bass lines were also considered to be a part of the band's signature sound. The bass line to Stephens' guitar melodies is achieved by running his guitar through a bass amp to fill out the sound of the music. The band's sound through the first three records heavily reflects the blues and punk influence on the music. After the band's hiatus from 2008 to 2012, the duo regrouped and the new songs were more stripped down, focused, louder, and "heavier" than the previous work. The focus of the lyrics remained the same, but the song structures shifted. The guitar work featured more power chords and shifts in loud/soft dynamic instead of fingerpicking for dramatic effect. This shift in sound on The Bloom and the Blight and We Are Undone reflects the music the band grew up listening to, such as Nirvana, Pavement, and Operation Ivy, instead of the being dominated by the blues records that the two discovered in their late teens. Discography Albums The Throes (2004, Alive Records) What the Toll Tells (2006, Saddle Creek) Two Gallants (2007, Saddle Creek) The Bloom and the Blight (September 4, 2012, ATO Records) We Are Undone (February 3, 2015, ATO Records) Singles & EPs EPs Nothing to You (re-mix) + 3 (2006, Alive Records) The Scenery of Farewell (2007, Saddle Creek) Singles "I'm Her Man" (2004, Alive Records) "Las Cruces Jail" (2005, Saddle Creek) "Steady Rollin'" (2006, Saddle Creek) References External links Official Two Gallants website ATO Records Saddle Creek Alive Records Indie rock musical groups from California Musical groups from San Francisco Rock music duos Saddle Creek Records artists Alive Naturalsound Records artists ATO Records artists