Joan of Arc (band)
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Joan of Arc are an experimental indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They began in 1995, following the break up of a former band, Cap'n'Jazz.
Joan of Arc are known for their use of electronics, samples, and multi-track recordings in their songs - some songs on The Gap contained over 100 tracks - although recently they have been writing in more traditional terms.
Their lyrics and cover art are considered highly conceptual and confusing. For example, the album Live in Chicago,1999 is not a live album - it is a reference to the fact that that the band lived in Chicago in the year 1999.
Members of Joan of Arc have been in many other bands including Friend/Enemy, American Football, Owls, Ghosts and Vodka, Everyone, and most recently Make Believe.
Singer Tim Kinsella has been the only permanent member of the group and has recorded as a solo artist.
Discography
- Method & Sentiment EP (1996/Jade Tree)
- Busy Bus, Sunny Sun EP (1997/Southern)
- A Portable Model Of (1997/Jade Tree)
- How Memory Works (1998/Jade Tree)
- Live in Chicago,1999 (1999/Jade Tree)
- The Gap (2000/Jade Tree)
- How Can Anything So Little be Any More? (2001/Jade Tree)
- So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness (2003/Jade Tree)
- In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust (2003/Perishable)
- Live in Muenster,2003 (2003/Record Label)
- Joan of Arc/Bundy Brown split EP (2004/Six Gun Lover)
- Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain... (2004/Polyvinyl)