a handful of shows and several of the band's members have continued to perform in other groups.
Band Members[edit]
- Dane Adrian - Vocals
- Matt Fredrickson - Guitars
- Nathan Snyder - Guitars
- Matthew Coleman – Drums
- Ray Murley - Bass
Discography[edit]
- Crashing Down (1993)
- Where's My Dinner (1996)
- beeker (1998)
- Tinsel Life (2003)
- beeker (remix) (2006)
- No Do-Overs:live (2007)
- Goodnight, Bad Intentions (2010)
- The Art of Scarring (2014)
Compilations:
- Misery Sessions Vol. 2 (1995) (squint: Drown)
- 2010 Jager Music Compilation"" (2010) (squint: Goodnight, Bad Intentions)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Houston Press". July 18, 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ Cmj Network, Inc (September 30, 2002). CMJ New Music Report. p. 21. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ink 19 Album Review". Ink 19. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ Stasium, Ed. "Discography". Ed Stasium Website.
- ↑ "Ed Stasium Discography". All Musc. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ Cmj Network, Inc (February 17, 2003). CMJ New Music Report. p. 62. Retrieved 21 July 2018. Search this book on
- ↑ Cmj Network, Inc (March 10, 2003). CMJ New Music Report. p. 13. Retrieved 21 July 2018. Search this book on
- ↑ "Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale". YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "EpisoDate". EpisoDate. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "M Music & Musicians Magazine". January 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Deitra Magazine". December 22, 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "ATX Music Mag". ATX Music Mag. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Austin Chronicle". 2010 Austin Music Awards. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Austin Chronicle". 2011 Austin Music Awards. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Austin Chronicle". 2012 Austin Music Awards. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Front of House Magazine". September 9, 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Atlas Sound Catalog" (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ Smyers, Darryl (September 9, 2010). "Dallas Observer". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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