Cassette Box Set

Jumping between mathy ballads, acoustic meanderings, minimalist experimentation, and post-rock-indie-epics, Joan Of Arc have exhibited a fearless artistry in their 14 years of existence. A seemingly inseparable appendage of the group's only consistent member Tim Kinsella, JOA is, in our humble opinion, one of the most unapologetically prolific bands of our generation - both in output and artistic vision.  From the Califone-produced "In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust" to the sleezy rhythms of "So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness" to the trendsetting "How Memory Works" and the eclectic "Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain" - JOA is a band that is not averse to excessive growth and one that is not afraid to baffle their audience. The perfect example may be 2000's "The Gap" which prompted a 1.9 Pitchfork rating ("Joan of Arc make unlistenable faux-art records") and a glorious example of JOA's inherent divisiveness.    Their records are inconsistent in genre, perspective and purpo