Some Boots is the fifth studio album by Karate, released by Southern Records on October 8, 2002. Following the release of the Cancel/Sing EP earlier in the year, the band began recording material featuring longer songs and jazz and more active post-rock influences. The title is taken from the second verse of the lyrics of "Ice or Ground?". Some Boots is the fifth studio album by Karate, released by Southern Records on October 8, 2002. Following the release of the Cancel/Sing EP earlier in the year, the band began recording material featuring longer songs and jazz and more active post-rock influences. The title is taken from the second verse of the lyrics of "Ice or Ground?". false 2025-11-08 08:07:23 Some Boots 2002 2002-10-08 2002-10-08 58 Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 113400 2124408 77818e43-430c-4621-9728-1e7069df9e83 7d942b74-f556-49c5-8987-067dc0488c90 eb77eee0-a2ad-35f9-9ed9-8699f24f0e37 /media/data/media4/Music/Karate/Some Boots/folder.jpg Karate Karate 1 1 Original Spies 06:38 1 2 First Release 07:43 1 3 Ice or Ground? 06:17 1 4 South 07:46 1 5 In Hundreds 07:11 1 6 Airport 04:43 1 7 Baby Teeth 05:48 1 8 Corduroy 08:44 1 9 Remain Relaxed 03:11 Karate is an American band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993 by Geoff Farina, Eamonn Vitt and Gavin McCarthy, with Jeff Goddard joining in 1995. The band split up in 2005 before reuniting in 2022. The band is characterized by fusion of indie rock, emo, post-hardcore, post-rock and jazz, with the jazz influence becoming more dominant in later releases. In particular, Farina has cited Minutemen, Beefeater, and McCoy Tyner as major influences on their sound.