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Smoking Popes discography

Smoking Popes discography
Left to right: Eli Caterer, Neil Hennessy, Josh Caterer, and Matt Caterer in 2012
Studio albums6
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Video albums1
Music videos4
EPs6
Singles5
Other appearances2

Smoking Popes, a Chicago-based pop punk band, has released six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six EPs, five singles, one video album, and four music videos.

Smoking Popes was founded in 1991 by brothers Josh and Matt Caterer, with Josh on vocals and guitar and Matt on bass guitar.[1] With drummer Dave Martens they released their debut EP Inoculator through local Chicago label Radius Records. Martens was then replaced by Mike Felumlee and the band released the EPs Break Up (1992) and 2 (1993) themselves. Josh and Matt's brother Eli Caterer then joined on second guitar and the band signed to local label Johann's Face Records, releasing their debut album Get Fired in 1993.[1]

The band's second album, Born to Quit, was released in 1994 through Johann's Face.[2] Smoking Popes then signed to major label Capitol Records, who re-released Born to Quit in the summer of 1995.[2] It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, partly on the strength of the single "Need You Around" which reached #35 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3][4] Destination Failure followed in 1997.[1] They next recorded an album of cover songs titled The Party's Over, but Capitol rejected it and the band broke up in December 1998.[1]

Following Smoking Popes' breakup Josh and Eli Caterer and Mike Felumlee performed together in Duvall. Felumlee also founded Double Zero Records and released several albums of previously recorded Smoking Popes material: the compilation 1991–1998 appeared in 1999, followed by Live in 2000 and a release of the Capitol-rejected The Party's Over in 2001.[1]

In November 2005 Smoking Popes, with drummer Rob Kellenberger, reunited to play Chicago's Flower 15 festival.[1] The performance was recorded and released as the CD/DVD package At Metro through Victory Records in February 2006.[1] Ryan Chavez drummed on the band's fifth studio album, Stay Down, released in 2008 through Curb Appeal Records.[1] Neil Hennessy of fellow Chicago punk rock band The Lawrence Arms became Smoking Popes' permanent drummer prior to the album's release.[5] In February 2010 Asian Man Records released the compilation album It's Been a Long Day.[1] The band's sixth studio album, This Is Only a Test, was released March 15, 2011 through Asian Man.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Huey, Dave. "Smoking Popes Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". Smokingpopes.net. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic album charts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic singles charts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Paul, Aubin (2008-04-28). "Neil Hennessy of Lawrence Arms joins Smoking Popes". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  6. ^ Yancey, Bryne (2010-11-24). "Smoking Popes announce title, release date for new album". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2010-11-24.

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