- Small Towns Burn a Little Slower
Infobox musical artist
Name = Small Towns Burn A Little Slower
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Saint Paul,Minnesota , USA
Genre = Rock
Indie
Pop
Years_active = 2002–present
Label =Dead Letter Records Triple Crown Records Rise Records
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/smalltowns Official website]
Current_members =Tommy Rehbein Danny Wolf Ryan Traster Joel Trowbridge Josh Mckay
Past_members = Sean Carey
Jeff McIlvenna
Luke AlisonSmall Towns Burn a Little Slower was a band from St. Paul/
Minneapolis, Minnesota .The band was established in the summer of 2002. Early on with Jeff McIlvenna on vocals and Luke Allison on bass, they recorded and released the "Holding On to What's Killing You" EP in 2003 on Dead Letter Records. After a line-up change (the departure of Jeff and Luke and the addition of Danny and Ryan), much touring, and label negotiations, they recorded and released the "Small Towns Burn a Little Slower" EP in 2004 onRise Records .On July 26, 2005, they released their first full-length album, "Mortality as Home Entertainment", on
Triple Crown Records ."Alternative Press" called them one of the "100 Bands You Should Know About" in 2005.
On November 6, 2007 the band announced on their MySpace page that they will be breaking up as of February 2008. They cited school, marriage and burnout brought on by the music industry as the reasons. The Band will be releasing their final album, "So Begins the Test of a Man" at their farewell concert.
Discography
Holding On to What's Killing You Release Date: 2003
Track Listing:
01. Apologies Don't Mean You're Sorry
02. August Stars in Maine
03. Tonight Let's Be Alive
04. The Place That I Skip Stones
05. Coming and Going
06. 12/31
[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000255JXG/ Small Towns Burn a Little Slower]
Release Date: 2004
Track Listing:
01. Alias: The Beekeeper
02. Not Mistaken Or Faked
03. Wait For Me Abby Bernstien
04. Churches And Hospitals
05. A Flower Cross
[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009W5KFY/ Mortality as Home Entertainment]
Release Date: 2005
Track Listing:
01. Forget The Fashion
02. Answers
03. Last Blast Off
04. It's a Death Curse
05. Alias: The Beekeeper
06. Lullaby For Sleeping Babies
07. Millstones And Milestones
08. Wait For Me Abby Bernstien
09. Tune of Panic
10. 1970 Burt Blyleven Rookie Card
11. Wake Up
12. 27 Guys Named Steve
There's No Place Like Minneapolis (Split 7-inch with The Cardinal Sin)
Release Date: 2006
Track Listing (Small Towns side):
01. Blood Money
02. Suicide Medicine (Rocky Votolato cover)
So Begins The Test Of A Man
Release Date: 2008
Track Listing:
01. The Giver
02. RX (Drive)
03. Rooftops Won't Come To You
04. What Is It Worth?
05. Spittin' Truths
06. Saw My Youth
07. Money Make The Man
08. Last Will In Testimony
09. If You've Got Soul
10. Help! There Is A Con Artist Under My Bed!
11. Meth Is The New America
12. Asleep In Life's Waiting Room
External links
* [http://www.smalltownsburnalittleslower.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/smalltownsburnalittleslower PureVolume site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/smalltowns Myspace site]
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