The Fall on Deaf Ears

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The Fall on Deaf Ears was a musical group from El Paso, Texas, most notable for featuring Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, who played drums, and of Rhythm of Black Lines and on guitar.^[1] The Fall on Deaf Ears played in the post-hardcore style typical of bands such as The Nation of Ulysses and Circus Lupus. They played live shows with bands such as Propagandhi, and . The act only recorded a handful of songs before bassist Laura Beard and guitarist Sarah Reiser were killed in a car wreck in 1997.^[2] They were both 17 years old.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala would later write the song "Napoleon Solo" as singer/lyricist with At The Drive-in about the tragedy. In the 5 recorded tracks, samples of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" can be heard.

Zavala moved on to At the Drive-In from The Fall on Deaf Ears and later to The Mars Volta.

Members[]

• Sarah Reiser - Vocals, Guitar
• Laura Beard - Vocals, Bass
• Cedric Bixler-Zavala - Drums, Vocals
• - Guitar, Vocals, Recording

Discography[]

• The Fall on Deaf Ears EP
• 1. Your Reflection - 3:38
• 2. Screws and Bolts - 4:30
• 3. Do You Speak Braille? - 2:25
• 4. Calls of Defilement - 4:43
• 5. Talking Radio Talking Star - 3:54

References[]

External links[]

• Official Myspace
• The day the music died - UTEP Tribute page
• Sarah and Laura singing backing vocals at an early At the Drive In show

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