The Foxymorons

Dewese and James met at church camp when they were both in high school, and later pretended to be in a band called the "Foxymorons" later in their teenage years, although, at the time, they neither wrote songs nor played music.[4] They later released a single that they mailed to radio stations, fanzines and distributors. Eventually, Mel Cheplowitz of American Pop Project Records asked if they wanted to release an album, and they agreed.[4] The band released its debut album, Calcutta, in 1999, to positive reviews, despite the fact that, at the time, the band had not played a live show.[4] Calcutta was recorded long distance, with Dewese and James sending tapes back and forth from Dallas to Nashville.[3] The band played their first gig at South by Southwest in March 2000.[3]

Shortly after Calcutta was released, the band continued collaborating long distance, with Dewese living in Nashville and James remaining in Texas.[4] In 2001, the band released its second album, Rodeo City, which was recorded in a similar manner as their first.[3] In 2005, the band released its third album, Hesitation Eyes, which they also recorded by sending tapes through the mail.[5]

The band's fourth album, Bible Stories, was recorded in Nashville and released in 2010.[3] Their fifth album, Fake Yoga, was released in 2015 and featured Will Johnson on drums.[3]

Fake Yoga has a score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Magnet called it "a return to the primal sound of their debut."[4] Robert Christgau wrote that on the album, the Foxymorons "attain the pop-punk grail: 10 tough, catchy, ebullient, stealth-strange songs in 32 minutes."[7]

• Calcutta (1999)
• Rodeo City (2001)
• Hesitation Eyes (2005)
• Bible Stories (2010)
• Fake Yoga (2015)

• Official website