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Austin's Recover centered around vocalist/guitarist Dan Keyes, guitarist/vocalist Robert Mann, bassist Ross Tweedy, and drummer Santiago Vela III. The four friends started playing together in middle school (with a repertoire that consisted of Green Day covers), but it wasn't until around 2000 that the guys became Recover and started churning out the emo/post-hardcore blend they would become known for. Somewhat sounding like a mixture of Jimmy Eat World and Refused, Recover recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000 that they sold copies of at the University of Texas at Austin's student union before their music found its way over to the folks at Fueled by Ramen via the band's friends in the Impossibles. Hooking up with the label, the guys released their blistering debut full-length, Rodeo and Picasso, in the summer of 2001. Their incendiary live show and passionate songs fostered a loyal underground following, and Recover followed up a year later with the Brian McTernan-produced ...