Shmap'n Shmazz

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Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On, and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over, more commonly known as Shmap'n Shmazz, is the only full-length studio album by the American emo band Cap'n Jazz. It was released in 1995 on the record label Man With Gun. Cap'n Jazz's lineup at the time of recording comprised Tim Kinsella on lead vocals, Davey von Bohlen and Victor Villarreal on guitar, Sam Zurick on bass guitar, and Mike Kinsella on drums. The band formed in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where the members had met as teenagers at Wheeling High School. Influenced by the Midwestern punk scene, the band developed an idiosyncratic sound characterized by enigmatic wordplay, chaotic guitar melodies, and vocals presented in a naïve art style, with Tim alternating between spoken word, singing, and shouting. Cap'n Jazz broke up shortly after the album's release due to Villarreal suffering a non-lethal...

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