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Nashville indie rock outfit Paper Rival formed in 2005 under the moniker Keating and released the Thieves EP as such that same year (later re-released under the Paper Rival name via iTunes in the fall of 2007). Owning a collective love of artists like Bob Dylan, Broken Social Scene, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Bruce Cockburn, the band -- bassist Cody McCall, guitarist Brent Coleman, guitarist Patrick Damphier, and vocalist Jacob Rolleston -- was approached to be one of the first groups to join booking agent Matt Galle's new record label, Photo Finish Records (asked before the label even really existed, no less). Damphier had found Galle's contact information in the liner notes to Circa Survive's Juturna and emailed him never expecting a response. Instead, he was shocked to receive a rather quick reply from Galle, who was impressed enough by their songs on MySpace to fly out and catch the band's second gig ever in Tennessee. At this point, they were still known as Keating and played around ...