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| Former members = [[Justin Fisher]]<br>Iain "E-Z" Wade<br>"Speedy" Pete Novitch<br>Marc Blitstein | | Former members = [[Justin Fisher]]<br>Iain "E-Z" Wade<br>"Speedy" Pete Novitch<br>Marc Blitstein | ||
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'''Psoma''' was a pop rock band founded in [[2000]] by [[Justin Fisher]], longtime friend and collaborator of [[Weezer]]. They self-released two albums and at least one extended play | '''Psoma''' was a pop rock band founded in [[2000]] by [[Justin Fisher]], longtime friend and collaborator of [[Weezer]]. They self-released two albums and at least one extended play throughout the 2000s, but have been inactive since approximately 2009. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
An article from a student newspaper at the University of Arizona identifies Psoma as having been founded sometime in mid [[2000]]<ref name="Arizona Daily Wildcat">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220902034805/https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/94/131/04_1_m.html Archive] of an article in the ''Arizona Daily Wildcat'' from April 6, 2001, written by Adam Pugh. Titled "Double Duty."</ref>. They took their name from the {{Wiki2|Aldous_Huxley|Aldous Huxley}} novel ''{{Wiki2|Brave_New_World|Brave New World}}'', wherein it is normalized for doctors to prescribe a drug called Soma to keep their patients happy. | An article from a student newspaper at the University of Arizona identifies Psoma as having been founded sometime in mid-[[2000]]<ref name="Arizona Daily Wildcat">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220902034805/https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/94/131/04_1_m.html Archive] of an article in the ''Arizona Daily Wildcat'' from April 6, 2001, written by Adam Pugh. Titled "Double Duty."</ref>. They took their name from the {{Wiki2|Aldous_Huxley|Aldous Huxley}} novel ''{{Wiki2|Brave_New_World|Brave New World}}'', wherein it is normalized for doctors to prescribe a drug called Soma to keep their patients happy. The band began as a three piece, but would later add Iain Wade as an additional guitarist and vocalist<ref name="eBay listing">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220902041402/https://www.ebay.com/itm/175230755704] eBay listing for the album</ref>. The band played live shows opening for [[Nerf Herder]] while Fisher was still a full-time member of both bands. Fisher was replaced in Nerf Herder by [[Ben Pringle]] in 2002, making way for Psoma's first proper release, {{PN|2002}} ''[[Fear the Penguin]]''. The band self-released the album on Amherst House Records, a label named for the west [[Amherst House|Los Angeles-area home]] Fisher once shared with several members of Weezer. | ||
The band played a live gig on the campus of the University of California at San Diego in April of 2003, according to the school's student newspaper<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220902035935/https://ucsdguardian.org/2003/04/24/muirstock-is-a-sure-thing-for-hot-bands/ Archive] of an article in the ''Guardian'' from April 24, 2003, written by "edward." Entitled "Muirstock is a sure thing for hot bands".</ref>. | The band played a live gig on the campus of the University of California at San Diego in April of 2003, according to the school's student newspaper<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220902035935/https://ucsdguardian.org/2003/04/24/muirstock-is-a-sure-thing-for-hot-bands/ Archive] of an article in the ''Guardian'' from April 24, 2003, written by "edward." Entitled "Muirstock is a sure thing for hot bands".</ref>. | ||
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*''[[Homeland Insecurity]]'' ([[2009]]) | *''[[Homeland Insecurity]]'' ([[2009]]) | ||
===E.P.'s=== | ===E.P.'s=== | ||
* Self-released EP (title unknown) (2001)<ref name="Arizona Daily Wildcat" /> | * Self-released EP (title unknown) ([[2001]])<ref name="Arizona Daily Wildcat" /> | ||
* ''[[Burn This]]'' (2005) | * ''[[Burn This]]'' ([[2005]]) | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[Shufflepuck]] | *[[Shufflepuck]] | ||
*[[Nerf Herder]] | *[[Nerf Herder]] | ||
*[[ | *[[2226 Amherst Ave.]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||