The Foxymorons

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The Foxymorons
Origin Mesquite, Texas
Genres Guitar pop
Years active1994 (1994)–present
Labels Heatstroke Records, [1] Foxyphoton Records [2]
MembersDavid Dewese, Jerry James
Website www.foxymorons.com

The Foxymorons are a guitar pop musical duo from Mesquite, Texas, formed in 1994. [3] The band consists of childhood friends David Dewese and Jerry James.

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History

Dewese and James met at church camp when they were both in high school, and later pretended to be in a band called the "Foxymorons" later in their teenage years, although, at the time, they neither wrote songs nor played music. [4] They later released a single that they mailed to radio stations, fanzines and distributors. Eventually, Mel Cheplowitz of American Pop Project Records asked if they wanted to release an album, and they agreed. [4] The band released its debut album, Calcutta, in 1999, to positive reviews, despite the fact that, at the time, the band had not played a live show. [4] Calcutta was recorded long distance, with Dewese and James sending tapes back and forth from Dallas to Nashville. [3] The band played their first gig at South by Southwest in March 2000. [3]

Shortly after Calcutta was released, the band continued collaborating long distance, with Dewese living in Nashville and James remaining in Texas. [4] In 2001, the band released its second album, Rodeo City, which was recorded in a similar manner as their first. [3] In 2005, the band released its third album, Hesitation Eyes, which they also recorded by sending tapes through the mail. [5]

The band's fourth album, Bible Stories, was recorded in Nashville and released in 2010. [3] Their fifth album, Fake Yoga, was released in 2015 and featured Will Johnson on drums. [3]

Critical reception

Fake Yoga has a score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6] Magnet called it "a return to the primal sound of their debut." [4] Robert Christgau wrote that on the album, the Foxymorons "attain the pop-punk grail: 10 tough, catchy, ebullient, stealth-strange songs in 32 minutes." [7]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Heatstroke CDs".
  2. ↑ "CD reviews". IMPACT Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hage, Erik. "Foxymorons Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Poet, J. (4 December 2015). "The Foxymorons: Real Music, Fake Band". Magnet. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Tangari, Joe (10 January 2006). "Hesitation Eyes Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fake Yoga Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (8 January 2016). "Up the Alt". Vice. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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