The William Tell Routine

Do You Feel At Home? #07

    This one will be relatively short, so my apologies for that in advance. Working on some bigger ones though, rest assured!

    The William Tell Routine was a four piece emo/indie-rock band from Allentown, Pennsylvania that existed between 2001 and 2002. Members consisted of: Eric Eisenberg, Kevin Werkheiser, Cory Schnaufer, and Jason Ei. Not much really is known about this band and their history, and the only real information I've found is on the projects that followed. Despite that, it's not as if there was a lot to find anyhow, as their run was incredibly short. They played a good handful of shows during their time though, performing with the likes of Okay Paddy, a beloved local band at the time- but, like I said, that's about the gist of what I was able to learn, which is a shame. Oh well!

    The band abruptly broke up in early 2002, as made clear on their long since defunct website, stating that "The William Tell Routine Is Dead". Eric gave some info, as well as some important closing thoughts, of which I will leave here:

"The most important thing I learned through all of this is how important it is not to
try to make this your job. There are some shitty things we did and said. We
worried so much about opinions and impressions, and in the end it became more
important for me to still want to play five years from now than to try to sell
records. My best advice to anyone out there is that if you're doing this for anything
other than self-expression, get out now. On that note, we'll see you around."

    Short was their run, and short is their discography, only putting out one self-titled CD. (Though, there's a split with The Jazz June that is rumored to exist, and I pray that it turns up somewhere, someday.) What they did come through with, however, is awesome. Released on Double Decker Records in 2001, this 9 track EP/mini-album is filled with some impassioned emo-pop that scratches that joyful itch I'm sure many have. To put it simply, this is a short, sweet, and above all fun EP. If you are at all a fan of bands like Hey Mercedes, or The Anniversary, who are unsurprisingly some of their primary influences, I recommend giving this a listen!

Here's the artwork from an advance copy of this record, with scans courtesy of 4010!

The William Tell Routine

1. Floyd Lloyd's Conscience
2. The Processing Phase
3. Macroscopic/Socio/Econo
4. A Hopeless Lesson
5. Cosette
6. One Over F
7. At Least A Fight Is A Start
8. Jules' Rules
9. Untitled (Hidden Track)


Also, fun fact: I accidentally deleted this whole post like a total moron.