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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel. The band finally broke up in 2010 and Congleton and Kirkpatrick reformed as The Nighty Nite, with nearly the same sound. Congleton would go on find greater success as a producer and recording engineer, collaborating with the likes of Music/{{Swans}}, Music/StVincent, Music/LanaDelRey and Music/ExplosionsInTheSky.

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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]], Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) vocals), Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) piano), Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) guitar), Jason Garner (drums.) (drums). In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) (cello), Becki Phares (violin,) (violin), Elliot Figg (piano,) (piano), Danna Berger (viola,) (viola) and Tony Scholl (horns.) (horns). Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) (piano). Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel. The band finally broke up in 2010 and Congleton and Kirkpatrick reformed as The Nighty Nite, with nearly the same sound. Congleton would go on find greater success as a producer and recording engineer, collaborating with the likes of Music/{{Swans}}, Music/StVincent, Music/LanaDelRey and Music/ExplosionsInTheSky.
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* YourCheatingHeart: "aliveralungakidneyathumb"
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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel. The band finally broke up in 2010 and Congleton and Kirkpatrick reformed as The Nighty Nite, with nearly the same sound.

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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel. The band finally broke up in 2010 and Congleton and Kirkpatrick reformed as The Nighty Nite, with nearly the same sound.
sound. Congleton would go on find greater success as a producer and recording engineer, collaborating with the likes of Music/{{Swans}}, Music/StVincent, Music/LanaDelRey and Music/ExplosionsInTheSky.
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* BookEnds: ''God Bless Your Black Heart'' begins and ends with the sound of footsteps.


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* BrokenRecord: "I go to work, I punch the clock, I do the same thing day in and day out, I go to work, I punch the clock, I do the same thing day in and day out, I go to work, I punch the clock, I do the same thing day in and day out..."

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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel.

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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of NightmareFuel.
NightmareFuel. The band finally broke up in 2010 and Congleton and Kirkpatrick reformed as The Nighty Nite, with nearly the same sound.


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* AbortedArc: There will be no ''Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 2''. Some of the songs were used as The Nighty Nite's ''Dimples'' EP


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** Played straight on ''Now You Are One Of Us''
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* DyingLikeAnimals: Some form of this is present in nearly every song from ''Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1''.
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* CometOfDoom: "Your Money or Your Life (The Comet)"
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Not to be confused with the film and TV series of the same name, of course.
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* LongTitle: Several song titles are very long.
* SerialKiller: "Said the Spider to the Fly" seems to be about Jeffrey Dahmer, and an unnamed one appears in "The House is Alive and the House is Hungry".
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* SignatureSong: "Said the Spider to the Fly" and "We Know Where You Sleep."
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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of HighOctaneNightmareFuel.

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The Paper Chase (also written "the pAper chAse") is an alternative rock band band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 1998. Its current lineup consists of John Congleton (lead guitar, vocals,) Sean Kirkpatrick (synthesizer, piano,) Bobby Weaver (bass guitar,) Jason Garner (drums.) In addition, there are session musicians Kris Youmans (cello,) Becki Phares (violin,) Elliot Figg (piano,) Danna Berger (viola,) and Tony Scholl (horns.) Two previous members are Aryn Dalton (drums) and Matt Armstrong (piano.) Their music blends noise rock and emo with jazz and a classical structure, the end result being lots and lots of HighOctaneNightmareFuel.
NightmareFuel.

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