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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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|Label = [[Kindercore Records]], [[Misra Records]], [[Bar/None Records]]
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'''The Mendoza Line''' were a rock and roll band whose members began playing together while in college in the mid-1990s in [[Athens, Georgia]], and who eventually settled in [[Brooklyn]]. Their name comes from the [[Mendoza Line| dismal .200 batting average of Mario Mendoza]]. They released eight full albums of sometimes folky, occasionally country-styled [[indie rock]] that is influenced by classic songwriters like [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Cale]] and [[Paul Westerberg]], and [[alt-country]] bands like [[Whiskeytown]] and [[Wilco]]. They recorded for several labels, such as [[Kindercore Records| Kindercore]], [[Misra Records| Misra]] and [[Bar/None Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=mendoza_line|title=The Trouser Press Record Guide}}</ref>
'''The Mendoza Line''' was an American rock band formed in the mid-1990s in [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and who eventually settled in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Their name comes from a characterization of an intolerably low batting average (.200), based on the [[Mendoza Line|dismal .215 batting average of Mario Mendoza]]. They released eight full albums of sometimes folky, occasionally country-styled [[indie rock]] that is influenced by classic songwriters like [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Cale]] and [[Paul Westerberg]] and [[alt-country]] bands like [[Whiskeytown]] and [[Wilco]]. They recorded for several labels, such as [[Kindercore Records|Kindercore]], [[Misra Records|Misra]], [[Bar/None Records]] and [[Loose Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=mendoza_line|title=The Trouser Press Record Guide}}</ref>

== History ==
== History ==
Although their first recordings were issued by Kindercore Records, a label whose artists leaned towards sunny [[Beach Boys]] and [[The Zombies|Zombies]]-style pop, their early sound was more influenced by noisier acts like [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]] and [[The Mekons]]. Over the years, the band has featured not one but several songwriters; the band's original musical cornerstone was the songs of founding members Timothy Bracy and Peter Hoffman. Other members included Lori Carrier, Margaret Maurice, Paul Deppler and Andres Galdames.
Although their first recordings were issued by Kindercore Records, a label whose artists leaned towards sunny [[Beach Boys]] and [[The Zombies|Zombies]]-style pop, their early sound was more influenced by noisier acts like [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]] and [[The Mekons]]. Over the years, the band has featured not one but several songwriters; the band's original musical cornerstone was the songs of founding members Timothy Bracy and Peter Hoffman. Other members included Lori Carrier, Margaret Maurice, Paul Deppler and Andres Galdames.


In 2000, Shannon McArdle joined the outfit, and became a major contributor to the songwriting, beginning with that year's ''We're All In This Alone.'' 2002's ''Lost In Revelry'' continued the string of favorably reviewed, but poor-selling albums. Drummer Sean Fogarty joined the band in 2002, along with John Troutman on the guitar and pedal steel.
In 2000, Shannon McArdle joined the outfit, and became a major contributor to the songwriting, beginning with that year's ''We're All In This Alone.'' 2002's ''Lost In Revelry'' continued the string of favorably reviewed, but poor-selling albums. Drummer Sean Fogarty joined the band in 2002, along with John Troutman on the guitar and pedal steel.


After 2004's ''Fortune'', Hoffman took a hiatus from the band, while Bracy and McArdle were married in 2005. That year the couple released an album, the more electronica-dappled ''The View From The Floor'', as a duo under the name [[Slow Dazzle (band)|Slow Dazzle]]. Entertainment Weekly declared that 2005's ''Full of Light And Full of Fire'' contained "the prettiest protest songs imaginable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131706,00.html|title=Entertainment Weekly review of "Full of Light and Full of Fire," 2005.}}</ref>
After 2004's ''Fortune'', Hoffman took a hiatus from the band, while Bracy and McArdle were married in 2005. That year the couple released an album, the more electronica-dappled ''The View From The Floor'', as a duo under the name [[Slow Dazzle (band)|Slow Dazzle]]. Entertainment Weekly declared that 2005's ''Full of Light And Full of Fire'' contained "the prettiest protest songs imaginable."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131706,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525113536/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131706,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2007|title=Entertainment Weekly review of "Full of Light and Full of Fire," 2005. | date=November 21, 2005}}</ref>


In a turn of events that recalls the story of their songwriting heroes [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard and Linda Thompson]], Bracy and McArdle announced their divorce in 2007. The band issued a final recording called ''30 Year Low'', along with a bonus disc combining covers, live tracks and rarities in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=41047311|title="The Mendoza Line Gives LP In Divorce Settlement" College Music Journal, June 27, 2006}}</ref>
In a turn of events that recalls the story of their songwriting heroes [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard and Linda Thompson]], Bracy and McArdle announced their divorce in 2007. The band issued a final recording called ''30 Year Low'', along with a bonus disc combining covers, live tracks and rarities in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=41047311|title="The Mendoza Line Gives LP In Divorce Settlement" College Music Journal, June 27, 2006}}</ref>

In 2020, the band announced a digital and vinyl re-release of ''We're All In This Alone'' to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the record.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Mendoza Line on Instagram: "One week from today, "We're All In This Alone" will be available on all digital formats on @barnonerecords The 20th anniversary reissue,…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CBXFFxnjJc_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CBXFFxnjJc_ |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== Recordings ==
== Recordings ==
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* ''If They Knew This Was The End'' (2003) (Bar/None) [compilation of songs from ''Poems to a Pawnshop'' and ''Like Someone in Love'' plus bonus tracks]
* ''If They Knew This Was The End'' (2003) (Bar/None) [compilation of songs from ''Poems to a Pawnshop'' and ''Like Someone in Love'' plus bonus tracks]
* ''Fortune'' (2004) (Bar/None)
* ''Fortune'' (2004) (Bar/None)
* ''Sent Down To AA'' (2004) (Misra) [compilation of rarities, live tracks, outtakes, etc]
* ''Sent Down To AA'' (2004) (Misra) [compilation of rarities, live tracks, outtakes, etc.]
* ''Full Of Light And Full Of Fire'' (2005) (Misra)
* ''Full Of Light And Full Of Fire'' (2005) (Misra/[[Loose Music]])
* ''30 Year Low'' (2007) (Glurp) [double CD - disc one is ''30 Year Low'', an EP - disc two is titled ''Final Reflections of the Legendary Malcontent'' and contains rarities, live cuts, etc]
* ''30 Year Low'' (2007) (Glurp) [double CD - disc one is ''30 Year Low'', an EP - disc two is titled ''Final Reflections of the Legendary Malcontent'' and contains rarities, live cuts, etc.]


'''By [[Slow Dazzle]]'''
'''By [[Slow Dazzle (band)|Slow Dazzle]]'''
* ''The View From the Floor'' (2005) (Misra) [featuring Timothy Bracy, Shannon McArdle, & Peter Laqngland-Hassan]
* ''The View From the Floor'' (2005) (Misra) [featuring Timothy Bracy, Shannon McArdle, & Peter Laqngland-Hassan]


'''By Shannon McArdle:'''
'''By Shannon McArdle:'''
* ''Summer of the Whore'' (2008) (Bar/None) [featuring former Mendoza Line members/contributors Adam Gold, Clint Newman, Peter Laqngland-Hassan, Philip McArdle]
* ''Summer of the Whore'' (2008) (Bar/None) [featuring former Mendoza Line members/contributors Adam Gold, Clint Newman, Peter Laqngland-Hassan, Philip McArdle]
* ''Fear the Dream of Axes'' (2012) (Bar/None) [featuring former Mendoza Line members/contributors Adam Gold & Clint Newman]

* ''A Touch of Class'' (2018)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{allmusicguide|11:09fyxq9jldfe|The Mendoza Line}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p310867|label=The Mendoza Line}}
* [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2008/08/shannon_mcardle_interview.php Interview] with Shannon McArdle by Michael D. Ayers [[Village Voice]] (8/28/2008)
* [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2008/08/shannon_mcardle_interview.php Interview] with Shannon McArdle by Michael D. Ayers [[Village Voice]] (8/28/2008)

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[[Category:American alternative country groups]]
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[[Category:Low Transit Industries artists]]
[[Category:Bar/None Records artists]]
[[Category:Loose Music artists]]
[[Category:Misra Records artists]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 12 July 2024

The Mendoza Line
The Mendoza Line at the Bowery Ballroom, October 2006
The Mendoza Line at the Bowery Ballroom,
October 2006
Background information
OriginAthens, Georgia, United States
GenresIndie rock, alternative country
Years active1996–2007
LabelsKindercore, Misra, Bar/None, Loose Music, Low Transit Industries

The Mendoza Line was an American rock band formed in the mid-1990s in Athens, Georgia, and who eventually settled in Brooklyn, New York. Their name comes from a characterization of an intolerably low batting average (.200), based on the dismal .215 batting average of Mario Mendoza. They released eight full albums of sometimes folky, occasionally country-styled indie rock that is influenced by classic songwriters like Bob Dylan, John Cale and Paul Westerberg and alt-country bands like Whiskeytown and Wilco. They recorded for several labels, such as Kindercore, Misra, Bar/None Records and Loose Music.[1]

History

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Although their first recordings were issued by Kindercore Records, a label whose artists leaned towards sunny Beach Boys and Zombies-style pop, their early sound was more influenced by noisier acts like The Replacements and The Mekons. Over the years, the band has featured not one but several songwriters; the band's original musical cornerstone was the songs of founding members Timothy Bracy and Peter Hoffman. Other members included Lori Carrier, Margaret Maurice, Paul Deppler and Andres Galdames.

In 2000, Shannon McArdle joined the outfit, and became a major contributor to the songwriting, beginning with that year's We're All In This Alone. 2002's Lost In Revelry continued the string of favorably reviewed, but poor-selling albums. Drummer Sean Fogarty joined the band in 2002, along with John Troutman on the guitar and pedal steel.

After 2004's Fortune, Hoffman took a hiatus from the band, while Bracy and McArdle were married in 2005. That year the couple released an album, the more electronica-dappled The View From The Floor, as a duo under the name Slow Dazzle. Entertainment Weekly declared that 2005's Full of Light And Full of Fire contained "the prettiest protest songs imaginable."[2]

In a turn of events that recalls the story of their songwriting heroes Richard and Linda Thompson, Bracy and McArdle announced their divorce in 2007. The band issued a final recording called 30 Year Low, along with a bonus disc combining covers, live tracks and rarities in August 2007.[3]

In 2020, the band announced a digital and vinyl re-release of We're All In This Alone to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the record.[4]

Recordings

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By the Mendoza Line:

  • Poems To A Pawnshop (1997) (Kindercore)
  • Like Someone In Love (1998) (Kindercore) [EP]
  • I Like You When You're Not Around (1999) (Kindercore)
  • We're All In This Alone (2000) (Bar/None)
  • Lost In Revelry (2002) (Misra)
  • If They Knew This Was The End (2003) (Bar/None) [compilation of songs from Poems to a Pawnshop and Like Someone in Love plus bonus tracks]
  • Fortune (2004) (Bar/None)
  • Sent Down To AA (2004) (Misra) [compilation of rarities, live tracks, outtakes, etc.]
  • Full Of Light And Full Of Fire (2005) (Misra/Loose Music)
  • 30 Year Low (2007) (Glurp) [double CD - disc one is 30 Year Low, an EP - disc two is titled Final Reflections of the Legendary Malcontent and contains rarities, live cuts, etc.]

By Slow Dazzle

  • The View From the Floor (2005) (Misra) [featuring Timothy Bracy, Shannon McArdle, & Peter Laqngland-Hassan]

By Shannon McArdle:

  • Summer of the Whore (2008) (Bar/None) [featuring former Mendoza Line members/contributors Adam Gold, Clint Newman, Peter Laqngland-Hassan, Philip McArdle]
  • Fear the Dream of Axes (2012) (Bar/None) [featuring former Mendoza Line members/contributors Adam Gold & Clint Newman]
  • A Touch of Class (2018)

References

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  1. ^ "The Trouser Press Record Guide".
  2. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review of "Full of Light and Full of Fire," 2005". November 21, 2005. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007.
  3. ^ ""The Mendoza Line Gives LP In Divorce Settlement" College Music Journal, June 27, 2006".
  4. ^ "The Mendoza Line on Instagram: "One week from today, "We're All In This Alone" will be available on all digital formats on @barnonerecords The 20th anniversary reissue,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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