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The Pleasures of Merely Circulating

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Upstarter.com has called the debut CD "13 tracks of love, loss, pining and rollicking all tinged by their southern rock roots. The songs are peppy and short and chock full of energy and guts. The music rings out in that raw yet urgent way that only a finely tuned three-piece can muster." Download it now at iTunes or get The Real Deal Old-Fashioned Three Dimensional CD, including a beyoootiful 15 page color booklet at cdbaby.com/cd/tpomc .

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Music:

Member Since: 21/10/2006
Band Members: Jeanne, Robert & Chris.
Influences: Drawing from varied influences--Jeanne (Robert Johnson, The Slits), Chris (Minutemen, Buddy Holly), and Robert (Beatles, Mahavishnu Orchestra)--The Pleasures channel a line of freakishly high energy flowing from Bo Diddley to The Stooges, Husker Du and beyond.
Sounds Like: "Though it's highly unlikely that Bo Diddley ever hung out with Sid Vicious, their ghosts share the room when Marfa, Texas outfit The Pleasures of Merely Circulating plug in their amps. ... kinetic, freewheeling, and a little bit dangerous a pleasure to the ears." Local IQ"Smarmy female vocals join up with fuckable guitars in a dangerous chemical reaction ..." Smother Magazine“fast, galloping stuff, born of punk’s fury and biting political overtones… from a breathy whisper into a howl of heartbreak” -Big Bend Sentinel“garage punk that's raw yet very melodic” -Albuquerque Tribune
Record Label: ettabelle
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

da Pleasures of the Austin Chronicle

New review of the debut CD in today's Austin Chronicle! http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid %3A589111 Texas Platters BY DARCIE STEVENS The Pleasures of Merely Circulating(...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:59:00 GMT

New Texas Music on 102.1FM Odessa/Midland!!!

Fellow West Texans, Be sure to check out The Cellar with Bogart & Hunter, every Sunday night from 10 to midnight on 102.1 FM out of Odessa/Midland.  Every week they play and di...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:19:00 GMT

the pleasures of independent radio!!!

Over the last month or so, we've been thrilled to learn that our self-titled debut has been in medium to heavy rotation here and there all over the country and has even charted at a number of college ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:20:00 GMT

the pleasures of a speaking chickenfish!

The Chickenfish Speaks, an online zine, just reviewed the debut cd on their site-- www.thechickenfishspeaks.com/musicreviewsnew.htm --and here's what they said: The Pleasures of Merely Circulating - T...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:14:00 GMT

What’s Up!?!?!?!?

from WHAT'S UP (El Paso) Nov 14 issue: Marfa's The Pleasures of Merely Circulating is bringing its off-kilter, punk-infused indie rock to Joker's Pub on Friday. The female-fronted trio is supporting i...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:42:00 GMT

Pleasures featured on "The Listening Booth" (El Paso Times)

http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/music/  The Listening Booth Find out about the local music scene, along with new releases from today's hottest artists November 14, 2007 Marfa's Pleasures in El P...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:19:00 GMT

CD now available at amazon.com

The Pleasures' 13-song debut CD ---including a nifty full-color booklet-- is now available at your friendly neighborhood amazon.com for $9.99--here is the direct link:http://www.amazon.com/Pleasures-M...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:27:00 GMT

Feature in U of North Texas daily paper

The North Texas DailyPunk-indie trio covers the basics, rocks to the beatby Jessica HarpIssue date: 11/9/07 Section: ARTSThe Pleasures of Merely Circulating is a three-piece band from a small town cal...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:14:00 GMT

Our recent travels

The Pleasures had a wonderful time roaming around Texas last weekend, saw lots of old friends and made some new ones.  Thursday in Austin at Hole in The Wall was fun and the dude from Soulha...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:00 GMT

Fort Worth Star-Telegram reviews CD

November 2, 2007 LET IT CIRCULATE By Preston Jones, Star-Telegram Staff Writer If you throw Marfa's The Pleasures of Merely Circulating's self-titled debut into the changer expecting some widescreen...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:41:00 GMT