On the Way to the Punchline

by Smug Brothers

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1.	A Guest Not a Passenger 01:53	buy track
2.	It Was Hard to be a Team Last Night 04:04	buy track
3.	Investigative Years 03:45	buy track
4.	Over and Outside 01:38	buy track
5.	A Thing for English 02:45	buy track
6.	Treasure Virgins 02:53	buy track
7.	St. Paul at the Helm of Wyoming 02:32	buy track
8.	Talk at the Gates of August 03:26	buy track
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11.	Quick to Illustrate January 02:46	buy track
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“On the Way to the Punchline presents listeners to ability to take a glimpse into the gratifying times of 90s indie rock. And with the album’s songs being tight and short, it keeps the clarity and focus that the band strives for.”
Tommy Johnson - DaytonMostMetro [http://www.mostmetro.com/music/on-the-way-to-the-punchline-gives-smug-brothers-boost-for-2014.html]

“As prolific as the band is, “Punchline” feels concise and considered with 12 songs clocking in just over 34 minutes, which befits Melton’s generally restrained style. Just as it should be.”
John Wenzel - Reverb [Denver Post; www.heyreverb.com/blog/2012/10/23/robert-pollard-smug-brothers-and-motel-beds-dayton-rises-record-reviews/55748/]

“With their stellar new album, On The Way To The Punchline, Dayton’s Smug Brothers prove once again that they belong in the Gem City’s hallowed halls of lo-fi indie rock.”
Justin Kreitzer - Atlas and the Anchor [http://www.atlasandtheanchor.com/2014/02/free-friday-smug-brothers-on-way-to.html]

"The overall tone of On the Way to the Punchline is a bit more melancholy and weary/wary of the world than their past releases....Smug Brothers delivered the rock and then some."
Daniel Taylor - The Fire Note [http://thefirenote.com/2014/02/26/smug-brothers-on-the-way-to-the-punchline-album-review]

credits

released February 25, 2014

PERSONNEL
BRIAN BAKER//KYLE MELTON//ANDY SMITH//BENJAMIN SMITH//SHAINE SULLIVAN//DON THRASHER

RECORDED BY SMUG BROTHERS
TEAM//VIRGINS//AUGUST//EQUATOR - RECORDED BY DARRYL ROBBINS

MIXED & MASTERED BY DARRYL ROBBINS

FRONT - "AT LAST"
INSIDE - "AN ENTIRELY NEW EDEN"
ORIGINAL HANDMADE COLLAGES BY LOUIS P. ZEIJA

ALL SONGS BY KYLE MELTON
COPYRIGHT 2014

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May 24

Blind Bob's Tavern

Dayton, OH

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