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Tracer Metula

About Me

SEEKING GUITARIST, BASSIST, ETC.
FOR NEW LINE-UP! The objective: Post-punk that's sexy and furious. Rock and roll that's sad and joyous. Pop music that's strange but familiar.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/09/2004
Band Website: www.tracermetula.com
Band Members: Jacob Hunt - vocals and rhythm guitar
John Craig - drums
??? - lead guitar
??? - bass
??? - keyboards
Influences: Pinkerton and the Blue Album, Pixies, the Impossibles, Les Savy Fav, the Beatles, Q and Not U, Ash, the Strokes, the Clash, Bright Eyes, the French Kicks, Nirvana, Fugazi, the Shins, Pinback and Bjork. Also existentialism.
Sounds Like: According to witnesses: Weezer, the Kinks, the Cars, the Cure, Built to Spill, Gang of Four, early U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Clash and Nirvana. Whatever. I think we sound like Split Enz.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

We need a guitarist. Now!

All of you,Our band is in immediate need of a guitarist (or keyboardist even). Want to join? We have upcoming gigs for AthFest. One of these is the CD release party for AthFest 2007 vol 2, which in...
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:58:00 GMT

we are everadvancing (but we still need your help)

Nifty. Our song "(With My) Mementos" was chosen for the AthFest 2007 vol 2 CD which will be a digital release available on iTunes and the like. And we'll be playing the "Unplugged" CD release party ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:14:00 GMT

New Year's Resolutions

Here's what we've decided our resolutions shall be:  + Come January we will lay down a demo of our latest smash-to-be, "(with my) mementos," and stick that business in your ears+ We wi...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:17:00 GMT

The Old "About"

The truth is that Tracer Metula has risen from its ashes just like smoke (or maybe a phoenix).  It's so true that you will cry like smoke is in your eyes.  That smoke is us and those eyes ar...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:47:00 GMT

Lyrics to Every Song (ever)

hum alongthe moonlight occurs to me for our escapeit's so hard to catch a wordabove a whisper...i'll hummaybe i'll never makean impression upon you at allbeyond evenings in mixed companyand so remain ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:58:00 GMT

Hey you! BASS PLAYER! Please join our band!

Once again it has become apparent to we here at Tracer Metula, Ltd. that we have over-extended ourselves and could use some replacement parts. Specifically, a new bass player. Dr. Rua has to finish ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:28:00 GMT

Triumphant return!

We played our first show with the new lineup at this bar I'd never heard of called the Washington Street Tavern. It turned out that we were contestants in a battle of the bands against two instrumenta...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:59:00 GMT

The New Kids

Just in case one desperate fan happens to peek at the t.mat blog in the hopes of finding some tidbit of info to dispel their fears, I wanted to give some assurance. New members have indeed been secure...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:37:00 GMT

our fan in Indonesia

Here are a few e-mails I received:July 11 2005Hello Jacob/TM,My name's Eko. I'm from Indonesia. First time I see your band in site. I can feel your music is cool! great! amazing! whooa! and I hope (an...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:33:00 GMT

media spin on the breakup

from Flagpole Magazine--September 21, 2005--Threats & PromisesOh, Sweet Drama: For the past couple of years, local pop band Tracer Matula has delivered some very fine indie-guitar rock reminiscent...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:11:00 GMT