The members of indie rock band
the Subjects met in a Manhattan high school while two were teachers (Dave Sheinkopf, Joe Smith) and two were students (
Jimmy Carbonetti,
Matt Iwanusa). After the students graduated, the band began playing gigs at bowling alleys and coffeehouses, while issuing a self-released EP in spring 2004. For the first LP they recorded in a basement in Maryland in summer 2006, resulting in
With the Ease Grace Precision and Cleverness of Human Beings via Pretty Activity Records in February 2007. ~ Kenyon Hopkin