Pet Symmetry Explained

Pet Symmetry
Origin:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre:Emo, power pop, indie rock
Years Active:–present
Label:Polyvinyl, Asian Man, Storm Chasers, Soft Speak, Suburbia, Big Scary Monsters
Associated Acts:Dowsing, Into It. Over It., Kittyhawk
Current Members:
  • Erik Czaja
  • Marcus Nuccio
  • Evan Thomas Weiss

Pet Symmetry is an American emo band from Chicago, Illinois. The band formed in 2012, and they are currently signed to Storm Chaser Records. The band's name is a play on words taken from Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary.[1]

Pet Symmetry's influences include Hot Snakes, the Promise Ring, Jimmy Eat World,[2] Smoking Popes, and Harvey Danger.[3]

History

Pet Symmetry was formed in 2012 by Erik Czaja and Marcus Nuccio (both members of Chicago-based emo band Dowsing) and Evan Thomas Weiss (who performs solo material under the name Into It. Over It.).

The band released its first EP, Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles. in May 2013 via Asian Man Records.[4] It released another EP the same month, a split with Dikembe on Storm Chasers Records.[5]

Later that year in July, they released Five Songs On A Homemade Compact Disc (For A Summer Tour In 2013) on Storm Chasers Records. The EP includes two demos of songs that would later appear on their debut LP. These songs were chosen for a limited run of tour CDs that contained all of their previous material.[6]

On November 25, 2014 the band released another EP, a split with Slingshot Dakota via Soft Speak Records.[7]

In December 2014, Suburbia Records released a 7" box set featuring a split between Pet Symmetry and the Saddest Landscape.[8]

On May 12, 2015, the band released its debut album titled Pets Hounds via Asian Man Records. The album's title is a play on The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds.[9] [10] [11]

On May 27, 2017, the band released its second album entitled Vision via Polyvinyl Record Co.

On August 2, 2017, the band released the recordings from their Audiotree Live performance via Bandcamp. They performed songs from their album Vision, as well as "My Exhausted Month (Of May)" from Pets Hounds and "A Detailed and Poetic Physical Threat to the Person Who Intentionally Vandalized my 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate's Apartment" from their first EP, Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles.[12]

On May 25, 2018, they released their Reflection EP via Bandcamp. The EP includes a cover of the Ramones' "Pet Sematary".[13]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and splits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q&A: Pet Symmetry On Dad Puns, Cutting Loose, & Starting A Band Because Of Harvey Danger. 2017-04-27. Stereogum. 2019-12-11.
  2. Web site: Anderl . Tim . July 13, 2015 . INTERVIEW: PET SYMMETRY TALK ABOUT PIZZA & ACTOR EDDIE FURLONG . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114180740/https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/interview-pet-symmetry-talk-about-pizza-actor-eddie-furlong-3/ . November 14, 2023 . November 14, 2023 . New Noise Magazine.
  3. Web site: Cohen . Ian . April 27, 2017 . Q&A: Pet Symmetry On Dad Puns, Cutting Loose, & Starting A Band Because Of Harvey Danger . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210013724/https://www.stereogum.com/1937599/qa-pet-symmetry-on-dad-puns-cutting-loose-starting-a-band-because-of-harvey-danger/premiere/ . December 10, 2022 . November 14, 2023 . . Our first single is about Chicago, but when we write songs, not many influences in this band are Midwest-centric. Maybe Smoking Popes. With Into It. Over It., there might be, but with this band, it’s always been about writing fun songs. The original idea was, 'We really like Harvey Danger, let’s start a band like that.'.
  4. Web site: Pet Symmetry Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles. [7-inch]]. 18 June 2013 . Punk News. 31 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Lomas. Zac. POZ Review: Pet Symmetry, Dikembe - Split. Property of Zack. 31 May 2015.
  6. Web site: Five Songs On A Homemade Compact Disc (For A Summer Tour In 2013), by Pet Symmetry. Pet Symmetry. 2019-12-11.
  7. Web site: Reandelar. Dana. Stream A New Track From Pet Symmetry's Split With Slingshot Dakota. Under The Gun Review. 31 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Suburbia To Release 7-Inch Box Set: New Songs from Pet Symmetry, The Saddest Landscape, Timeshares and More. New Noise Magazine. 31 May 2015.
  9. Web site: Anthony. David. Bask in the puns of Pet Symmetry's Pets Hounds. 6 May 2015 . The A.V. Club. 31 May 2015.
  10. Web site: Ozzi. Dan. Introducing Pet Symmetry, the New Project Featuring Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It.. 20 February 2015 . Vice. 31 May 2015.
  11. Web site: Robinson. Collin. Pet Symmetry – "Class Action Force (Useless Tools)" (Stereogum Premiere). 11 March 2015 . Stereogum. 31 May 2015.
  12. Web site: Pet Symmetry - Audiotree Live, by Pet Symmetry. Pet Symmetry. 2019-12-11.
  13. Web site: Reflection, by Pet Symmetry. Pet Symmetry. 2019-12-11.

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