The Permanent Bruise is a 6-song EP by the band Adair. It was recorded, mixed and produced by John Pessoni and Jerry Jost (of The Urge) in Pessoni's private studio in St. Louis, Missouri. The EP was released in the Spring of 2003. The release concert was held at St. Louis's Mississippi Nights days before the band moved to Westminster, California. The EP received nearly universal acclaim despite being published independently and without any record labelcapital.[citation needed] In 2005 the band had independently sold over 7,000 copies.[2]
