The Fall on Deaf Ears

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Fall on Deaf Ears

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| origin = El Paso, Texas, United States

| genre = Post-hardcore

| years_active = 1996

| label = Western Breed

| associated_acts = The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Rope, Rhythm of Black Lines, The Hades Kick

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| past_members = Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Sarah Reiser
Clint Newsom
Laura Beard

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The Fall on Deaf Ears was a musical group from El Paso, Texas, most notable for featuring Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, who played drums, and Clint Newsom of Rhythm of Black Lines and The Hades Kick on guitar.{{cite news |last=Deiterman |first=Corey |url= http://www.houstonpress.com/music/noise-for-the-ages-top-post-hardcore-guitarists-through-the-years-6775276 |title=Noise For The Ages: Top Post-Hardcore Guitarists Through the Years |work=Houston Press |date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=January 26, 2018}} The Fall on Deaf Ears played in the post-hardcore style typical of bands such as The Nation of Ulysses and Circus Lupus. They played live shows with bands such as Propagandhi, Egon and Select Your Fighter. The act only recorded a handful of songs before bassist Laura Beard and guitarist Sarah Reiser were killed in a car wreck in 1997.{{cite news |url= https://ink19.com/2002/08/magazine/music-reviews/the-fall-on-deaf-ears |title=The Fall on Deaf Ears: The Fall on Deaf Ears |work=Ink 19 |date=August 22, 2002 |access-date=January 26, 2018}} They were both 17 years old.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala would later write the song "Napoleon Solo" as singer/lyricist with At The Drive-in about the tragedy.

In the 5 recorded tracks, samples of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" can be heard.

Zavala moved on to At the Drive-In from The Fall on Deaf Ears and later to The Mars Volta.