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HIJK

THE PEN AND THE LETTER out now!

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Photo Credit: Bim Paras"The Pen & The Letter" now on iTunes
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Download Smells Like Cigarettes.mp3 for Free :: on Pacific Noise ::
"The Dresser Speaks" , "Alibi" , and "Smells like Cigarettes" have each been a song-of-the-day on garage band!
And "Alibi" was the song-of-the-week on garage band too!
New website: HIJKmusic.com .

:: at Mission Creek Music Festival 2007 ::

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REVIEWS

“The songs on HIJK’s full-length debut, The Pen and the Letter, seem to flow effortlessly together like a well-planned symphony” - West Coast Performer
“It's rare for an independent rock band to put half as much time into an album” - East Bay Express
“A supremely successful partnership” - Amplifier Magazine
“Their easygoing, effortlessly upbeat sound smacks of radio play and heavy MTV2 rotation” - Albondigas
“110% into making unabashedly shiny, emotionally driven pop music” - The Bay Bridged
“The Pen and the Letter is made up of dark, yet poppy indie rock. It's melodic and catchy… full of sudden twists and turns that make the listening experience somewhat addictive” - Nascent
“Word of mouth is spreading about HIJK's live show” - SFist
“…they thrive on what we’ll call the three D’s — discipline, diligence, and attention to detail” - West Coast Performer
“The perky pop of [HIJK] is like the potato chips, lightly salted, and with a hint of vinegary dance-synth“ - Flavorpill
“highly varied and engrossing songs” - Super Seven
“Hell, if sleighbells are involved, can it not be wonderful?” - Birdmonster
“[HIJK] will be stirring the Bay Area for some time no doubt” - Smother Magazine
"Here is a great band that I would expect to hit it big, at least in the indie world” - Punk Rock Parents
“Silly name, promising band” - Devil In The Woods Magazine
"Tastefully delicate art pop" - SF Bay Guardian (Ezra Provost)
"Unexpected and expertly wielded... Fans of weirdo pop of all kinds, including art-, math-, indie-, and -punk, won't miss this one." - SF Weekly (Hiya Swanhuyser)
"Many of the songs evolve significantly as they go... layered with complex melodic passages that unfold over repeated listens." - The Bay Bridged

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/20/2004
Band Website: hijkmusic.com " hijkmusic.com
Band Members: trevor wencl .::. dave tsui .::. mike mahony
Influences: whistle while you work. you've got to keep your head up straight without me. show to show we go. working's easy when you're going nowhere fast.
Sounds Like:

White "ASL" Tee-Shirt

$12 size:


Navy Blue "TP&TL" Tee-Shirt

$12 size:


~ released under the name Hjack The Disco ~

"Matt Hart" Shirt (American Apparel)

$12 size:


Split 7" with Electric Badness
hand numberd. only $5.


5 song EP
"Working Is Easy"

SOLD OUT


Record Label:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Bay Bridged interview

Christian and Ben are our new friends and they run an awesome podcast focused on the local music scene. Check out our interview here :http://www.thebaybridged.com/?page_id=78
Posted by HIJK on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST

Amplifier Magazine Reviews HIJK EP...

Right from the start of their latest EP (they have two others plus a split EP under their belt), newly-renamed HIJKformerly Hijack the Discopresent fairly spare and mellow, yet driving, indie-rock. ...
Posted by HIJK on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:56:00 PST

HIJK with Boards Of Canada

Thank the pranksters. Our myspace plays jumped today. Some unknown person spammed the entire Yale campus with a fake "spring fling" ad with bogus info that HIJK is playing with Boards Of Canada. See t...
Posted by HIJK on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:42:00 PST

Featured on The Bay Bridged

One of our favorite bay area centric websites... http://www.thebaybridged.com/?page_id=78
Posted by HIJK on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:42:00 PST

We Changed Our Name

Due to the growing popularity of Panic! At the Disco and confusion about the similarities between the two names, the time has come to begin the next chapter. After much discussion, HIJK (spelled out w...
Posted by HIJK on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:33:00 PST

The record is DONE!

Phew! It's been 15 months of work and wait and work and work and blood and sweat and now the real work begins. It's been over 2 years since we had anything new out so we are happy to have just posted ...
Posted by HIJK on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:00:00 PST

NEW ALBUM

what?  YES.  get psyched...it sounds kinda good.    we're so close to being completely DONE.  the donkey has lived for over a year now, nibbling here and there when schedules...
Posted by HIJK on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:34:00 PST