Athenaeum
Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock four-piece band from Greensboro, Nort… Read Full Bio ↴Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock four-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA formed in 1990 at an eighth grade dance by Nic Brown and Mark Kano.

After several personnel changes, Kano and Brown recorded an eight song EP in 1995 with bassist Alex McKinney and lead guitarist Grey Brewster. The "Green Album," as it is widely known, sold about 10,000 copies.

In 1996 the band was signed by Atlantic Records. They released their major label debut, Radiance, in 1998. The first single, "What I Didn't Know," was a minor hit. During the recording phase for their next album, Brown left the band to attend college. He was replaced by Jeremy Vogt, who performed with the likes of Tonic and The Connells. Brewster also dissolved his membership with the group and was replaced by Mike Garrigan, the lead singer and songwriter of Collapsis.

This new line up played their first show on March 31, 2001, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The new set included Garrigan's Collapsis anthem, "October". [correction they actually played their first show with this lineup in Boone, NC]

Athenaeum's sophomore album Athenaeum was released on September 18, 2001. However, it received little promotion in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

Athenaeum was eventually dropped by Atlantic Records. They toured for an additional three years and released their final record, Hourglass, a collection of rare outtakes and demos, before performing their last show at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 28, 2004.

Kano and Garrigan subsequently formed the band mg4 (with Alex McKinney, the original bassist for Athenaeum and Jeremy Vogt), who released an EP in the summer of 2004 titled Gravity Affects Me. "mg4" continues touring to date and information on shows can be found at Mike Garrigan's official website.

Discography and stand-out tracks :
- Radiance (1998): "What I Didnt know", "Flat Tire", "Radiance"
- Athenaeum (2001) : "Comfort", "Frozen in time", "Suddenly"
- Hourglass (2002) : "On Her Way", "Family Tree", "One Day at a time"
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Athenaeum Lyrics


All My Life You were right outside my window Your skin still brown from…
Anyone It's very, very necessary, To take things as they come. No h…
Away He's got a really bad sense of time. He only listens…
Banana I'm alright, I'm OK It's so bright We can't stay I'm too big…
Comfort In the daydream I once had You were standing oh so…
Damage Darling I'm sorry i never let anyone talk to you And…
Days lately i've been thinking of something i wanna turn my life…
Different Situation He'll take you home Then write a song about it He's so…
Family Tree I don't talk too much to my family I feel bad,…
Flat Tire So tough, I didn't even want to chew. Your lies were the…
Frozen in Time He only left this world about a year ago With nothing…
Haircut I got myself in trouble again yes I really think I've…
Hourglass Nighttime crashes down on me I lost everything I failed mi…



I Don I don't wanna be the one to tell you how…
If Baby's Gone Baby don't give a damn about me Why would she ever…
If You Want Me To Well, hey, is there something that you want me to…
Just Like You I want to see the world through your eyes And…
Lacy Lacy found a feather, she's gonna throw it in the…
Lifeline You can find a way To stop thinking about it, When every…
Mistake Listening to teachers is bringing me down I thought they'd h…
No One You're telling me things I already know. You take me places …
On Her Way She likes the feel of her car She likes the smoke…
On My Mind I don't know what to Think about it. It's just something tha…
One Day at a Time You don't know the shame that I have been through Trying…
Paragraph I got stuck in the middle of a paragraph Broke my…
Plurabelle Pull me from the undertow Release me to the overflow of…
Radiance Goodnight, sleep tight, My movie star. You don't know how fo…
So Long Was I a fool to ever think, That we could be…
Spotlight Know yourself, Better than your favorite book on that shelf,…
Suddenly Please wake me I don't know if I'm still dreaming Please wak…
Summertime summertime come wanna make you mine got the flowers and the…
Sweeter Love do not believe in fairy tales I have bit off all…
Un-noticed It takes a lot of power To change your point…
Unnoticed It takes a lot of power To change your point…
Waiting for You I wanna hear the words That you never speak I wanna close…
Walk Away I need a quick solution I need some good advice I'm broken…
What I Didn't Know I complain, though nothing's even wrongThat's when I said I'…
Young Again Yesterday was gone before I knew we were able We never…


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