I Just Woke Up

I haven't had my second cup of coffee yet.

Lover Boy (1978)

Gonna keep it real. Going local.

The Jets. Power Pop from the Twin Cities.

It's on Twin Tone.

I really like the flip "Paper Girl"

Enough said.

Climbing Vine (1990)

Liquid Pink were from Milwukee, WI.

It's some swirling psychedelicate pop in that weird zone between pop and the lost era of undefined sounds that was the end of the 80s. It's really a musical gray area.

The flip "Pretty Lizard" is a rousing rocker about an actual lizard. Even reptiles need songs now and again.

One has to wonder how many times they played with Plasticland.

Cauling All Cars.

This actually isn't my rip, but it's good enough that I don't care

There needs to be a full accounting of King Loser full lengths.

Caul of the Outlaw (1996)

The final full length of noise/surf/garage madness by people who may or may not have completely hated one another by this point.

Strong emotions sometimes make for great records.

You be the judge of this one.

I'm Already Dead

Yet more King Loser.

You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live (1995)

There's a documentary being put together that about the band and their 2016 reunion tour of New Zealand.

Here's a link to a short trailer because the YouTube embedding software for this blog is seriously fucking horseshit. You can type in the exact title of something into the "Search Youtube" for the link and get thirty bullshit links to absolutely nothing related to what you searched for.

Fuck you, YouTube search algorithm.

Just Fuck You.

You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live documentary Trailer

It is likely to be 90 minutes of people calling each other "cunts" in that delightfully antipodean manner of such things. Possibly compelling watching.

These Speak for Themselves

More King Loser

In bite size 7" pieces

Tie Us Down (1993)

Two sides. 
No waiting.
All King Loser.
A dissection of "Pictures of Matchstick Men"

Shut up and play it.

Stairway to Heaven (1994)

No.

It's not a cover.

It's better. 


 

Even the Losers Must Have a King

Ok, we'll continue with New Zealand stuff
because the last post reminded me that this exists.
And it's fucking awesome.

Sonic Super Free Hi-Fi (1993)

A couple years back I posted some singles by Chris Heazlewood.
Later will come the Olla single (which has one of my favorite feedback bursts in recorded history)

But now. It's time for King Loser.

Scuzzy noisy New Zealand garage rock and roll with a huge smear of surf over the top. Always brilliant, never serious. I can listen to this record on just about any given day.

This one is from the vinyl because the label Turbulence never seemed to coordinate vinyl and cd issues to occur simultaneously. It's all the better for a thin veneer of crackle.

This one gets an enthusiastic "Fuck Yeah!"