Trophy Scars
Trophy Scars is an experimental rock band from Morristown, New Jersey, form… Read Full Bio ↴Trophy Scars is an experimental rock band from Morristown, New Jersey, formed in June 2002, by vocalist Jerry Jones, guitarist John Ferrara, and drummer Brian Ferrara. The current lineup also includes bassist Andy Farrell and pianist Gray Reinhard. They utilize a wide variety of genres and non-traditional song structures; influences have been said to range from The Beatles to Aesop Rock & from Converge to Tom Waits. The band began as a post-hardcore group but has since embraced broader genres.Song themes have centered around such topics as time, memory, language, and romantic tragedy. Known for their intimate shows and independent booking techniques, Trophy Scars evoke a strong DIY regiment.

They originally formed as a short-term project to last only as long as that summer. With bassist Joshua Weinstein and guitarist Michael Schipper, they began to play local shows and gained a dedicated following. When fans presented a high demand for recorded material, the band decided to establish itself as a serious music group. Trophy Scars signed to Brooklyn record label The Death Scene Recording Company in 2005 and with Small Town Records (UK) in 2007.

Their first full-length, Darts to the Sea, was recorded in John Ferrara's basement using primitive sound engineering equipment. It was released in 2003 and reissued in 2006 with a bonus disc containing b-sides and demos from 2003-04. Their second release, Hospital Music for the Aesthetics of Language, gained the attention of critics in 2004. The EP was their first recording with Chris Badami and saw the band taking an unconventional, progressive approach to post-hardcore. Their next EP was Goodnight Alchemy, released in 2005 through The Death Scene. It was markedly much more dense and heavy than its predecessor. 2006 saw the release of their second full-length album, Alphabet. Alphabets.. Trophy Scars demonstrated a conglomeration of different musical genres and styles while still retaining their unique take on post-hardcore. Following the release, the group became a full-time touring band when Jones graduated from Fordham University.

In 2009 they were no longer contractually obligated to either label, so they released all forthcoming material independently. In mid-2007, Trophy Scars rented a beach house in Charleston, South Carolina to begin work on their follow-up full length to Alphabets. The band was heavily influenced by the warm climate, the city's nightlife, and psychedelia. Yet again, Trophy Scars readjusted their sound; this time to a blues-centric style. Jones titled the album Bad Luck as a reaction to the death of his best friend, Ben Brown. Ironically, when the writing was completed for Bad Luck, the band invested their savings into a European tour, but was canceled last minute by the headlining act. Unable to get a refund on their European travel expenses and with their recording contract with the Death Scene dissolved, the band could not afford to tour or raise money for the album. The band was forced to go on an indefinite hiatus with no foreseeable plans to release Bad Luck. Trophy Scars fans, however, banded together and started the "Bad Luck Foundation," which allowed internet users to donate money to the band. Within a month, Trophy Scars was financially stable and able to record their third full-length. Bad Luck was self-released on March 10, 2009, and in January 2010 it was named the 10th best album of 2009 by popular music critic website, Sputnik Music.

Trophy Scars released an EP Darkness, Oh Hell in October 2010; it is a further throwback to blues rock and psychedelic rock of the late 1960s while maintaining a sinister edge. It was included in Sputnik Music's Top 50 Albums of 2010. They released a follow-up companion EP titled Never Born, Never Dead in July 2011. The concept revolves around the several lives of two souls fixed in love through reincarnation and is much more uplifting musically and lyrically. Although a departure in sound from the previous two releases, Never Born, Never Dead was met with strong praise and elected the #1 best EP of the year by Sputnik users.

The band announced their fourth full-length album Holy Vacants to be released on April 21 in the EU and May 6 in North America through Monotreme Records. The album is a linear concept involving a romantic couple who have discovered The Fountain of Youth in the blood cells of angels. Jones states the album was heavily influenced by an intense personal relationship, his brief relocation to Los Angeles, and film director David Lynch.
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Trophy Scars Lyrics


'Rachel I Think He's Dead' They Screamed Everyday, I think to myself, "I must be dead," I must be…
...And That's Where They Found My Body Those Are the Dead stars Those Are the Dead stars…
03. Traps and Tricks and Such The cops in this city are making a problem. Embellishing thi…
07 Lesson 4 It just so happens the snow will change us all. Ironic…
A Beauty Like Scissors It's your anger That bleeds off like bleach You know what I…
Absolute. Absolutes Your mom tells you what the airs about Causing all this…
Accent. Accents Writing poetry to instrumentals Expressing sentimental menta…
Addict. Addicts This will be the last time that you'll ever see…
Alchemist. Alchemists Oh, my god! Let's do this again Let's do this again, again,…
Alligator. Alligators So I'm running down Fifth Avenue headed south. I'm going to…
An Introduction. All Introductions We'll cut an album right and if these critics want…
Angels The salty air of July '96 I bought a 12 speed…
Anna Lucia Anna Lucia steps out of her car, loosens her scarf as…



Anxiety. Anxieties Alright Alphabet Alphabets are amazing Astonishing aspiring …
Apparition. Apparitions Let me start this from the end to beginning That way…
Apple. Apples Like the doctors We wanted to fix your heart Well my baby…
Archangel I was so mad The day you came to me You said…
Artist. Artists I said to the waitress, "hey, another coffee" Refills are fr…
Assassin. Assassins Limb separation bone isolation. Nothing to do but to decapit…
Assistant. Assistants It's calling at the walls in my tiny apartment. Trying to…
Baby Eskimo Kisses The way you'd close your eyes Your lashes against mine The w…
Bad Dreams I was watching her sleep I was watching her breathe I was…
Bad Winter Can you Give me a minute here I promise It won't be so…
Botanicas I swear to god I've only been to three botanicas A…
Burning Mirror We take a bath We get dressed up We hit the club…
Cats As A Measurement Of Time Who slipped this drug in my drink? Who are you? And what…
Chapter One: How to Fail Yourself Stab the mirror Open it up Drop down to your knees You're ju…
Chicago Typewriter Sun light peers through the window Of our forsaken house Y…
Crystallophobia Crudely arranged In a spot Not even Christ can claim It's…
Designed Like Dice Statistically sorry For the last album we wrote Bababababab…
Don't Fuss Over Spiders Throw I read it in a book, my biased dirty looks. "Unhand…
Dreams of New Orleans The taste of blue skies Like Frank Sinatra's eyes And open…
El Cowboy Rojo I left my house at a quarter to four Saw my…
Everything Disappearing Tomorrow is hopeless It's always been Tomorrow is pressure…
Extant At 6 AM I was counting large stacks of cash You…
Eyes Baptized in Mercury It's cold outside Just like fate It's cold right here Whe…
Geneva She walks into a gas station restroom She pulls out a…
Good Luck Children running down the street in uniforms Laughing in th…
Gutted There are shadows swinging from the chandeliers The husband…
Hagiophobia I drag your corpse Up off of the road Find a vacant…
Hey Kiddo! It's three AM and I got to get the fuck…
Hospital for Ghosts It's a rail To fix all the ghosts At my hospital My hospi…
Hosting a Murder Baby Are you sleeping? Are you dreaming? I think you're r…
I Play Piano The tip of your tongue It's sad but it's stuck And bent…
Jerry Everything you do Will make you separate From the lovers tha…
Lesson 3 Ok, so listen: I like my life a lot It's a…
Lesson 4 It just so happens the snow will change us all. Ironic…
Lindsay and the Endless Wall of Alarm Clocks I'll dress you I'll bless you To make use Of…
Messengers It was noon in the summer when the police shot…
Never Born I see you all at my funeral I smell the lilacs…
Never Dead Laying here in bed The nurse wheeled you in Is this happen…
No One day we'll find those verbs and nouns And we'll gun…
Nola I fly back down to Michigan Bring the picture of the…
Nyctophobia We're free from the devil And free from your God But we're…
Qeres So what? Your friends all grew up and you thought…
Sleep Little Nemo Sleep Little Nemo You're covered in leaves You're diggin…
Sleep Little Nemo: The Kidnapping! Sleep Little Nemo You're covered in leaves You're digging to…
Snake Oil I met a girl today Her hair smelled like lemonade Somethin…
The Hair-Trigger Flamenco Lost; I thought you were lost? I keep on hiding…
There Are Ghosts I'm not screaming as loud as I'm dying But since you're…
Toronto I pack my bags Yeah I call a cab Yeah I call Nigel then…
Traps And Tricks And Such The cops in this city are making a problem. Embellishing thi…
Vertigo Chocolate and sweet cream and heaven above To secretive mot…
Years So Much The landlord's a cut throat We've gotta calm down before he…
Yes And I hope my insides pull apart I've got some sorting…
Yes. And I hope my insides pull apart I've got some sorting…


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