DANCE A WHILE, UPSET undoubtedly appeals to the punk spirit: the energy, the conviction, the fearless anthemic qualities. But it does so with indie rock aesthetics: technical proficiency, experimentation, a unique lyrical approach that creates mountains of mental imagery. The result is an edgy, urgent, epic sound that builds from inside...both dangerous and delicate, intricate and raw. SETTLEFISH knows how to fill a space, whether it's with an eerie silence cut by the faint whisper of the amps, a thumping bass line entwined with dissonant feedback, the squall and settle of drums or an unrelentless barrage from vocalist Jonathan Clancy. Clancy's voice has an earnest roughness that is sweetly despairing yet always riveting, often exploding into a full-on scream fest. SETTLEFISH's music is unconventionally elegant, layered with nuance and unpredictability that develops organically without preconception. But make no mistake, this is a driving, pulse-raising, hard hitting debut that will stun your senses.

Jonathan Clancy sings, plays guitar and synth. Bruno Germano plays guitar and sings.
Emilio Torreggiani plays guitar. Stefano Pilia plays bass and double-bass. Philippe
Soldati plays drums.

Recorded and Mixed in June and July 2002 at Vacuum Studio in Bologna, Italy
by Danilo Silvestri, Bruno Germano and Settlefish.

Trumpet on Breeze by Alessandro Tumscitz. Trombone on Breeze by Emilio Distretti
Mastered at Uberstudio in Chicago, Illinois by Mark Schwarz.
All music by Settlefish.
All lyrics by Jonathan.
Design and Layout by John Szuch.
Photography by Stefano Pilia, Tuono Pettinato and John Szuch.

Deep Elm Records Inc
PO Box 36939, Charlotte, NC 28236 USA
http://www.deepelm.com
info@deepelm.com
(803) 631-6319