243:, Meany explained that a sermon was the inspiration for the band's name: "...This man was preaching about how humans are really spirit beings encased in fleshly bodies. The term "earth suit" came up. At the time we liked it, and we took it." The two regularly performed at Café Joel, a small coffeehouse their church had started where Meany was music director. These performances helped cultivate their unique sound and introduced them to future band member David Rumsey.
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384:. The final collection featured six original studio songs and ten bonus tracks, including a live remix of "Against the Grain", practice sessions of concert material, and covers of various songs. The album could only be purchased on the internet. Meany would later state "most people didn't care when broke up".
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237:New Orleans
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1407:Categories
1370:Paul Meany
1313:2009-04-26
1278:2009-04-27
1252:2009-04-26
1205:2009-04-27
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573:References
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438:The Roughs
360:Switchfoot
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