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Chicago, United States (2001 – present)

Chin Up Chin Up is an indie pop band from Chicago, Illinois which formed in 2001. The band consists of Jeremy Bolen (vocals, guitar), Nathan Snydacker (vocals, guitar), Jesse Woghin (bass), Greg Sharp (keyboards) and Chris Dye (drums). Former bassist Chris Saathoff was killed in 2004 when he was struck by a van after leaving a Ponys concert.

Windy city avant-pop combo Chin Up Chin Up have just handed in the stunning master of their second proper full-length entitled This Harness Can’t Ride Anything. Recorded by Sir Brian Deck at his Engine Studios, the tracks are a joyful mix of shifting dynamics, stuttering riffs, and buoyant arrangements all held together by front man Jeremy Bolen’s scratched up discourse on breasts, beavers, and Minnesota. The resulting record takes its cues from 2004’s We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers, but ups the ante considerably, weaving their hyper-literate song craft in with a new sense of melody and wit.

Chin Up Chin Up has been kicking up Midwest soil for a few years now, releasing records and playing together since 2002. Later that year, the band released a self-titled EP, which inspired MOJO’s call for readers to “meet your new favourite Chicago art-pop band.” Chin Up Chin Up then began touring incessantly and has yet to let up. Now joined full time by The Narrator’s Jesse Woghi on bass, Chin Up Chin Up recently got off the road after playing an armful of shows with label mates Minus The Bear played the Pitchfork Music Festival this Summer before heading out again in the fall. The new album was released on October 10.

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indie rock, indie, chicago, indie pop, rock
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1	Collide the Tide full track	185
2	This Harness Can't Ride Anything	122
3	We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers full track	118
4	Why Is My Sleeping Bag a Ghetto Muppet? full track	117
5	Falcons and Vulcans full track	115
6	I Hope for Tumbleweeds full track	112
7	Virginia, Don't Drown full track	109
8	The Architect Has a Gun full track	95
9	All My Hammocks Are Dying full track	84
10	Get Me Off This Fucking Island full track	81
11	I'll Be Your Avalanche full track	72
12	Water Planes in Snow	62
13	Islands Sink	53
14	For All the Tanning Salons in Texas full track	50
15	We've Got To Keep Running	45

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nickems wrote:
last month

i cant stop listening to their s/t album...

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erinoherin wrote:
October 2008

I forgot how good they are.

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instantlemonade wrote:
October 2008

love their music, but i don't like their vox tooooo much. it doesn't really take away from the music though.

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vivapersistence wrote:
September 2008

i forgot about this band and how great they are!

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abi_ wrote:
September 2008

so good so good!

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Failed_Daydream wrote:
September 2008

The singer sounds soo much like Blake from Jawbreaker..

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El_Salvador7 wrote:
August 2008

I find it disgraceful that almost 2 years after This Harness Can't Ride Anything was released it is still not in the album section here on last.fm. :(

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lincredible wrote:
August 2008

this shoutbox doesn't get enough traffic...

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AdamGott wrote:
August 2008

I saw them open for the Appleseed Cast way back in 2003. They were pretty good then but they have definitely gotten better. The last album is magnificent.

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session_ wrote:
May 2008

damn i forgot about chin up chin up for awhile. new lp was completely unexpected for me. now i can't stop listening to it. great inspiring music.

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HighTides wrote:
May 2008

After listening to clips of this band, I was going to make them a project, but wow, I couldn't stop listening to them after only a day. Great band.

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etidnj13 wrote:
April 2008

The Annuals have just made one of the best videos of the year for the incredible song sore. Watch it here: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-annuals-video-sore-stereogum-premiere_008976.html?utm_source=bb&utm_medium=mc

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Lastfret wrote:
March 2008

sunshiny..goodmoody:)up!up!

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El_Salvador7 wrote:
February 2008

Yay! More than 400.000 scrobbles. :)

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arnie019 wrote:
January 2008

manshioned is the best Chin Up Chin Up song I've heard

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gnarenders wrote:
January 2008

word anyone wanna share skyscrapers with me over msn or something? I'd buy I'm just so dirt poor I can't spend money on albums :(

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Meganoneill wrote:
November 2007

Is anyone willing to send me the new album?

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AdamGott wrote:
October 2007

I am really liking this new album - saw them live about four years ago opening for the appleseed cast

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najara wrote:
October 2007

they sound nice! ;)

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El_Salvador7 wrote:
September 2007

Saw them live in Amsterdam. My favourite band!

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4th Annual Chris Saathoff Foundation Benefit Show!

19 Jun 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/chinupchinup

Please join us for the 4th Annual Chris Saathoff Foundation benefit show at the Hideout here in Chicago. This is a cause that is near and dear to our hearts so if can't make it you can get more ...

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