Album: Some Boots by Karate (2002)
Genre: Indie Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: Some Boots is the fifth studio album by Karate, released by Southern Records on October 8, 2002. Following the release of the Cancel/Sing EP earlier in the year, the band began recording material featuring longer songs and jazz and more active post-rock influences. The title is taken from the second verse of the lyrics of "Ice or Ground?".

Artist Background: Karate was an American band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993 by Geoff Farina, Eamonn Vitt and Gavin McCarthy. In 1995, Jeff Goddard joined the band as bass player, and Vitt moved to second guitar. Vitt departed Karate to pursue a medical career in 1997. The band was characterised by their love for improvised music and classic rock and their adherence to the DIY punk ethos of their youth, which made them difficult to classify, being a strange fusion of indie rock, punk, blues, jazz and... Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Known for Indie Rock style.

Music Scene: Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Known for Indie Rock style.

Tags: Indie Rock, Rock/Pop, 2000s, Album

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Some Boots is the fifth studio album by Karate, released by Southern Records on October 8, 2002. Following the release of the Cancel/Sing EP earlier in the year, the band began recording material featuring longer songs and jazz and more active post-rock influences. The title is taken from the second verse of the lyrics of "Ice or Ground?".

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