Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!

Release Date: February 17, 2004

Deftly created compositional pop songs framed by a keyboard, drum kit, and guitar set the tone for this amazing debut.

Recorded by Andy Sharp (Mates of State) at Music Lane in Austin, Texas.

Since Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! has gone dormant, its members have remained active in the world of film and music. Songwriter and frontman Mark Duplass, along with his brother Jay, have earned accolades as the writer/director duo behind the much buzzed about independent films The Puffy Chair (2005) and Baghead (2008).

Drummer John Thomas Robinette III has contributed to a number of musical projects as beat machine JTR3.

Guitarist Craig Montoro is a multi-instrumentalist in Sufjan Stevens' band.

Reviews

Painstakingly layered and exceptionally beautiful...catapults Volcanointo a category all their own.

- Alarm Press
One of the best records of 2004.

- Punknews.org
This is an excellent record.

- Harvard Independent
...'68 Beatles, '78 punk, and '88 Old Wavesanded down to indie-pop played hard.

- Time Out, NY
An impressive debut...and stands as testamentto the as yet unexhausted possibilities of pop.

- Maelstrom Zine
VISE!!bring to the table a stellar instrumental mix and go through a litany ofsatisfying pop tunes.

- 30Music
The members of Volcano prove to be gardeners of their own little paradise, pruningback pop to what is essential and beautiful.

- Flyer Magazine
VISE!!have truly captured an original sound without sacrificing any catchiness a featnot every band can accomplish.

- Skratch Magazine
What is remarkable about this record, asidefrom its deft pop playing and unbelievable hooks and dynamics, is the fact thatis has sixteen songs and not a one is a clunker. I have never ever heard analbum with this many good songs.

- Indie Workshop