TGIF, and TGFMM
Thank god its Friday, and thank god for Moshi Moshi
So it breaks down like this: two guys, Chris Heidman and Steve Cruze, who met in the early 90s at Colorado State University, they shared mutual interests in weed, and in experimental and weirdo rock bands (ie: The Butthole Surfers, Primitives, Spacemen 3, Loop, Captain Beefheart), who began making music together after a friend taught them how to make tape loops.
So, fast forward a little bit to their early indie releases, c. 95-98, by the super dope Slabco label. Solid. They also had a single released by our friends at Moshi Moshi, (as the label's first releases) and an EP on Sub-Pop. They got heard by the beastie boy Mike D, who signed them to Grand Royal, who put out an EP shortly before the label went under. Not cool.
So feeling a bit burned by the commercial music industry, Sukpatch drops out of the scene. We fast-forward six or seven years, in which both Steve and Chris worked on writing and recording music at home, far outside the realm of the industry, and now Sukpatch fans can rejoice, because we're presented with this lovely treat: a new record, titled Twenty-Three, and the band is back in the loving hands of Moshi Moshi music. 23 is a solid eleven tracks long, filled with great drum loops, loose guitar riffs and hazy atmospherics, with great, heartfelt songwriting, delivered with a classic surfer-stoner drawl (think Beck's early 4-track recordings). Chris said this track, the album opener, is one of his favorites on the record, and I have to agree.
The fist single, "Medium Self-Employed" (another great track) is available now (and can be downloaded from their site), and the full-length should be out any day now... March 27th (that's next week!) - Keep watching the Moshi site for news, and buy the record from the Moshi store (or here or here or any of your favorite indie retailers).
Truly a highly recommended album.