greater variety of instruments, most notably synths, melodicas and recorders and integrated these new sounds into more delicate, multi-faceted, and ever-more variegated songs. The use of guttural and aggressive bass synth rafts on "Wonderful People" and other songs is especially prominent and adds greater depth to the songs, as well as giving heightened value to the bass-less, jangly interludes throughout the album. The tensed and urgent vocal delivery that had been part of each previous release was also pushed to new limits, now developing into falsetto ("Throw Back Your Head") and startling choral arrangements ("District Night Prayer") that had been previously unexplored. Miscellaneous details Q and Not U released very little non-album material; all of the band's songs have been included on one of their three LPs, except for three tracks: "Busy Lights, Busy Carpet," from their debut single, 'Hot and Informed', "Ten Thousand Animal Calls," from On Play Patterns, and a cover of Neil Young's "Don't Let It Bring You Down" from the compilation Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again. "You Did It Electric" is an unreleased song often played live in early shows. On Play Patterns and the Book of Flags/X-Polynation single contain different recordings of tracks that also appeared on full-lengths. "After seven years, hundreds of shows, thousands of miles, 46 states, four continents, three albums, only one flat-tire and countless nicknames for Shawn Brackbill, Q and Not U is disbanding," wrote band member Chris Richards. "With all of your support, we feel that we've reached all of our shared goals as Q and Not U and we're ready to move on to other projects in life. We all hope to play music together again someday, but we feel that it's a beautiful and natural time to bring this band to a close." Band members Harris Klahr – vocals, guitars, synthesizers, melodica (1998–2005) Christopher Richards – vocals, guitars, synthesizers (1998–2005); bass (2001–2005) John Davis – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–2005) Matthew Borlik – bass (1998–2001) In 2009, Richards was named Pop Critic for The Washington Post. Releases Albums No Kill No Beep Beep (Dischord, October 2000) Different Damage (Dischord, October 2002) Power (Dischord, October 2004) Singles Hot and Informed (Dischord/Desoto, April 2000) On Play Patterns (Dischord, April 2002) X-Polynation/Book of Flags (Dischord, September 2003) Wonderful People Remix EP (Dischord, September 2005) External links Dischord Records Band Site Pitchfork Media, interview with the band (January 2005) ,