Effective period / Period of releases: 2000 - 2002

Members: Alex Walker (3), Kevin Levine, John Franko, Alex Charpentier, Scott Norton (2)

Awkward Thought is a New York hardcore/punk band that formed in the 1990s.

After numerous compilation appearances and two demo tapes, Awkward Thought released their first full length CD/LP titled "Mayday" on a US label, Blackout Records, in 2000. It also came out the same year on CD only on I Scream Records in Europe. Awkward Thought did a full coast-to-coast United States tour in the summer of 2000.

In 2001, Awkward Thought released a CD/EP titled "Fear Not" on Grapes of Wrath Records. Grapes of Wrath is a division of Coretex Records, which is based in Berlin, Germany. Awkward Thought toured Europe in the summer of 2001.

The summer of 2002 saw Awkward Thought do a full UK tour.

Also in 2002, Awkward Thought released their second full length CD titled "Ruin a Good Time" on I Scream Records in Europe. Awkward Thought then toured Europe in the fall of 2002. The "Ruin A Good Time" CD was released in the USA in 2003 on Thorp Records. The European CD and the American CD had different artwork and layouts.