Member Since: 12/17/2004
Band Website: blog.boxviolet.com
Band Members: margot: vocals, keys, guitar
luke: guitars, keys, bass, drums, everything
Influences: love. the crown chakra. the violet flame. st. germaine. raw vegan cuisine. alchemy.
Sounds Like: we have been told we sound like: new order, gwen, radiohead, portishead, interpol, the smiths, mogwai, bjork, morcheeba, cocteau twins, cranes, opal, fiona apple, garbage, denali, lamb, no doubt, morrissey, siouxsie sioux, ambulette, berlin, blondie, sneaker pimps, blonde redhead, the cardigans, goldfrapp, depeche mode, altered images, black, ultravox, simple minds, the associates, the human league
"beautifully constructed, delicately arranged pieces of indie pop."
-Permanent Records
"Sad, sad girl" EP: $5
This is our newbie. Handmade product featuring vegetable-inked drawing on recycled cardboard. Very limited release.
Track Listing:
1. Swallow
2. Fell in Like
3. Give it up
4. Obvious Mistake
5. Sad, sad girl
"Scraps" EP: $4
So Sweet Records has paired with venerable LA label Retone Records to bring you a 4-track EP from LA's favorite enigmatic band, boxViolet. Listen to one of the most distinct sounds in rock today.
Track Listing:
1. Dreaming of Scraps
2. Punding
3. Just Not That
4. Let Bad Slip In
Cut-and-come again LP: $10
Track Listing:
1. Dreaming of Scraps
2. Pop quiz!
3. Had I Known
4. Going to the grave
5. Punding
6. Unsaid
7. Just Not That
8. Train Won't Stop
9. Separate Plans
10. Make It Messy
An eclectic comp featuring some of LA's finest and, most notably, an early version of "Lazy Eye" by the Silversun Pickups. Please contact us for ordering information.
Type of Label: None