Socratic (band)
Encyclopedia
Socratic are an Indie rock
band hailing from Cranford
/Linden
, New Jersey
. They signed to Drive-Thru Records
in 2004, released their debut full-length Lunch for the Sky
in 2005, the Just Turn
EP in 2006 and their Mark Hoppus
-produced follow-up album Spread The Rumors
in 2008
Adam Swider left the group in May 2006 to go back to college and Louis Panico joined the group in 2007, leaving his former band The Showcase.
Socratic were formerly signed to No Milk Records
(also past home of Halifax
), where they released their debut EP It's Getting Late in 2002. In 2004, they were picked up by California record label Drive-Thru Records
, who put out their first full-length, Lunch for the Sky
, in 2005. The album was Produced by John Goodmanson (Hot Hot Heat, Sleater Kinney, The Blood Brothers) at Longview Farms Studio in rural Western Massachusetts. On December 5th, 2006, a free 5-track EP entitled Just Turn
was made available for download from the band's Myspace
and PureVolume
profiles. Their next full length album entitled Spread The Rumors
(produced by Mark Hoppus
, vocalist and bass player for blink-182
and +44
) will be available May 6, 2008, featuring the song "Boy In A Magazine," their first single. They also made a video for May I Bum A Smoke and Boy In A Magazine in 2008. The band released 5 new songs on their facebook page on February 1, 2011.
In 2010, guitarist Kevin Bryan left Socratic to focus on his career as Co-Owner / Recording Project Coordinator at Soundwaves Studios in Union, New Jersey.
A Christmas Coal Coral (Featuring Rendez Vous) - A Christmas track released December 2008.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band hailing from Cranford
Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,...
/Linden
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. They signed to Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
in 2004, released their debut full-length Lunch for the Sky
Lunch for the Sky
Lunch for the Sky is the debut release from Socratic on Drive-Thru Records, released on September 6, 2005.-Track listing:# "Theme from Your Mother's Garden" – 2:06# "Alexandria as Our Lens" – 3:57# "Tear a Gash" – 4:56# "I Don't Wear a Coat" – 3:19...
in 2005, the Just Turn
Just Turn
Just Turn is a free EP by Socratic that was released on December 5, 2006 on the band's MySpace and PureVolume profiles. They have also printed 1,000 hard copies of the EP which are only available at shows and in the Drive-Thru webstore.-Track listing:...
EP in 2006 and their Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, record producer, and television host. He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band +44. He is a co-founder of both bands...
-produced follow-up album Spread The Rumors
Spread The Rumors
Spread the Rumors is the second Drive-Thru Records release from Socratic. It was produced by Mark Hoppus and released on the 12th May 2008.-Track listing:# "Boy In A Magazine" – 2:52# "I Haven't See You In Years" – 3:38# "May I Bum A Smoke" – 2:58...
in 2008
History
Socratic formed in 1999 and consists of Duane F. Okun, who sings vocals and plays the guitar, Kevin G. Bryan II who plays the guitar and sings back vocals, Vincent D'Amico who plays piano and also sings back vocals, Thomas Patrick Stratton who plays drums/percussion, and Louis Panico who plays the bass guitar and sings back vocals. BassistBassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Adam Swider left the group in May 2006 to go back to college and Louis Panico joined the group in 2007, leaving his former band The Showcase.
Socratic were formerly signed to No Milk Records
No Milk Records
No Milk Records is a Jackson, New Jersey based independent record label founded by Kyle Kraszewski and Gregory Edgerton. In late 2006, No Milk entered a partnership with Merovingian Music which is distributed by EMI Music Group.-Roster Active and Alumni:...
(also past home of Halifax
Halifax (band)
Halifax is a four-piece rock band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and currently are signed with Rocket Science Records. On their Myspace page the band announced that they will not be going with Drive-Thru Records on their 2009 release but are shipping the album off to other labels...
), where they released their debut EP It's Getting Late in 2002. In 2004, they were picked up by California record label Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
, who put out their first full-length, Lunch for the Sky
Lunch for the Sky
Lunch for the Sky is the debut release from Socratic on Drive-Thru Records, released on September 6, 2005.-Track listing:# "Theme from Your Mother's Garden" – 2:06# "Alexandria as Our Lens" – 3:57# "Tear a Gash" – 4:56# "I Don't Wear a Coat" – 3:19...
, in 2005. The album was Produced by John Goodmanson (Hot Hot Heat, Sleater Kinney, The Blood Brothers) at Longview Farms Studio in rural Western Massachusetts. On December 5th, 2006, a free 5-track EP entitled Just Turn
Just Turn
Just Turn is a free EP by Socratic that was released on December 5, 2006 on the band's MySpace and PureVolume profiles. They have also printed 1,000 hard copies of the EP which are only available at shows and in the Drive-Thru webstore.-Track listing:...
was made available for download from the band's Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
and PureVolume
PureVolume
PureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
profiles. Their next full length album entitled Spread The Rumors
Spread The Rumors
Spread the Rumors is the second Drive-Thru Records release from Socratic. It was produced by Mark Hoppus and released on the 12th May 2008.-Track listing:# "Boy In A Magazine" – 2:52# "I Haven't See You In Years" – 3:38# "May I Bum A Smoke" – 2:58...
(produced by Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, record producer, and television host. He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band +44. He is a co-founder of both bands...
, vocalist and bass player for blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
and +44
+44 (band)
+44 was an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
) will be available May 6, 2008, featuring the song "Boy In A Magazine," their first single. They also made a video for May I Bum A Smoke and Boy In A Magazine in 2008. The band released 5 new songs on their facebook page on February 1, 2011.
In 2010, guitarist Kevin Bryan left Socratic to focus on his career as Co-Owner / Recording Project Coordinator at Soundwaves Studios in Union, New Jersey.
Non-album tracks
- "Funeral Masses for William Jennings: Viewing Hours (4-6)" – released on Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know (2005)
- "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
cover) – released on Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute (2005)
A Christmas Coal Coral (Featuring Rendez Vous) - A Christmas track released December 2008.
Videography
- I am the Doctor
- May I Bum A Smoke
- Boy In A Magazine (Spence Nicholson [Video Director], Brant Barger [Video Producer], Elliot Dillman [Video Producer])