Jenoah

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Jenoah was an experimental post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Redlands/San Bernardino, California, United States. Jenoah sprung up from the arid wastelands of California's San Bernardino County, and with their debut EP "Morning Is When Jenoah Wakes Up," this Drive-Thru Records quartet brings a blast of desert heat to modern rock. "When I sing, sometimes I feel I'm scaring people," laughs lead singer/bassist Stephen Joshua Martinez. It's hard to figure, given Martinez' introspective manner off stage. But when it comes to their music, Jenoah drops the common courtesies and dials up the intensity level. Though Martinez sites personal influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, Jawbreaker and Elliott Smith, Martinez and his bandmates strive to keep Jenoah's music unique. "I can honestly say that I don't think we sound like any bands out right now," he says. "I believe good musicians finds inspiration in something, then interpret the sound in their own true way." Produced by Dave Swanson, the new EP is a headlong assault on conventional style. Robbie Halbert and Lucky Rodrigues' careening guitars provide perfect counterpoint to Martinez' fever-pitched vocals. "Our music will never make complete sense to anybody," adds Martinez, who co-wrote the EP with Rodrigues. "All our songs are just pure feeling." It's hard to argue with that, considering tracks like the blazing "Wish for Alliance" and "Ex Suits," which deconstruct the rules of melody and rhythm. Others, like "Openly" and "Cou

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Morning is When Jenoah Wakes Up

Listen To Bob Dylan: A Tribute

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Drive-Thru & Rushmore Sampler 2005

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Listen to Bob Dylan - A Tribute

Happy Holidays From Drive-Thru Records

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Drive-Thru / Rushmore Records Sampler 2005

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Listen To Bob Dylan: A Tribute [Disc 1]

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Drive-Thru & Rushmore Records Sampler 2005

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Happy Holidays From Drive Thru

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Drive Thru / Rush More Records Sampler

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Drive-Thru Rushmore Sampler

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Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute Album Disc 1

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