The Quails (US band)

For the UK indie band, see The Quails.

The Quails
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1999 - ?
Associated acts	Sleater-Kinney,[1] The Golden Bears, Circus Lupus
Members	Seth Lorinczi Julianna Bright Jen Smith

The Quails was a punk band from San Francisco, California. The band was formed in 1999 by Seth Lorinczi, formerly of Circus Lupus, and have released three albums, the second of which, Atmosphere (2002), was praised for its "strangeness" and "artistic value" by Kerry L. Smith in Rolling Stone magazine.^[2]

After the band broke up, Lorinczi and Bright formed The Golden Bears, whose debut Wall To Wall is to be released on Amore!Phonics.^[3]

Line up

• Seth Lorinczi - bass
• Julianna Bright - drums, vocals
• Jen Smith - guitar, vocals

Discography

• We Are the Quails (Inconvenient Press & Recordings, 2001)^[4]
• Atmosphere (Inconvenient, 2002)^[5][6]
• The Song Is Love (Mr. Lady Records, 2003)^[7]

References

1. Chen, George (September 2003). "Interview: Quails". ZUM Online. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
2. "New CDs: Benzino, Exies". Rolling Stone. 2003-01-13. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
3. "Amore!Phonics". Amore!Phonics. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
4. Pletz, George (2001-11-15). "Circus Lupus Bassist Forms New Band". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
5. Bleach, Anthony C. (2002-09-20). "Rev. of The Quails, Atmosphere". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
6. Hopkin, Kenyon. "Rev. of The Quails, Atmosphere". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
7. Hopkin, Kenyon. "Rev. of The Quails, The Song is Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-05.

External links

• Interview with The Quails
• The Quails live in Houston, 2003, on YouTube
• The Quails "Listed" in Dusted Magazine