We Can Replace You
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We Can Replace You is the debut CD of the Chicago-based rock band, The Cells
. It was released in 2002 on Orange Recordings
. The disc was recorded and produced by Andrew Gerber at Million Yen Studio.
The disc was recorded by the band's initial founding lineup consisting of singer/guitarist Cory Hance, singer/guitarist Pat McIntyre, bassist Brede Hovland, and drummer Randy Payne over the course of a year. Though Million Yen Studio has since moved to a larger, more studio-like location, We Can Replace You was tracked and mixed in Andy Gerber's apartment in Chicago's Humboldt Park
neighborhood, with his upstairs neighbor's kitchen serving as the isolation room for the drums and bass. Founding bassist Brede Hovland laid down his final bass and vocal tracks just a day before leaving the band and Chicago to pursue a film production career in Los Angeles.
The 10-song disc consists of Silver Cloud, All Be Happy, Hello, What You Did, Awkward, Stupid Guy, Fluff, I Go Out, Spaceman and Vinyl.
After the album's completion, the band shipped it to independent labels and found a match with Orange Recordings
, who released it in 2002. The disc garnered respectable airplay, gaining the #2 slot on the summer 2002 CMJ music listings behind Sonic Youth
, and favorable press. The song "Silver Cloud" gained the band wider recognition from mainstream listeners as a free music sample on Dell computers.
After touring behind We Can Replace You as a 3-piece, Hance, McIntyre and Payne parted ways. Payne and McIntyre formed the band Cisco Pike
and Hance continued recording and performing under The Cells' name, recruiting drummer Mark Doyle and bassist Johnny Furman. The new Cells lineup completed the band's second CD Mayday in 2006, available on their own imprint, Old Reliable Records.
The Cells
The Cells are a 3-piece rock band based in Chicago, currently made up of singer/guitarist Cory Hance, bassist Johnny Furman and drummer Mark Doyle.The band were formed in 1998 by singer/guitarist Cory Hance and bassist Brede Hovland...
. It was released in 2002 on Orange Recordings
Orange Recordings
Orange Recordings is a record label that started in Chicago in 1997. In 2000 the label moved to San Diego and then relocated again to Los Angeles in the early 2002...
. The disc was recorded and produced by Andrew Gerber at Million Yen Studio.
The disc was recorded by the band's initial founding lineup consisting of singer/guitarist Cory Hance, singer/guitarist Pat McIntyre, bassist Brede Hovland, and drummer Randy Payne over the course of a year. Though Million Yen Studio has since moved to a larger, more studio-like location, We Can Replace You was tracked and mixed in Andy Gerber's apartment in Chicago's Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park, Chicago
Humboldt Park is one of 77 officially designated community areas located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is widely known for its large Puerto Rican presence...
neighborhood, with his upstairs neighbor's kitchen serving as the isolation room for the drums and bass. Founding bassist Brede Hovland laid down his final bass and vocal tracks just a day before leaving the band and Chicago to pursue a film production career in Los Angeles.
The 10-song disc consists of Silver Cloud, All Be Happy, Hello, What You Did, Awkward, Stupid Guy, Fluff, I Go Out, Spaceman and Vinyl.
After the album's completion, the band shipped it to independent labels and found a match with Orange Recordings
Orange Recordings
Orange Recordings is a record label that started in Chicago in 1997. In 2000 the label moved to San Diego and then relocated again to Los Angeles in the early 2002...
, who released it in 2002. The disc garnered respectable airplay, gaining the #2 slot on the summer 2002 CMJ music listings behind Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, and favorable press. The song "Silver Cloud" gained the band wider recognition from mainstream listeners as a free music sample on Dell computers.
After touring behind We Can Replace You as a 3-piece, Hance, McIntyre and Payne parted ways. Payne and McIntyre formed the band Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike is a 1972 drama written and directed by Bill L. Norton. It stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician fallen on hard luck who turned to dealing marijuana as a means of income. The film also stars Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Antonio Fargas, Gene Hackman, Viva, and Texas musician Doug Sahm...
and Hance continued recording and performing under The Cells' name, recruiting drummer Mark Doyle and bassist Johnny Furman. The new Cells lineup completed the band's second CD Mayday in 2006, available on their own imprint, Old Reliable Records.