SeeYouSpaceCowboy
SeeYouSpaceCowboy (stylized as SeeYouSpaceCowboy...) are an American hardcore punk band formed in San Diego, California, United States,[1] in 2016. It was founded by guitarist Jesse Price, vocalist Connie Sgarbossa, Drummer Ethan Sgarbossa and guitarist Taylor Allen. Their name is taken from a phrase shown on many of the end cards of the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop.
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Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Pure Noise |
Associated acts | Wristmeetrazor, Flowers Taped to Pens, Meryl Streaker, |
Website | syscband |
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History
Before the formation of SeeYouSpaceCowboy vocalist Connie Sgarbossa and drummer Ethan Sgarbossa both played in the bands Flowers Taped to Pens and René Descartes. Ethan Sgarbossa originally played guitar for those bands before switching to drums for SeeYouSpaceCowboy. Taylor Allen & Jesse Price both played in a hardcore band Recluse before the formation of Letters to Catalonia featuring Jesse on vocals & guitar & Dominic on bass.[1] SeeYouSpaceCowboy formed in 2016, before Connie Sgarbossa relocated to Oakland.[1]
The original lineup, and that which appears on the demo, consisted of only four members; Price playing bass and Allen playing guitar. Timmy Moreno was soon added as a bassist.
In a 2018 interview with Revolver the band revealed that they had plans to release a debut full-length album sometime in 2019, the group were in the writing stage as of when the interview was taken place in August. Connie Sgarbossa hinted of what is to come: "There's going to be sassing, there's going to be breakdowns … there's going to be weird, screechy shit."[1]
As of January 25, 2019 it was revealed the band had signed to Pure Noise Records, speaking about their new partnership with Pure Noise Records, the band said: “We are beyond happy to be part of the Pure Noise family. After a summer of searching, we decided to go with Pure Noise because of the diverse and innovative roster, a showcase for some of the most exciting bands in the scene. We are very eager to show the world the next chapter of this band, with this great team behind us.“[2] Alongside the announcement the band digitally released the album Songs For The Firing Squad, which the band describes as "a collection of the first two years as a band, along with two new tracks that foreshadow the new direction we are headed." The band also released an accompanying music video for the song “Self Help Specialist Ends Own Life”[2]
On July 30, 2019 they released a brand new track, "Armed with Their Teeth" and announced the title for their debut full length record, The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds. On August 27, 2019 they released another single, "Put On A Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall". The record was released on September 27, 2019 and met with immediately favorable reviews.
Politics
SeeYouSpaceCowboy look to create a dialogue with fans regarding LGBTQ representation, their personal politics also include anti-racist and anti-capitalist messages. Sgarbossa notes that the quintet hope to bring a zine library on future tours to help spread awareness of their intersectional beliefs.[1]
Musical style
SeeYouSpaceCowboy's musical style has been characterized as sasscore,[3] metalcore,[4] grindcore,[5] mathcore,[6][3] hardcore punk[7] and art-punk.[7]
The band chooses to self-describe as sasscore[1] and often disagrees with the label "screamo"; lead singer Connie Sgarbossa states, "Everybody in this band came from the screamo scene, and we'd been doing it for a minute, but with this band we really wanted to make the distinction that this isn't a screamo band."[1] The band even wrote a song titled "Stop Calling Us Screamo" Connie Sgarbossa clarifies "[That song was just] our tongue-in-cheek jab at the people that want to throw us into that scene."[1]
Band members
Current members
- Connie Sgarbossa – vocals (2016–present)[1]
- Ethan Sgarbossa – drums (2016[1]–2019), guitar (2019–present)
- Taylor Allen – guitar (2016–2017), bass (2020–present)
- AJ Tartol - drums (2021–present)
Past members
- Jesse Price – bass (2016),[8] guitar, vocals (2016–2020)[1]
- Cameron Phipps – bass (2019–2020)[1]
- Dominick Larocca – guitar (2017–2018)[1]
- Timmy Moreno – bass (2016–2018)
- Liam Coombe – guitar, bass (2018–2019)
- Andrew Milam – bass (2018–2019)[9]
- Bryan Prosser – drums (2019)
- Sal Argento - drums (2019–2021)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
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The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds |
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Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Songs for the Firing Squad |
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Extended plays
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Demo |
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Fashion Statements of the Socially Aware[10] |
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SYSC//SGKF Split[11] |
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Split EP w/ secondgradeknifefight |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Atrocities From A Story Book Perspective"[12] | 2017 | Non-album single |
"Armed with Their Teeth" | 2019 | The Correlation Between Entrance And Exit Wounds |
“Put On A Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall”[13] |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Self Help Specialist Ends Own Life" | 2019 | Cameron Nunez |
"Armed with Their Teeth" | ||
"Late December" |
References
- "SeeYouSpaceCowboy: Meet "Sasscore" Band Rallying Marginalized People to "Bite Back"". Revolver. August 14, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "SeeYouSpaceCowboy Sign To Pure Noise Records, Release 'Songs For The Firing Squad' / the NOISE". the NOISE. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "SeeYouSpaceCowboy announce new LP, share "Armed With Their Teeth," touring". BrooklynVegan.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Forman, Bill. "SeeYouSpaceCowboy at The Black Sheep show preview". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- Kamiński, Karol (2 January 2018). "SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY & SECONDGRADEKNIFEFIGHT retain their ferocious personalities on the newest jaw-dropping split record". Idioteq.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Editorial (June 12, 2019). "A Brief History of Mathcore In Ten Albums". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- "SeeYouSpaceCowboy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- "Demo, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- "SeeYouSpaceCowboy Bassist Exits Band Amid Rape Allegations". lambgoat.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Fashion Statements of the Socially Aware, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "SYSC//SGKF Split, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "Atrocities From A Story Book Perspective - Single, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy..." SeeYouSpaceCowboy... Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY Gets Frantic On New Song "Put On A Show, Don't Let Them See You Fall"". Metal Injection. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.