French Toast
French Toast formed in 2001 around James Canty and Jerry Busher, a duo whose separate careers are rooted in the highly regarded Washington, D.C., punk scene. Canty had been a member of the Nation of Ulysses, Cupid Car Club, and the Make-Up, while Busher had logged time with bands like Fidelity Jones and las Mordidas, in addition to playing with Fugazi and Ted Leo. Busher was also a part of the D.C. post-punk all-star group the All Scars, featuring members of Fugazi, Beefeater, and more, and when Canty joined that band for a European tour in the fall of 2000, the foundation was laid for the collaboration that would become French Toast. As French Toast, the two didn't offer up post-rock along the lines of Fugazi, instead cohesively mixing rock and electronic elements into a rather somber and composed indie rock affair, somewhat like the Dismemberment Plan. They debuted in 2002 with The Bugman, an EP on Arrest Records, a label that Canty co-owned, before hooking up with Dischord for their March 2005 full-length In a Cave. The band played shows with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, and Bloc Party and, in mid-2005, became a trio with the addition of Ben Gilligan (a vet of bands like the Vague and Australia's Small Doses) to their ranks. The three split vocal duties and played all instruments, next issuing Ingleside Terrace in fall 2006.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Ingleside Terrace
Alternative & Indie - Released by Dischord Records on 1 Oct 2006
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In A Cave
Alternative & Indie - Released by Dischord Records on 7 Mar 2005
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Self Love
Soul - Released by French Toast Records on 21 Nov 2022
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In The Country (Original Mix)
Trance - Released by Complex Recordings on 20 Feb 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Breakfast in My Head
Alternative & Indie - Released by French toast on 8 Mar 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Waiting to Be Our Best
Alternative & Indie - Released by French toast on 23 Sep 2022
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Live at Chez Nous (Live)
Pop - Released by ROUGE RECORDS LTD on 11 Dec 2001
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Squatch (Original Mix)
Trance - Released by Complex Recordings on 28 Nov 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo