Certain Distant Suns

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Certain Distant Suns
Origin Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 1988 – 1996
Label(s) CDM
Giant Records (1990)
Warner Music Group
Website MySpace
Former members
Justin Mroz
Lance Stewart
Jared Mroz
Dan Zigmund
Kerry Finerty

Certain Distant Suns is an alternative rock band that was very big on the Chicago music scene of the early 1990's.

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[edit] Early Days: 1989-1991

Justin Mroz (vocals, guitar) and Lance Stewart (bass, vocals) formed Certain Distant Suns in 1989 in Fox Lake, Illinois -- a far-northern suburb of Chicago. The duo made early recordings with producer Dave Trumfio, and used keyboards & sequencers to back-up their live performances at Chicago venues like Medusa’s -- the legendary under-21 nightclub once located at School & Sheffield.

[edit] Successful Years: 1992-1995

Justin later recruited his cousin Jared Mroz (drums) and added guitarists Dan Zigmund and Kerry Finerty.

With a dance-rock style and swirling/distorted guitars, the band gigged around Chicago and self-released the Huge e.p. in 1992. The next year brought another EP, Dogrocket. The singles "Bitter" "Talk" and "Snowfall At The Most Curious Times" received a good deal of college & alternative rock airplay and brought the band to the height of their popularity.

Both EPs were collected on 1994's Happy on the Inside, released by Giant Records (Warner).

[edit] Discography

[edit] Cassette Singles

  1. Miserable / The One (1989)
  2. Bitter (1994)

[edit] Cassettes

  1. Crushed (1990)
  2. God Is An Astronaut (1995)

[edit] CDs

  1. Huge e.p. (1992)
  2. Dogrocket e.p. (1993)
  3. Happy On The Inside (1994)
  4. Boss Nova (1996)

[edit] CD Singles

  1. Bitter (1994)