The Pauses is an indie rock band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2009 consisting of Tierney Tough, Jason Kupfer, and Nathan Chase.
The band funded the album via a Kickstarter campaign and recorded it with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox fame in Baltimore, MD, at The Magpie Cage.
[3] In 2012, the band released a split EP with the Great Deceivers, that was engineered by Jim Nefferdorf at Major/Minor Studios, mixed by J. Robbins, and mastered by TJ Lipple (Aloha).
Said BrooklynVegan of the release: “…it’s got a little of the off-kilter mathy guitars of the DC/Dischord scene that birthed J Robbins, plus bouncy Mates of States-y synths, and singer Tierney Tough has a delightfully dry delivery that brings to mind Speedy Ortiz or Liz Phair.”[7] In 2020, they released a split 7-inch of The Breeders covers with Omaha's The Good Life for Record Store Day.
The Knoxville News Sentinel said of the setup: “An audience-guided keyboard system projecting various clips in adjustable speeds as determined by different keys and dials, Interact-o-vision entices showgoers to choose their own adventure and shape their own concert experience.”[13] A Cautionary Tale The Pauses / Great Deceivers 12-inch split Unbuilding The Pauses on Audiotree Live Quarantunes EP (A collection of cover songs recorded individually at our respective homes during quarantine in March–April 2020.)