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Far



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Hometown: Sacramento, CA (USA)

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After a number of local releases including their first demo tape Sweat A River, Live No Lies and two independent albums Listening Game and Quick they signed to Epic/Immortal Records and released their first major record, Tin Cans With Strings To You.

Their fourth album, Water & Solutions, was released in 1998 and thanks to the single "Mother Mary" they attracted a cult following. The more melodic sound showcased on this album is increasingly cited as an influence on present-day emo rock bands by the rock press, ie: Thursday, Biffy Clyro, Jimmy Eat World. Certainly it was a departure from their earlier, much more hardcore sound (although it is still far from the emo-pop that it would quickly come to inspire).

Related Bands

Crosses (†††), Gratitude, New End Original, OneLineDrawing, The Revolution Smile, Jonah Matranga

Reviews

Far At Night We Live

Far

At Night We Live (2010)

Vagrant

Far Water & Solutions

Far

Water & Solutions (1998)

Sony

Interviews

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Far

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 8:00 PM (EST)

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Jonah Matranga (Far)

Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM (EDT)

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The Story So Far

Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM (EST)

Media: I is Another: "Queen of Swords"
I is Another (Far, Rival Schools) has premiered their first single "Queen of Swords." The song will appear on their self-titled debut EP on June 24th on Siren Records. Vocalist Jonah Matranga says of the…
May 09, 2013
Media: Far, Rival Schools members unveil I is Another
Jonah Matranga of Far, New End Original, onelinedrawing, Gratitude and Rival Schools' Ian Love have announced their new project together, I is…
April 26, 2013
Media: Jonah Matranga (Europe/UK)
Jonah Matranga, frontman of the band Far, is embarking on a solo acoustic tour of Europe and the U.K. this spring. The Tour kicks off in Italy April…
March 07, 2013
Media: Jonah Matranga: "The Lonesome Death Of Trayvon Martin"
Jonah Matranga, of Far, OnelineDrawing, and New End Original, has posted a song he wrote in reaction to the shooting of…
March 29, 2012
Media: Chi Cheng (Deftones) continues on road to recovery
After four years in a coma, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has begun to show some promising progress. While he remains semi-concious, he has begun responding to outside stimuli and is able to move his legs when asked. Cheng was seriously injured in November 2008…
February 08, 2012
Tours: Crosses (†††)

January 27, 2012
Media: Crosses (Deftones, Far) offer EP for free download
Crosses, a new project from Chino Moreno (Deftones) and Shaun Lopez (Far), has made their debut EP available for free download. Check it out (along with a bunch of cryptic YouTube videos)…
August 04, 2011
Media: Jonah Matranga / Mikee J Reds
Jonah Matranga of Far has announced a solo tour of Europe with Mikee J Reds of Call Off The Search. The two musicians will be in Europe and the UK for just one week beginning tomorrow. You can click Read More for the…
November 09, 2010

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