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Last post I shared Devonté Hynes' Blood Orange debut release Coastal Grooves from 2011.

 

 

Before he went solo, Devonté Hynes was in Test Icicles. They released one album, one EP, & several singles between their 2004 beginning & 2006 demise. The band was a trio made up of Devonté (guitar, synthesizer, & vocals) along with Rory Atwell (guitar, drums, & vocals) & Sam Mehran (guitar, keyboards, & vocals) playing a blend of post-hardcore, dance-punk, & indie rock.

Here are a couple of releases from Test Icicles...

 

Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only, Domino WIGCD163, 2005.
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Your Biggest Mistake    
Pull the Lever    
(Interlude)    
Boa vs. Python    
Circle.Square.Triangle    
Catch It!    
Maintain the Focus    
Snowball    
What's Your Damage?    
All You Need is Blood    
Sharks    
Dancing on Pegs    
Party on Dudes (Get Hype) / What's Michelle Like?

 

 

 

 

Test Icicle - Dig Your Own Grave E.P., Domino promo, 2006.

Pull the Lever (Raaary's Ripmix)
Your Biggest Mistake (unreleased single edit)
All You Need is Blood (Dev's Mix)
Stuck in the Bend (unreleased track)
The Plague + Pestilence (Raary Deci-Hells' demo, March '06)
Circle, Square, Triangle (Chromehoof remix)
Pull the Lever (Jitset Remix)
What's Michelle Like? (4-track demo, July '04)
Who Ate All the Offal? (4-track demo, July '04) 

 

 

 

 

Sam Mehran died by suicide at his home in Hollywood on July 28, 2018. An album titled Cold Brew was eventually released on the third anniversary of his death. Grab a Cold Brew...

 

Sam Mehran - Cold Brew, Weird World WEIRD142LPX, 2021.

Side A -
Clashy
Cold Brew
Bad Religion
Loungy
Groovy
Normie
Steelsie
70

Side B -
Xylo
73
66
71
61
74
68
Shred
Stoked

 

 

 

 

That only leaves Rory Atwell who has released numerous albums under the Warm Brains moniker. Taste some Warm Brains... 

 

Warm Brains - Old Volcanoes, Marshall Teller Records MT008, 2011.

Side 1 -
Worried Seed
Old Volcanoes
Let Down
Rotunda
Marble Arch
Drunk Drivers

Side 2 -
This Salt Makes Us Sick
Painting 2ft Tall Lines
Hit the Floor
Weird Eyes
Stone to Sand to Glass

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