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Audio Learning Center

Genre: Alt / Indie, Indie Rock, Emo
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

In the early 1990s Christopher Brady and Steven Birch stood out among Sub Pop’s favored acts, as Brady’s band Pond and Birch’s band Sprinkler became the first two groups from Portland, OR, to join the celebrated Seattle roster. The musicians spent much of the decade leading and crisscrossing the country with those established outfits until their creative impulses intersected in 1998. After Pond dissolved and Birch finished his touring commitments with Everclear, the pair began working together musically. Operating under the name Mandarin, they independently put out the limited-edition EP Home Recordings in 1999. Rich Egan of Vagrant Records obtained a copy, and by spring 2000 Birch and Brady had renamed themselves Audio Learning Center. Joined by drummer Paul Johnson, the trio developed a raw emo/indie rock sound on the 2002 album Friendships Often Fade Away. Cope Park, recorded at home and co-produced by Joe Chiccarelli (Frank Zappa, Beck), appeared in April 2004.

Top Songs

  1. Friendships Often Fade AwayFavoriteFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away3:20
  2. Friendships Often Fade AwayThe ShellFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away4:51
  3. Cope ParkStereoCope Park · 2004Cope Park4:45
  4. Cope ParkWaking Up With Eyes Still ClosedCope Park · 2004Cope Park1:28
  5. Friendships Often Fade AwayA DedicationFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away1:41
  6. Friendships Often Fade AwayWinterFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away7:03
  7. Friendships Often Fade AwayPrescriptionFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away5:59
  8. Cope ParkHappy EndingsCope Park · 2004Cope Park6:32
  9. Friendships Often Fade AwayI (Love) RobotFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away5:42
  10. Cope ParkThe SunCope Park · 2004Cope Park0:57
  11. Cope ParkCaliforniaCope Park · 2004Cope Park5:56
  12. Cope ParkIn The RedCope Park · 2004Cope Park3:03
  13. Cope ParkCope ParkCope Park · 2004Cope Park4:13
  14. Friendships Often Fade AwayIf You ChooseFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away5:45
  15. Friendships Often Fade AwayDecemberFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away1:18
  16. Friendships Often Fade AwayBrokenFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away5:06
  17. Friendships Often Fade AwayUnlisted TrackFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away2:56
  18. Friendships Often Fade AwayThe DreamFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away4:51
  19. Friendships Often Fade AwayHand Me DownsFriendships Often Fade Away · 2002Friendships Often Fade Away5:04
  20. Cope ParkPassengerCope Park · 2004Cope Park3:25

Albums

Friendships Often Fade Away

Friendships Often Fade Away

2002
Friendships Often Fade Away
Audio Learning Center · Album · 2002
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  1. The ShellAudio Learning Center4:51
  2. Hand Me DownsAudio Learning Center5:04
  3. FavoriteAudio Learning Center3:20
  4. WinterAudio Learning Center7:03
  5. The DreamAudio Learning Center4:51
  6. A DedicationAudio Learning Center1:41
  7. BrokenAudio Learning Center5:06
  8. PrescriptionAudio Learning Center5:59
  9. DecemberAudio Learning Center1:18
  10. If You ChooseAudio Learning Center5:45
  11. I (Love) RobotAudio Learning Center5:42
  12. Unlisted TrackAudio Learning Center2:56