Artist description sometimes poppy, but mostly just catchy and inspired. the stuff that you listen to on a heavy acid trip or when your lady storms out leaving you to contemplate which wall to punch. always unique.

Music Style catchy dark dynamic emo

Musical Influences three mile pilot, drive like jehu, jawbreaker, the beatles

Similar Artists nobody. that is why gymicrae's not on the radio.

Artist History South Bay of Los Angeles based, gymicrae started as "Jim McCray" a powerpop sidproject for the singer of hardcore band Shlumpf. It was to be the antethesis of the thrashy mean rock that Shlumpf put out, but only stayed so for about a year or two, when after the demise of Shlumpf, Jims need to vent angrily gradually took him over. Drummer and bassist changed and left us with the most recent incarnation, GYMICRAE. the actual life of the playing band was something like 1994-1998, but bassist Mike Peralta and Jim McCray still write and record, and are in the midst of starting playing out again.

Group Members Past Members----- Curt: headlock boxer, boxcar, claire's audience, currently in "samo" Nathen: PBS, joltergeist, currently "Flogging Molly" Scott: joltergeist, headlock boxer, whut to do?, whereabouts currently unknown CURRENT MEMBERS: Mike Peralta: PBS, Jim McCray, Iambic Pentameter, also currently "the rolling blackouts" Jim McCray: shlumpf, Jim McCray, shabono, and also currently "the el camino"

Instruments yer regular three-piece setup

Albums "strong man wins" cdep, "execution of karma" cdep, "clear" 7" vinyl, "part II... the end" split double 7" vinyl with shabono, various compilations, including the "Set Sail for Midnight" comp released by england's own -seismic records-

Additional Info to buy a rekid, put "gymicrae" in at google.com and a jillion places to buy the albums will come up.

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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