Mars Argo (album)

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## ***Mars Argo***Studio album by Mars Argo

* Revised
* Original

### **Released**

November 22, 2012 (delayed)
2015 (canceled)

## Singles

1. "Runaway Runaway"
Released: November 18, 2012
2. "Using You"
Released: December 21, 2014

***Mars Argo*** was the planned second studio album by the band Mars Argo, slated for a release on November 22nd, 2012, but delayed and eventually scrapped. The album received major changes since the start of its recording and the duo's move to Los Angeles and subsequent replacement of band members, which has contributed to its numerous changes in sound and potential tracklisting.

## Background

After independently releasing *Technology Is a Dead Bird* in late 2009, the possibility of a second album was first mentioned in a 2010 Facebook post, where Mars Argo replied "tba" to a fan asking when it would be released. She also stated to "wait for the LP" when a fan asked why "Electric Car" and "Spider in My Bathtub" were not on *Linden Place* in 2011, although this was likely in reference to the aforementioned EP's proposed rejects album, which was set for a Halloween 2011 release as confirmed in an interview with Vocalo but later scrapped.

The band's planned second studio album at one point consisted of re-recordings of older material and sessions that would take place for a year and a half. These were recorded at Groovemaster Studios with the duo's at-the-time producer Johnny K. These songs would end up being scrapped from the album sometime in 2012 and replaced by more Sinclair-produced tracks as hard drives containing the Johnny K-produced songs were "lost".

The hard drives were later found in late 2012, which led to the tracks being considered for the album again following the delay of its planned release in November of that year. The project was ultimately scrapped, however, as Johnny K did not let his recordings be released without a publishing deal, which Sinclair and Argo were unable to get before they permanently stopped working together in 2015.[citation needed]

## Promotion

### 2012: Initial announcement

Around May 10th, 2012, Sinclair stated via Twitter that he was "filtering through 3 albums worth of new Mars Argo music". On September 8th, 2012, Argo posted to her Facebook that the duo had recorded six new demos in less than two weeks. Later that month, Sinclair posted a picture to his Instagram of a microphone and pair of headphones captioned "New demos", confirming that the duo had been working hard on recording new music.

It was announced in *Computer Show* episodes "Winston in a Hot Dog Suit" and "LA or Bust" that a 'full length LP' would be released on November 22nd, 2012, along with news that the duo would soon be moving to Los Angeles, California, and recruiting a new band for live performances. Sinclair later confirmed to Twitter on October 22nd, 2012, that he had began working on final mixes for the album.

Despite prior confirmation, the album received an unspoken delay and they instead released the lead single, "Runaway Runaway", to YouTube and SoundCloud on November 18th, 2012, and later to Bandcamp and iTunes on December 14th, 2012, and February 14th, 2013, respectively.

### 2013-14: Album delay, change in sound

The band made their first live performance at Los Angeles with new members at the Silverlake Lounge on April 24th, 2013. They debuted "Don't Call Me", the final version of "Open up the Door in Your Head", "Orange Juice" and "You Gave Away" at this show. However, some concert-goers have claimed that according to Sinclair himself, the songs were going to see a release separate from the album, which presumably turned out to be the Bedrock Studios video sessions. Moreover, Sinclair claimed to a fan in 2021 that "Orange Juice" was "just a joke song [the band] would warm up to", further stating that it "never got a proper studio recording".

In a December 2012 interview with Audio Dojo, Sinclair confirmed that a Johnny K produced single from the band would be "coming out in a few weeks". In a February 2013 interview with Noisey, he and Argo stated that this single would be released in March 2013 along with a B-side. However, this unfortunately never occurred. This scrapped release is theorized by many to have been the Johnny K remixes of "Using You" and "Beauty Is Empty", the former of which saw an eventual release as the band's final single together on December 21st, 2014, nearly two years after its final master was completed. Sinclair also confirmed in the Noisey interview that the album could be a mix of studio-recorded and "lo-fi" songs, and announced they were working on a pilot for a music-themed children's television show.

In the video description of "Digital Imperialists" on July 21st, 2013, it was confirmed that a full length album was "coming soon". Only two days after the video's release, Argo confirmed via her Facebook page that the duo had "spent the past month writing", and stated there was "so many new songs" she was excited to share. This statement was reaffirmed later that year, as Sinclair confirmed to Twitter that the second Mars Argo record had been in the works for three years and the band was exclusively playing new songs live, indicating that the project was still in development.

Silverthorn was removed from the band in early 2014 in an attempt to improve their sound, and they subsequently performed a series of concerts in March 2014 as part of the line-up to South by Southwest, where fans claim it was confirmed all songs performed would make it to the tracklist of the album.

In March 2014, Argo took to Tumblr to confirm she had recorded a new song on that day. The following month, Sinclair posted a picture of himself and Argo to his Instagram with the caption "Wrote a new song", likely referring to "Seventeen". In June of that year, Sinclair posted a video of him listening to an instrumental snippet of "Doctor," suggesting that the song could be featured on the record. However, the album received another unspoken delay shortly thereafter, due to events leading up to the band's breakup which were described in depth in a lawsuit Argo filed against Sinclair in April 2018.

### 2015: New music, possible album revival

Upon the release of "Using You" at the end of 2014, Argo and Sinclair briefly resumed their work together professionally and began interacting again on social media. This had led the two to start recording music at the beginning of 2015, working on "Save Me" in February and "Living It" sometime after that, amongst possible other songs. Although no known mention of the album was made by either of the two around this time, the recording of previous album contender "Living It" following the release of "Using You" might suggest that the project had been briefly revived. During this time, Argo posted pictures of her recording music at EastWest Studios, but it remains unknown whether this was intended for a band revival or for her own solo project, *Guppy*. Argo and Sinclair's collaboration ultimately ended around March of 2015, following the permanent break-up between the two.

## Singles

The lead single "Runaway Runaway" was released to YouTube and SoundCloud on November 18th, 2012, and later to Bandcamp on December 14th, 2012. This track featured a B-side, "Stuck on You". The music video for the former song was shot in early 2013, after the duo had moved to Los Angeles, and released on February 14th, 2013, which was also when the single was made available on iTunes.

"Using You" was released as a single to iTunes on December 21st, 2014, following no prior announcement. This was followed by the release of the song's music video to Grocerybag on January 13th, 2015, which was originally filmed in October 2013. Argo stated via her Facebook account that releasing the video was "a bit emotional" for her but she was "happy that people seem pretty happy about it".

## Songs recorded

### 2010-12

* "Anything Goes"
* "Be Easy"
* "Beauty Is Empty" (remix)
* "Blank Check"
* "Creepshow"
* "Eleven"
* "Everything Turns to Gold"
* "Limousine Machine"
* "Love in Black and White" (remix)
* "Nothing Without You"
* "Runaway Runaway"
* "Spider in My Bathtub"
* "Stuck on You"
* "Suicide Birds" (remix)
* "Technology Is a Dead Bird" (remix)
* "The Medicine Man"
* "Throw Your Thoughts Away"
* "Using You" (remix)

### 2013-15

* "Angel"
* "Doctor"
* "Don't Call Me"
* "Hear Me Out"
* "Living It"
* "Me Today"
* "Open up the Door in Your Head"
* "Save Me"
* "Seventeen"
* "Wasting Away"
* "Wet Cigarette"
* "Where Is All the Snow?"
* "You Gave Away"

### Unknown

*Main article: List of unconfirmed songs*
## References

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39. ↑ Seeya Later (October 24, 2013). ""@marsargo: Shooting a music video for our song "Using You" this weekend ohmygosh so excited #usingyou" sweet". *Twitter*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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