Socratic

Socratic are an alternative rock band hailing from Cranford/Linden, New Jersey. They signed to Drive-Thru Records in 2004, released their debut full-length Lunch for the Sky in 2005, the Just Turn EP in 2006 and their Mark Hoppus-produced follow-up album Spread The Rumors in 2008

History

Socratic formed in 1999 and consists of Duane F. Okun, who sings vocals and plays the guitar, Kevin G. Bryan II who plays the guitar and sings back vocals, Vincent D'Amico who plays piano and also sings back vocals, Thomas Patrick Stratton who plays drums/percussion, and Louis Panico who plays the bass guitar and sings back vocals^[1]. Bassist Adam Swider left the group in May 2006 to go back to college and Louis Panico joined the group in 2007, leaving his former band The Showcase.

Socratic were formerly signed to No Milk Records (also past home of Halifax), where they released their debut EP It's Getting Late in 2002. In 2004, they were picked up by California record label Drive-Thru Records, who put out their first full-length, Lunch for the Sky, in 2005. The album was Produced by John Goodmanson (Hot Hot Heat, Sleater Kinney, The Blood Brothers) at Longview Farms Studio in rural Western Massachusetts. On December 5th, 2006, a free 5-track EP entitled Just Turn was made available for download from the band's Myspace and PureVolume profiles. Their next full length album entitled Spread The Rumors (produced by Mark Hoppus, vocalist and bass player for blink-182 and +44)^[2] will be available May 6, 2008, featuring the song "Boy In A Magazine," their first single. They also made a video for May I Bum A Smoke and Boy In A Magazine in 2008.

Discography

Albums

• Lunch for the Sky (2005)
• Spread The Rumors (2008)

EPs

• It's Getting Late (2001)
• Just Turn (2006)

Singles

• "Boy In A Magazine" (2008)

Non-album tracks

• "Funeral Masses for William Jennings: Viewing Hours (4-6)" – released on Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know (2005)
• "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" (Bob Dylan cover) – released on Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute (2005)

A Christmas Coal Coral (Featuring Rendez Vous) - A Christmas track released December 2008.

Videography

• I am the Doctor
• May I Bum A Smoke
• Boy In A Magazine (Spence Nicholson [Video Director], Brant Barger [Video Producer], Elliot Dillman [Video Producer])

References

1. ^ www.myspace.com/socratic
2. ^ www.himynameismark.com

External links

• Socratic at MySpace
• Socratic at PureVolume
• Official JamNow Page with Interview