Joan of Arc
Based on their roots and their hometown, it's not surprising that Chicago's Joan of Arc blends post-rock's atmospherics and punk's volume and dynamics. Singer/guitarist Tim Kinsella, drummer Mike Kinsella, and bassist Sam Zurick came from the emocore band Cap'n Jazz; when that band broke up, the trio wanted to change their musical direction. They did just that when they started playing with keyboardist/guitarist Jeremy Boyle and guitarist Eric Bocek in summer 1996, removing the boundaries and structures of punk and including more experimental e...[more]
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Order the Flowers LP and receive a free 7" (while supplies last)! Tracks are: "My Summer-Long High Wipeout," "The Surrender" and "A Man Needs a Maid." Pre-order Flowers and receive a free button and 11" x 17" poster (while supplies last)! Insound L [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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Despite being written over the course of a year in four different sessions with four different lineups, the songs on Flowers sound more cohesive than those on last year's Boo Human. This experience encapsulates the spirit of Joan Of Arc - a mentality that embraces contradictions and tears apart common musical structures, only to rebuild them without a blueprint. They continue to create an obscure combination of familiar, obvious ideas while sticking with the notion that 'if it feels good, do it.'
MP3 $10.49
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This is a 19" x 25" poster for the September 7 Joan of Arc show. It is a screen-print, hand-signed and numbered in an edition of 91.
Poster $19.99
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Order Flowers and receive a free button and 11" x 17" poster (while supplies last)! Despite being written over the course of a year in four different sessions with four different lineups, the songs on Flowers sound more cohesive than those on last year's Boo Human. This experience [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Boo Human and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. The combination of fourteen musicians whose previous collaborations include Wilco, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Beth Orton, and Prefuse 73 yields a truly diverse record that's as intense as it is intimate. Marked by intricate guitar melodies, non-cognitive wailing, and tense instrumentals, Boo Human is Joan of Arc's most [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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The combination of fourteen musicians whose previous collaborations include Wilco, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Beth Orton, and Prefuse 73 yields a truly diverse record that's as intense as it is intimate. Marked by intricate guitar melodies, non-cognitive wailing, and tense instrumentals, Boo Human is Joan of Arc's most accessible, cohesive album since 1997's How Memory Works.
MP3 $10.49
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of My Summer-Long High Wipeout and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. The track "My Summer-Long High Wipeout" is Joan of Arc at their best. "The Surrender" is an alternate version from the ones on their latest full-length, Boo Human, and "A Man Needs A Maid" is a Neil Young Harvest cover. Includes a digital download code for all three songs.
7" $4.56
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The track 'My Summer-Long High Wipeout' is Joan of Arc at their best. 'The Surrender' is an alternate version from the ones on their latest full-length, Boo Human, and 'A Man Needs A Maid' is a Neil Young Harvest cover.
MP3 $3.15
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Soundtrack to Tim Kinsella's Orchard Vale feature length movie. Played by Tim Kinsella, Ben Vida, Josh Abrams and Nate Kinsella.
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Joan of Arc's mastermind Tim Kinsella wrote and directed the 2007 film Orchard Vale, and recruited old members of his defunct band to record the soundtrack. This limited edition CD contains the haunting experimental sounds that made the band so beloved amongst late-1990s hipsters.
CD $13.99
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VINYL FORMAT. WHITE VINYL. Chicago's prolific Joan of Arc add to their rich history with this new 7". The two songs on are studio recordings of the live versions of the songs and are different than the versions on Joan of Arc's previous album Eventually, All At Once
7" $4.56
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