SeeYouSpaceCowboy | |
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 SeeYouSpaceCowboy performing live in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Pure Noise |
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syscband |
SeeYouSpaceCowboy (formerly stylized as SeeYouSpaceCowboy...) is an American hardcore punk band formed in San Diego, California, [1] in 2016, by Connie Sgarbossa, Ethan Sgarbossa and Taylor Allen. Their name is taken from a phrase shown on many of the end title cards of the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop.
History
Before the formation of SeeYouSpaceCowboy, vocalist Connie Sgarbossa and her younger brother [2] Ethan Sgarbossa both played in the bands Flowers Taped to Pens and René Descartes. Ethan originally played guitar for both groups before switching to drums for SeeYouSpaceCowboy. Taylor Allen and Jesse Price played together in a hardcore band called Recluse before the formation of their next project, Letters to Catalonia, which features Jesse on vocals and guitar, and fellow former SeeYouSpaceCowboy member, Dominic Larocca, on bass. [1] SeeYouSpaceCowboy formed in 2016, before Connie relocated to Oakland. [1]
The original lineup, and that which appears on the demo, consisted of only four members; Price playing bass and Allen playing guitar. Timmy Moreno was soon added as a bassist, and Price went on to be a guitarist.[ citation needed]
In a 2018 interview with Revolver the band revealed that they had plans to release a debut full-length album sometime in 2019, the group were in the writing stage as of when the interview was taken place in August. Connie Sgarbossa hinted of what is to come: "There's going to be sassing, there's going to be breakdowns … there's going to be weird, screechy shit." [1]
As of January 25, 2019 it was revealed the band had signed to Pure Noise Records, speaking about their new partnership with Pure Noise Records, the band said: “We are beyond happy to be part of the Pure Noise family. After a summer of searching, we decided to go with Pure Noise because of the diverse and innovative roster, a showcase for some of the most exciting bands in the scene. We are very eager to show the world the next chapter of this band, with this great team behind us.“ [3] Alongside the announcement the band digitally released the compilation Songs for the Firing Squad, which the band describes as "a collection of the first two years as a band, along with two new tracks that foreshadow the new direction we are headed." The band also released an accompanying music video for the song “Self Help Specialist Ends Own Life” [3]
On July 30, 2019 they released a brand new track, "Armed with Their Teeth" and announced the title for their debut full length record, The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds. On August 27, 2019 they released another single, "Put On A Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall". The record was released on September 27, 2019 and met with immediately favorable reviews.[ citation needed] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [4]
On November 5, 2021 the band dropped their second studio album, The Romance of Affliction. It was elected by Loudwire as the 36th best rock/metal album of 2021. [5]
On July 19, 2022, the band released a music video for their cover of the Saosin song "Seven Years". The song is featured on the Pure Noise compilation Dead Formats: Volume 1. [6]
The band released the single "Chewing the Scenery" on August 24, 2023. [7]
Politics
SeeYouSpaceCowboy looks to create a dialogue with fans regarding LGBTQ representation, their personal politics also include vegan, anti-racist and anti-capitalist messages. Sgarbossa notes that the quintet hope to bring a zine library on future tours to help spread awareness of their intersectional beliefs. [1]
Musical style
SeeYouSpaceCowboy's musical style has been characterized as sasscore, [8] metalcore, [9] mathcore, [10] [8] hardcore punk [11] and art-punk. [11]
The band chooses to self-describe as sasscore [1] and often disagrees with the label " screamo"; lead singer Connie Sgarbossa states, "Everybody in this band came from the screamo scene, and we'd been doing it for a minute, but with this band we really wanted to make the distinction that this isn't a screamo band." [1] Songs for the Firing Squad features a song titled "Stop Calling Us Screamo", which Connie Sgarbossa later clarified as " our tongue-in-cheek jab at the people that want to throw us into that scene." [1]
Band members
Current members[ citation needed]
- Connie Sgarbossa – lead vocals (2016–present) [1]
- Ethan Sgarbossa – drums (2016 [1]–2019), guitar, vocals (2019–present)
- Taylor Allen – guitar (2016–2017), bass, clean vocals (2020–present)
- Timmy Moreno – bass (2016–2018), guitar (2021–present) [12]
- AJ Tartol - drums (2021–present), backing vocals (2021–present)
Past members
- Jesse Price – bass (2016, 2019), [13] guitar, backing vocals (2016–2020), [1] drums (2019)
- Cameron Phipps – bass (2019–2020) [1]
- Dominick Larocca – guitar (2017–2018) [1]
- Liam Coombe – guitar (2018–2019) bass (2018)
- Andrew Milam – bass (2018–2019) [14]
- Tim Austin - guitar (2020) [15]
- Bryan Prosser – drums (2019)
- Sal Argento - drums (2019–2021)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds |
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| The Romance of Affliction |
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| Coup de Grâce |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Songs for the Firing Squad |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Comments |
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| Demo |
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| Fashion Statements of the Socially Aware [16] |
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| SYSC//SGKF Split (with secondgradeknifefight) [17] |
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Split EP |
| A Sure Disaster (with If I Die First) [18] |
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Split EP |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2017 | "Atrocities from a Story Book Perspective" [19] | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Armed with Their Teeth" | The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds |
| “Put On a Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall” [20] | ||
| 2021 | "bloodstainedeyes" (with If I Die First) | A Sure Disaster |
| "A Clear Picture from a Unreliable Narrator" | ||
| "Misinterpreting Constellations" [21] | The Romance of Affliction | |
| "Intersecting Storylines to the Same Tragedy" [22] | ||
| "The End to a Brief Moment of Lasting Intimacy" [23] | ||
| 2022 | "Dead Formats, Vol. 1" | Dead Formats, Vol. 1 |
| 2023 | "Chewing the Scenery" [24] | Coup De Gráce |
| "Rhythm and Rapture" (feat. Nothing,Nowhere) | ||
| 2024 | "Respite for a Tragic Tale" (feat. iRis.EXE) / "Silhouettes in Motion" | |
| "To the Dance Floor for Shelter" (feat. Courtney LaPlante) | ||
| "Red Wine and Discontent" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2019 | "Self Help Specialist Ends Own Life" | Cameron Nunez |
| "Armed with Their Teeth" | ||
| "Late December" | ||
| 2021 | "Bloodstainedeyes" | |
| "Misinterpreting Constellations " | ||
| "The End to a Brief Moment of Lasting Intimacy" | ||
| 2022 | "Seven Years" |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SeeYouSpaceCowboy: Meet "Sasscore" Band Rallying Marginalized People to "Bite Back"". Revolver. August 14, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "SeeYouSpaceCowboy: Meet "Sasscore" Band Rallying Marginalized People to "Bite Back"". 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b "SeeYouSpaceCowboy Sign To Pure Noise Records, Release 'Songs For The Firing Squad' / the NOISE". the NOISE. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (July 19, 2022). "SeeYouSpaceCowboy release cover of Saosin's "Seven Years"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 24, 2023). "SeeYouSpaceCowboy Release New Single "Chewing The Scenery"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "SeeYouSpaceCowboy announce new LP, share "Armed With Their Teeth," touring". BrooklynVegan.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Forman, Bill. "SeeYouSpaceCowboy at The Black Sheep show preview". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Editorial (June 12, 2019). "A Brief History of Mathcore In Ten Albums". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "SeeYouSpaceCowboy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "See You Space Cowboy- Late December (Live @ De La Cruz Skatepark 08/20/2021)". youtube.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Demo, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "SeeYouSpaceCowboy Bassist Exits Band Amid Rape Allegations". lambgoat.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Tim austin on Instagram: "I got the honor of spending a month playing guitar for @sysc.band"". instagram.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Fashion Statements of the Socially Aware, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "SYSC//SGKF Split, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "NEWS: SeeYouSpaceCowboy & if I die First announce split EP!". 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Atrocities From A Story Book Perspective - Single, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY Gets Frantic On New Song "Put On A Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall"". Metal Injection. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 22, 2021). "SeeYouspaceCowboy Announce New Album 'The Romance Of Affliction', Share Single "Misinterpreting Constellations"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 6, 2021). "SeeYouSpaceCowboy - "Intersecting Storylines To The Same Tragedy" (Feat. Underoath's Aaron Gillespie)". Stereogum. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 20, 2021). "SeeYouSpaceCowboy - "The End To A Brief Moment Of Lasting Intimacy"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 24, 2023). "SeeYouSpaceCowboy release new single "Chewing The Scenery"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved August 27, 2023.