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Always the Runner

About Me

"An August Golf", our new album produced by Andy Baker (Mercury Program, Macha, Maserati, Crooked Fingers) is out now!! Pick up a copy at an indy record store near you, or purchase the album on the world wide web @:

alwaystherunner.com
Tonevendor
Stickfigure Distro
CD Baby
Rhapsody
emusic
iTunes

" where other instrumental bands rely on the distortion pedal and the quiet-loud-quiet-loud format, ATR are unwilling to rest on such laurels. they are imaginative, sensitive and yet have a magnificent power that is rare and ulitmately very special " Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins / Bella Union)

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Music:

Member Since: 8/2/2004
Band Website: www.alwaystherunner.com
Band Members: Eric Dills - Chad Favre - Ian Stanford - Chad Viator - Garrett Morley (AtR alumni)
Record Label: Velora (North America), XTAL (Japan)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

the parting of a dear friend

hello all.  for those of you that use the internet for things other than myspace, you may have noticed that our dear, dear friend, www.alwaystherunner.com , is no more.  we did a lot of soul...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:05:00 GMT

7/13/07: Where is everyone?

Chad F.  is moving to alabama in a couple of weeks to begin grad school! Ian is moving back to baton rouge in a couple of weeks to begin grad school! Chad V. is living in lafayette and rocki...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:23:00 GMT

6/28/07: Official Japan Release

We are thrilled to announce that our new friends at XTAL Records in Japan will be releasing a combination of An August Golf and our self-titled e.p. this coming October.  We will be in good compa...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:35:00 GMT

06/22/2007

The boys are taking a break from post-rock to start grad school/new jobs.  AtR is not dead, only sleeping.  Exciting news is on the horizon.  Stay Tuned.  
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:25:00 GMT

parallelllines......

.......is the name of the solo project from our dearest guitar player chad v.  i may be a bit biased, but dare i say it's f*&king amazing.  please go and listen for yoselves.  www.m...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:19:00 GMT

conquering the world, oh so slowly

o.k., i realize we are 3/4s of the way through 2006, but we are just getting this news, so bear with me.  The kind folks at the Silent Ballet were kind enough to include An August Golf in the hon...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:18:00 GMT

weekend warriors

well, thanks to all of our beautiful friends for coming out to the shows this past weekend.  every show was a blast.  super big hugs go out to early day miners for driving 4 millio...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:35:00 GMT

A weekend with Early Day Miners

due to vacations, honeymoons, new jobs, and new houses, Always the Runner is taking a short nap for the next couple of months.  i know, i know.  don't cry.  ahhh.  you're crying.&n...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:11:00 GMT

New Reviews

Twas a good week for Always the Runner in the reviews column.  These sources are very trusted, so believe every word they say.  delusions of adequacy 30-music keep on truckin edill...
Posted by on Fri, 26 May 2006 19:07:00 GMT

AtR on the Radio

Check out these stations and request a song from "An August Golf." If you don't live in these towns, you can stream most of these stations on the web.WTUL 91.5 - New Orleans, LA/Request Line: 504.865...
Posted by on Tue, 02 May 2006 20:47:00 GMT