Album Notes

El Secondhand was born in the winter of 1997, and the band recorded its first 7", "Blood and Aphorisms", just a few weeks later. With members divided between Boston, MA and New Brunswick, NJ, practices were few and far between, but touring became an early priority and in their first couple of years the band had actually played far more shows than practices. (Which is hardly believable to anyone lucky enough to have seen these guys rip it up live!)

With some road experience and a handful of new songs, the band headed back into the studio in November of 98 with Alap Momin (Rye Coalition, The Van Pelt, Hellbender) manning the boards. These sessions brought out a much more hard-edged and aggressive side of the band, and the excellent production and artwork perfectly rounded out a 7-song EP entitled "all the lonely people" that would amass critical and underground acclaim all over the country. The band embarked on a 43-date US tour to promote the record, and continued into the next year with a handful of regional tours throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including a well-received slot at 1999's Detroit Fest.