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Dewese and James met at church camp when they were both in high school, and later pretended to be in a band called the "Foxymorons" later in their teenage years, although, at the time, they neither wrote songs nor played music. They later released a single that they mailed to radio stations, fanzines
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was released, the band continued collaborating long distance, with Dewese living in Nashville and James remaining in Texas. In 2001, the band released its second album,
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wrote that on the album, the Foxymorons "attain the pop-punk grail: 10 tough, catchy, ebullient, stealth-strange songs in 32 minutes."
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was recorded long distance, with Dewese and James sending tapes back and forth from Dallas to
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asked if they wanted to release an album, and they agreed. The band released its debut album,
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called it "a return to the primal sound of their debut."
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Foxymorons
Mesquite, Texas
Guitar pop
Heatstroke Records
Foxyphoton Records
www.foxymorons.com
guitar pop
Mesquite, Texas
American Pop Project Records
Nashville
South by Southwest
Will Johnson
Metacritic
Robert Christgau
"Heatstroke CDs"
"CD reviews"






"Foxymorons Biography"





"The Foxymorons: Real Music, Fake Band"
"Hesitation Eyes Review"

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