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Mad Planets
12+ albums
shoegazeindie poppop punkindie rock90s
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Mad Planets were a pop-punk trio based in Stony Brook, Long Island (NY), active from 1994—1998, featuring Tara Emelye Needham (bass, vocals), Erik Robinson, (guitar, vocals) and John Kapp (drums). The Planets sprung up in the post-Nirvana, riot grrrl DIY indie-pop/rock scene, zine driven (Tara also co-wrote Cupsize with Sasha Cage), often recording on their own, releasing tracks on small labels, playing shows in basements, on boats, on a backyard deck, at a regatta, and even more respectable venues and colleges, including Yale University, the 1997 Popfest Northwest in Seattle and the NYU Music Festival. Their influences included Throwing Muses, Sonic Youth, Versus, Swirlies, The Smiths, the Police, and lots of contemporaneous indie-pop. In reviews they were compared at varying times to Sleater Kinney, The Primitives and the Cure. (?!) The Planets recorded and produced their debut cassette Learn to Say Goodnight (1995)on 4-track in the basement of 3 Ring Neck, the infamous epicenter of the LI indie rock pop scene. It featured fan favorites "Befriending Darcy" and "Slice me on Cheerios" as well as the sentimental "California." Florida-based label Papercut then released a split-cassette with the Planets and The Cups, "A History of Rain" which included "Yr. Version of Cool." Following that, the Planets released their song "Super-8" on a split 7" from papercut records with tracks by Low, Lois and The Receptionists. They also released a split 7" with fellow Long Islanders an
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albums
Music Makes Me Think of You: A Collection
Music Makes Me Think Of You
We Can Still Be Friends
Skatterbrain October Mix 2013
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Friendly Society
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A History Of Rain
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Friendly Society (Edited Digital Version)
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Mad Planets
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All Elephants
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Music Makes Me Think of You: A Collection [Explicit]
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Music Makes Me Think of You: A Collection Mad Planets
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The Paper 7"