The Movies were a band from Los Angeles, California, active from the early to late 2000s. Featuring none other than Timothy James, who previously was the frontman of The Vehicle Birth back in the 90s. Other than him however, there's no returning VB members here. Instead we have a new line-up featuring Jessica Gelt on bass, Brian Cleary on keyboards, and Stevie Treichel on drums. The Movies share a lot of overlap with VB (hell, a couple of songs were originally written by VB), but follow a much more mellow, post-punk sound. Still doesn't mean Tim won't do some crazy thing on stage, as always he's trying his best to bring something new with every show by doing whatever comes off the top of his mind.
The band released 3 albums, easily their most iconic is In One Era Out The Other, released in 2002 for their tour in europe. A little later, they'd release American Oil in 2004, and finally in 2009 they would release their last album, Based On A True Story. I'd easily recommend all 3 records, but especially In One Era Out The Other, as it's a great starting point for anyone willing to get into this pretty quartet (and later quintuple). I'll leave a download to their first record down below in-case anyone wants to check them out.
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1. The Right Equipment
2. Secretariat
3. Creation Lake
4. Scary Footsteps
5. Don't Steal My Licks
6. Truth Knocking
7. Autograph
8. Pass The Music
9. Midnight Bloody Murder
10. A Better Life
