The Saturday Nights

Members
Paul Foreman, Finn Swingley, Jason Brammer & Joe Daley
About

Bio from their site: Chicago winters are bone-numbing, but Joe Daley still cuts the sleeves off of his sweaters. Who knows why? He?s the drummer; they?re always the strange ones. The rehearsal space is strewn with old, mismatched Christmas lights. The elevator doesn?t work, but at least the heater does. Then there?s Jason Brammer with his glad-hand and Fender Jazz Bass. He lays the foundation, sort of like a cross between Carol Kaye and Paul McCartney. Where do those notes come from? All of the members grew up in different parts of Indiana and are used to trees, snow and straight, flat roads. The mammoth record collection belongs to Finn Swingley. There?s at least one worthwhile song on every LP, he claims. He?s good with songwriting, harmonies and rubbery lead guitar parts. Lake Shore Drive has a weird sort of beauty to it. Nobody drives the speed limit. Paul Foreman takes it south to get to practice. He wrangles all kinds of weird noises out of those effects pedals. You?re dealing with nocturnal fuzzmongers, unabashed nostalgics here. The songs are grand in scope, powerful, ragged and sweet. Turn on your stereo.

Genres

Albums

Recordings

1 song

One of a handful of songs that we recorded before disbanding in 2008.   The other songs may yet surface here.   Stay tuned...

- fixed the issue with the song cutting off early.

 

Puppet Show
3:45

Goodnight Magic Fingers

11 songs

The complete album, released 2008
Ventolin & Alcohol
4:03
Pistols At Dawn
3:35
Zardoz
1:50
Ghosts
4:30
The Funeral
2:57
Knotty Pine Room
3:22
Fear Of Absolutes
3:01
New Fancy Clothes
5:00
Confusion Rain
6:12
Wildebeest
0:45
Gentlemen, Indeed
7:08

Rabid Wolves / System Of Control 7 inch

2 songs

Rabid Wolves
3:47
System Of Control
3:34

Queenslandicus

10 songs

The complete album
There Is A Sign
3:36
Julianna Convince Me
3:13
Stranded
2:31
Scarecrow's Hat
5:04
Change My Mind
4:48
Fire In The Hearth
2:33
The Pragmatician
10:10
New Atmosphere
4:44
Catacomb
5:20
You Crafty Devil
9:07

Vanish Before Your Eyes EP

5 songs

Recorded in a fancy but now defunct studio in downtown Chicago in the winter of 02/03. Didn\'t really turn out as well as we\'d hoped, so some of these got revisited for the first full length. Features Josiah Feinberg on drums.

New Atmosphere
4:36
There is a sign
3:47
Julianna Convince Me
2:47
Sing It Softly
3:08
Everything's Alright
3:34

Alex Chilton Tribute (live)

6 songs

Songs performed live at The Empty Bottle in Chicago for the second and third annual Alex Chilton Birthday Bash shows - Dec. 28th, 2006 and 2007

Mod Lang
2:32
You Get What You Deserve
3:28
Thank You Friends
3:23
Life Is White
3:38
Lady Sweet
3:59
Hey! Little Child
4:42

Live 1-30-05

9 songs

1 Julianna Convince Me
3:46
2 Fire In The Hearth
2:16
3 Scarecrows Hat
5:00
4 There Is A Sign
3:31
5 Stranded
2:44
6 Change My Mind
5:02
7 The Pragmatician
9:49
8 You Crafty Devil
3:33
9 Foggy Notion
4:14

Live 12-04-04

10 songs

1 Julianna Convince Me
3:28
2 New Atmosphere
4:29
3 Fire In The Hearth
2:14
4 Scarecrows Hat
4:56
5 There Is A Sign
3:36
6 Stranded
3:04
7 Catacomb
5:19
8 Vacation
4:42
9 You Crafty Devil
0:59
10 Foggy Notion

Locals Only 06/1706

10 songs

You Crafty Devil
3:24
Fear Of Absolutes
3:07
The Funeral
2:47
Change My Mind
4:51
Knotty Pine
3:21
Julianna Convince Me
4:06
Gentlemen Indeed
6:04
Ventolin And Alcohol
3:49
Introduction
0:58
Jailbreak
4:41

Early Demos

5 songs

Richie Lee
3:03
Lost Cause
2:57
If The Smoke Clears
3:29
California Stars
2:46
Waving To Pilots
2:20