June of 44
June of 44 was an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Rex, and Hoover. The band's music is often described as 'boat rock'. The band's name refers to the period during which writers Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin corresponded.
The band toured extensively and reached as far as Australia. Often referred to as the punk rock pirates of the math rock world, June of 44 were a collective from 1994–2000. All the members were living in different cities at the time. This seminal band created music that ranged from experimental jazz to ambient dub to angular post punk.
Debut album Engine Takes to the Water (1995) drew comparisons with both Slint and Will Oldham. The following year's Tropics and Meridians saw the band compared to Tortoise and The For Carnation. Drummer Doug Scharin had started HiM as a side project, which sometimes also featured bassist Fred Erskine, and Scharin also later started the avant-garde band Out in Worship. Meadows also had a side project, forming Sonora Pine with Tara Jane O'Neill. June of 44 released three further albums, incorporating more electronics and jazz influences, before the band split up in 1999, with vocalist/guitarist Jeff Mueller forming Shipping News and vocalist Sean Meadows forming Everlasting the Way and later Letter E. Erskine joined Abilene, while Scharin continued with HiM, also guesting with several other bands.
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ALBUMS
- In the Fishtank released: 1999
- Anahata released: 1999
- Four Great Points released: 1998
- Engine Takes to the Water released: 1995
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The Anatomy of Sharks - EP
by: June Of 44I'm a boy (bouy?)
In a city of sharks and sailors
I'm an astronaut
Over uncharted waters
It's come around again
Pass and stow
Sharks and sailors
Returning like superheroes
Changing their places
It's unforgettable
As sunken ships
Sharks and sailors
(?) half the moon
Wrapped around the scenes of old maps and spaceships
Here I sleep at seven
Tile at six and three(?)
My body exists in the center
On this day I've lost face
Mutiny of pirates
On this day, I've lost face
Mutiny of pirates
Pass and stow
Sharks and sailors
And I brought her attention for the clouds(?)
And the shadow of the almighty lighthouse
They become thieves and murderers when the night
happens
Rotten tobacco saturated into everything
The direction is a (?)
Crashing bowls in the hull of a failing boat
But it's trying, and they know how hard it's trying
They know
They know