The Paper Chase (stylized as "the pAper chAse") was an American alternative rock band formed in 1998 by producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, who were signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their albums God Bless Your Black Heart and Now You Are One of Us have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost Records. The Paper Chase produced a combination of discordant melody and jagged noise pop, described by Allmusic as "a jagged structure of avant-garde jazz, noise, indie, and punk".
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History
Congleton wrote and produced all of the material, with a few exceptions: Bobby Weaver co-wrote "A Face That Could Launch a Thousand Ships" and "Off with Their Heads" from the album Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know. Mike Sanger co-wrote "Throw Your Body on the Apparatus", and Elliot Figg co-wrote "When You Least Expect It," both from the aforementioned album.
Their next project would have been a two-part album centered on natural disasters. The first half, entitled Someday This Could All Be Yours Vol. 1 was released on May 26, 2009, through Kill Rock Stars Records, though the second part has remained unreleased since the band's dissolution.
Members
Former members
John Congleton – vocals, guitar, programming
Sean Kirkpatrick – synthesizer, piano
Bobby Weaver – bass guitar
Jason Garner – drums
Session musicians
Kris Youmans – cello
Becki Phares – violin
Elliot Figg – piano
Danna Berger – viola
Tony Scholl – horns
Previous members
Aryn Dalton – drums
Matt Armstrong – piano
Discography
Albums
Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know (2000)
Hide the Kitchen Knives (2002)
God Bless Your Black Heart (2004)
Now You Are One of Us (2006)
Someday This Could All Be Yours Vol. 1 (2009)
Singles and EPs
Essays on Frantic Desperation (split with E-Class and Lugsole) (1999)
...And the Machines Are Winning (1999)
Cntrl-Alt-Delete-U (2001)
What Big Teeth You Have (2004)
Split with Red Worms Farm (2004)
Split with Will Johnson (2004)
Split with Xiu Xiu (2005)