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Math and Physics Club began as a basement project for longtime friends Charles Bert (vocals) and James Werle (guitar). Their first release was a digital-only single on Comfort Stand Recordings which featured an early version of the song "Graduation Day", along with a b-side titled "Everybody Lies". Both songs featured keyboards by early collaborator Andrew Hall, according to the Comfort Stand web site, and who is also credited with playing keyboards on two songs on their first EP, and is credited as a co-writer with the band on the song "Nothing Really Happened" on their third EP. By mid-2004, the band's lineup featured Kevin Emerson on drums, Saundrah Humphrey on violin, and Ethan Jones on bass. The band's initial demo attracted the attention of both Jimmy Tassos of [[Matinee Recordings]] and the influential [[KEXP]] DJ John Richards. As they played their third show in December, they were already receiving considerable attention, including frequent spins on [[KEXP]].
The four-song EP ''[[Weekends Away (EP)|Weekends Away]]'' was released in February 2005 and received heavy radio play on stations such as [[KEXP]] and [[WOXY.com|WOXY]], picking up several reviews from the indiepop press. By late spring the band finally had a handful of shows under its belt, including a few West Coast stops with new labelmates [[The Lucksmiths]], and an appearance at the annual [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]] (headlined by the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]]). The ''[[Movie Ending Romance (EP)|Movie Ending Romance]]'' EP was released in July 2005 to further reviews and growing live audiences. The audience at the San Francisco Pop Festival saw them perform 'A is for Alphabet' with [[Razorcuts]] leader [[Gregory Webster]] on vocals.
In September 2005, the band enjoyed playing to a packed crowd at Seattle’s [[Bumbershoot]] music festival. Shortly afterward, the band began recording their debut LP ''[[Math and Physics Club (album)|Math and Physics Club]]'' which was released a year later in October 2006, meriting a favorable review from [[Pitchfork Media]]<ref name="Pitchfork" /> and named "Best Indie Pop Album of 2006" by [[PopMatters]].<ref>{{cite news| last =Heaton| first =Dave| title =Best Indie-Pop of 2006| page =| publisher =[[PopMatters]]| date =2006-12-13| url =http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/8708/best-indie-pop-of-2006/| accessdate =2008-06-10 }}</ref> The band's third EP ''[[Baby I'm Yours (EP)|Baby I'm Yours]]'' was unveiled on October 1, 2007 with a short tour through southern California. Saundrah left the band in late 2007, and drummer Kevin Emerson left the band officially shortly thereafter, although he has continued to drum on their recordings. In the summer of 2009, they began recording their second full-length album at Jupiter Studios in Seattle with producer Martin Feveyear (Mark Lanegan, Presidents of the USA), which emerged in June 2010 as ''I Shouldn't Look As Good As I Do.'' Bassist Ethan Jones toured with indie-rock three-piece Eux Autres briefly between 2010 and early 2011, playing shows supporting Wild Flag on the West Coast of the US, and touring the UK, France and Italy.
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