Mason Proper
{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mason Proper
| image = Masonproperannarborshow.jpg
| caption = Mason Proper playing live at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs in July 2006.
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Alpena, Michigan
| genre = Alternative rock, indie rock
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = Dovecote Records, Secret Tunnel Group, Mang Chung
| associated_acts = Absofacto, Bug Lung Baby, Jonathan Visger, Honesty in the Auto Industry, Hollow & Akimbo
| website = [http://www.masonproper.com/ Official website]|
| current_members =
- Jonathan Visger
- Brian Konicek
- Zac Fineberg
- Garrett Jones
| past_members =
- Matt Thompson
- Jesse Parsons
- Pat Stafford
- Matt Davis
- Victor Kahn
}}
Mason Proper was an American rock band formed in Alpena, Michigan, in 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mason-proper-mn0000632915/biography|title=Mason Proper - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 25, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125140011/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mason-proper-mn0000632915/biography|archivedate=January 25, 2017}} The band consisted of Jonathan Visger (singer), Matt Thompson (keyboard player), Zac Fineberg (bass guitarist), Brian Konicek (guitarist) and Garrett Jones (drummer).
History
The band was formed in Alpena in 2004 and recorded extensively throughout the year. On 17 January 2006, they released There Is A Moth In Your Chest{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/there-is-a-moth-in-your-chest-mw0000563429|title=There Is a Moth in Your Chest - Mason Proper - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=February 5, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202181324/http://www.allmusic.com/album/there-is-a-moth-in-your-chest-mw0000563429|archivedate=February 2, 2017}} on their own Mang Chung label. Cover art was provided by Aaron Burtch, the drummer of Grandaddy.
In 2006, the group focused on promoting their first album, touring across the country and recording sessions. In September, the band signed with the New York-based Dovecote Records, and the self-released version of their album immediately went out of print. The band released a re-mixed, re-mastered, and (in parts) re-recorded version of There Is A Moth In Your Chest in 2007 for Dovecote.Dovecote Records. {{cite web |url=http://www.dovecoterecords.com/_WWW_New/index.html |title=:: Dovecote Records :: |accessdate=2007-02-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208080300/http://www.dovecoterecords.com/_WWW_New/index.html |archivedate=2007-02-08 }} The band toured through most of 2007 in support of Moth," afterwards releasing a four-song EP of new material entitled Shorthand'{{cite web|url=http://www.masonproper.com/discography/shorthand/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120914063021/http://www.masonproper.com/discography/shorthand/|url-status=dead|title=Mason Proper|date=14 September 2012|archivedate=14 September 2012|website=masonproper.com|accessdate=21 January 2018}}
The band released their second album, Olly Oxen Free, on September 23, 2008, on Dovecote Records.{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12530-olly-oxen-free/|title=Mason Proper: Olly Oxen Free Album Review - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|accessdate=January 25, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001110713/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12530-olly-oxen-free/|archivedate=October 1, 2015}}
Discography
- There Is a Moth in Your Chest (Mang Chung) – January 17, 2006
- There Is a Moth in Your Chest (Dovecote) – March 13, 2007
- Short Hand EP – March 25, 2008
- Olly Oxen Free – September 23, 2008
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223093857/http://www.masonproper.com/ Official Mason Proper website]
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Category:2004 establishments in Michigan
Category:Dovecote Records artists
Category:Indie rock musical groups from Michigan