Brendan Kelly/Joe McMahon "Wasted Potential" LP Lawrence Arms Smoke or Fire

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Brendan Kelly/Joe McMahon"Wasted Potential" LP Anchorless Records (US) 

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Track Listing:

A1–Like A Record Player 2:27A2–Necrotism 2:18A3–Quincentuple Your Money 3:20A4–Blood Meridian 3:04A5–Requiem Once Again Revisited 2:25A6–There's No Place Like A Stranger's Floor 2:46A7–Kiss The Bottle 3:14B1–Beauty Fades 3:55B2–Filter 1:59B3–What Separates Us All 2:47B4–Little Bohemia 2:24B5–Delawhere 1:47B6–Irish Handcuffs 3:31B7–Let The Train Blow The Whistle 2:29

Brendan Kelly (born September 8, 1976) is the / of Chicago-based band , as well as /lead vocalist in and . Kelly's former bands include and . He is known for his raspy vocals, drunken demeanor, and onstage witticisms.

Kelly also appeared on in a correspondent piece by entitled "The Clash" in which he criticized for being a .

Kelly boycotts the on the belief that it ruins the original system for underground bands of touring and supporting larger bands, as well as ruining business for small venues. He along with were banned for life for spreading this belief to the audience whilst participating in the Warped Tour.

Kelly provided backup vocals for the songs "The Company," "Stuck In Summertime," and "Unsatisfied" on ' third full-length album, 2007's Make Sound, released on Red Scare Industries, a label owned and operated by Tobias Jeg, a close friend of Kelly. Kelly (along with Chris McCaughan) also provided back-up vocals on Common Rider's This is Unity Music album.

In 2010, Brendan released a split album with of the punk rock band , entitled . Brendan's half of the split contained acoustic versions of Lawrence Arms songs, as well as a cover of "Kiss the Bottle" by .

In 2011, Brendan released a 3-song EP, A Man With The Passion of Tennessee Williams, with new band the Wandering Birds. A full length, I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever, followed in 2012. The Wandering Birds are generally darker in tone than Kelly's earlier musical output. He also created a short film, The Spirit of Transparency, to promote the project.

During the periods of inactivity of his musical projects, Brendan has been joined by fellow punk rock singers and in maintaining a blog, . The blog is a mixture of scatological humor, social commentary, and stories of life in music. Kelly also co-hosts iconic music television program in Chicago.

Kelly also provided vocals on the Alkaline Trio song "I Wanna Be A Warhol" on their 2013 release My Shame Is True.

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