Band Name: Craig's Brother
Music Album: Homecoming
Album Release Date: May 1998
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: Tooth & Nail Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 12 Tracks CD Album
Punkrock band formed 1995 in Santa Cruz, California out of remnants from the bands Liquid Amber and General Handywork by Andy Snyder, Heath Konkel and Scott Hrapoff who all went to San Lorenzo Valley High School, later joined by Ted Bond and Adam Nigh. The name "Craig's Brother" was bassist Scott's calling name in school, where his older brother, Craig Hrapoff, was a popular jock. It was picked at whim for the sake of printing on flyers and stuck.
Being christians, albeit not in their agenda, they were signed to christian label Tooth & Nail, but never managed to see eye to eye with the label's staff, philosophies and business models, repeatedly clashing over expenditures and offenses taken by the Family bookstore outlets over the band's lyrics and perceived image. In 1999, after achieving modest success with their major label debut "Homecoming" the year before, guitarists Andy & Adam both left the band and were replaced by Ryan Key and Dan McLintock.
After touring for a while, Ryan went back home to Jacksonville and joined Yellowcard whereas Dan would stick around long enough to write and record their sophomore album "Lost at Sea" in 2000 before also returning to Jacksonville to rejoin his old band Inspection 12. Drummer and founder Heath left to get married, and HeyMike!'s Steven Neufield and Juice Cabrera also had brief stints in the group, making for future collaborations between these bands.
Later in 2000, a photo on th (...)
| 1 | Insult To Injury | 3:23 |
| 2 | Going Blind | 2:45 |
| 3 | In Memory | 2:42 |
| 4 | Homecoming | 2:57 |
| 5 | Nobody | 3:27 |
| 6 | Lonely Girl | 3:08 |
| 7 | Who Am I? | 3:09 |
| 8 | Sorry | 3:21 |
| 9 | Dear Charlotte | 2:23 |
| 10 | My Annie | 3:04 |
| 11 | One | 3:59 |
| 12 | Potential | 3:15 |
Recorded & Mixed at West Beach Studios, Hollywood
Mastered at Bernie Grundman
Track 3 Full Title: In Memory of Nicole Kristi Rahe April 22, 1978 - October 25, 1997
All songs © 1998 Spinning Audio Vortex Publishing (BMI)
℗ & © 1998 Tooth And Nail Records
Variant A: Initial pressing
Variant B: Repress
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