# Karate | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/karate
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/karate/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 04:12 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/karate
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/karate/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/karate/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Karate
- Visible lyric pages: 55

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `karate`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 04:12 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-524ca3d5bc96d1c0
- Visible lyric pages: 55
- Pages with stored lyric text: 55
- Video-backed song pages: 25
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 46319
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 82
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 7
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Airport, Bad Tattoo, Ice Or Ground?, Number Six, Cacophony, Caffeine or Me?, Cancel, and Cherry Coke
- Current-month titles with activity: Caffeine or Me?, Cherry Coke, and There Are Ghosts
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Karate formed in Boston in the mid-1990s around Geoff Farina, who handled vocals and guitar. Their sound had a quiet, deliberate quality, with songs like 'Ice Or Ground?' and 'Up Nights' built on intricate guitar patterns and Farina's conversational delivery. They released albums like 'In the Land of Canan' in 1996 and 'The Bed Is in the Ocean' two years later. The band's lineup shifted over time, with drummer Johnathan...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Airport — https://lyroverse.com/karate/airport
2. Bad Tattoo — https://lyroverse.com/karate/bad-tattoo
3. Ice Or Ground? — https://lyroverse.com/karate/ice-or-ground
4. Number Six — https://lyroverse.com/karate/number-six
5. Cacophony — https://lyroverse.com/karate/cacophony
6. Caffeine or Me? — https://lyroverse.com/karate/caffeine-or-me
7. Cancel — https://lyroverse.com/karate/cancel
8. Cherry Coke — https://lyroverse.com/karate/cherry-coke
9. Every Sister — https://lyroverse.com/karate/every-sister
10. Fatal Strategies — https://lyroverse.com/karate/fatal-strategies
11. Nerve — https://lyroverse.com/karate/nerve
12. Up Nights — https://lyroverse.com/karate/up-nights
13. Baby Teeth — https://lyroverse.com/karate/baby-teeth
14. Bass Sounds — https://lyroverse.com/karate/bass-sounds
15. Corduroy — https://lyroverse.com/karate/corduroy
16. Die Die — https://lyroverse.com/karate/die-die
17. Empty There — https://lyroverse.com/karate/empty-there
18. First Release — https://lyroverse.com/karate/first-release
19. Gasoline — https://lyroverse.com/karate/gasoline
20. Halo of the Strange — https://lyroverse.com/karate/halo-of-the-strange
21. If You Can Hold Your Breath — https://lyroverse.com/karate/if-you-can-hold-your-breath
22. In Hundreds — https://lyroverse.com/karate/in-hundreds
23. It's 98 Stop — https://lyroverse.com/karate/it-s-98-stop
24. New Martini — https://lyroverse.com/karate/new-martini
25. New New — https://lyroverse.com/karate/new-new
26. On Cutting — https://lyroverse.com/karate/on-cutting
27. Operation: Sand — https://lyroverse.com/karate/operation-sand
28. Original Spies — https://lyroverse.com/karate/original-spies
29. Outside Is The Drama — https://lyroverse.com/karate/outside-is-the-drama
30. Remain Relaxed — https://lyroverse.com/karate/remain-relaxed
31. Sing — https://lyroverse.com/karate/sing
32. Small Fires — https://lyroverse.com/karate/small-fires
33. South — https://lyroverse.com/karate/south
34. The Angels Just Have To Show — https://lyroverse.com/karate/the-angels-just-have-to-show
35. The Lived-But-Yet-Named — https://lyroverse.com/karate/the-lived-but-yet-named
36. The New Hangout Condition — https://lyroverse.com/karate/the-new-hangout-condition
37. The Roots And The Ruins — https://lyroverse.com/karate/the-roots-and-the-ruins
38. The Same Stars — https://lyroverse.com/karate/the-same-stars
39. There Are Ghosts — https://lyroverse.com/karate/there-are-ghosts
40. This Day Next Year — https://lyroverse.com/karate/this-day-next-year