A cult favorite for the last 20 years that was big with the MySpace crowd and then forgotten again as their old label went defunct.įor the first time in years the album is available again on all streaming services and mp3 outlets worldwide. As Pencey Prep began and ended in only a short time and as Frank Iero joined My Chemical Romance their fans gave new life to the long forgotten Pencey Prep album. The band played classic spots like CBGB’s, Maxwells, Asbury Convention Hall just to name a few. Pencey Prep landed on shows with note-able bands like Nada Surf multiple times, The Strokes, New Found Glory, Midtown, Brand New, Thursday, Atom and His Package, My Chemical Romance and even Jack Antonoff of Fun’s old band Outline all before any of those bands were big names. They didn’t realize only months later they would be joining them as label mates.
The band had just witnessed in a garage in Westwood New Jersey, the band Thursday in an electric performance to a crowd of 20 people as they began to mold their sound which was a mix of rock, metal, punk, hardcore, pop and indie. All the pieces were in place as the band began to write their epic tale of teenage heartbreak, which would be aptly titled “ Heartbreak In Stereo”. Through friends at a party they found drummer Tim Hagevik and through previous hall shows together guitarist Neil Sabatino ( Fairmont). It was the summer of 2000 when Frank Iero ( My Chemical Romance, Death Spells, Leathermouth) had left his band Sector 12, his first real punk rock band and started Pencey Prep with John McGuire ( Brine & Bastards, Leathermouth) and Shaun Simon. Pencey Preparatory School is a fictional exclusive boarding school for boys in Agerstown, Pennsylvania which Holden Caulfield attended before being expelled. it’s a crazy amazing feeling, & I’m so happy we were able to celebrate what my friends and I made all these years later.” – Frank Iero According to some sources, Salinger based Pencey on Valley Forge Military Academy and College which he attended during his teenage years.“I’d like to take a quick moment & thank everyone that was involved in the Pencey release and to all of you that have loved that record for so long.Antolini - English (he's not at Pencey- he was at Elkton Hills) Pencey also has a fencing team, which is managed by Holden Caulfield Students Pencey also has a basketball team which Ed Banky is the coach and Ward Stradlater is one of the mentioned members. Pencey also has a wrestling team, which Mal Brossard is one of the known members. Campus Student Life Athleticsįootball is an important custom among Pencey students that on the last game of the year against rival school Saxon Hall, Holden mentions that "you were supposed to commit suicide or something if Old Pencey didn't win." During these games, almost all Pencey students would attend and cheer.
Pencey advertises in numerous magazines including ads that depict a boy on a horse jumping over a fence, though according to Holden, he has never seen a horse anywhere near the place. Established a preparatory school for the elite in 1888, Pencey prides itself in "molding boys into splendid, clear-thinking young men".
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