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Not liking the trend toward punk that is wimpy, tuneful, and bowing to lost love, San Francisco's Enemy You aims at the edgy, midtempo rockers as punk begins to merge into the mainstream. David Jones (lead guitar and vocals) does most of the songwriting, coming out with songs that have a political flavor such as "Hopes and Dreams," "Awake," "Youth Anthems," and "City of Lost Children." Ken Yamazaki (guitar) and Joe Yamazaki (drums) have been in the lineup since the beginning, with Marc Tamo and Chicken (who also plays in Down in Flames) playing bass and adding vocals. After catching the attention of Ben Weasel, Enemy You first appeared on the four-way split Four on the Floor (alongside Screeching Weasel, Teen Idols, and Moral Crux), released in early January 1999 on Weasel's fledgling Lookout imprint Panic Button before contributing the track "Bedroom Windows" to the compilation Short Music for Short People released that June. The Lookout label released the band's CD Where No One Knows My Name in November 1999. The album combined hardcore and pop with the new punk style of beauty and truth. Only some random compilation appearances and a couple 7"s appeared over the next few years; Ken and Chicken spent time releasing music with Western Addiction. The guys finally resurfaced in 2004 with a new full-length, Stories Never Told, released through local indie Red Scare. By now, Chicken was playing in Dead to Me, and Enemy You comprised Jones, the Yamazakis, and bassist Chris Matulich. Tour dates with bands like the Lawrence Arms and A Wilhelm Scream followed; Enemy You signed to Nitro Records in mid-2005, around the same time that their 1999 album was reissued by Red Scare.
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Enemy You was a punk rock band from San Francisco, California that formed in 1997.
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Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his band After School Special on Mutant Pop Records. After AFS broke up, Enemy You was formed and began rehearsing together. After Enemy You began writing tunes together as a band it wasn’t long before they received interest from Ben Weasel and his fledgling label, Panic Button Records. This led to their debut appearance on the four-way split dubbed Four On The Floor alongside Screeching Weasel, Teen Idols, and Moral Crux. This was followed by their debut album Where No One Knows My Name.
Based on the album's success the band was asked to open for a number of notable punk bands including, Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, T.S.O.L., Mad Caddies, and NOFX.
Before releasing their second full-length CD Stories Never Told, the band decided to release an 80's-themed seven inch EP that came out on Geykido Comet Records.
Enemy You has since signed with Nitro Records. Their third studio album, Fade Away, has been released as an iTunes exclusive on December 2, 2008, after being shelved for a few years.
