Powerhouse band, like getting punched in the face by an aggro Walt Whitman.

Oh hai The Classical if yr still out there..

I was a fan long before I knew any of them. They melded all the things I liked when they came around: absurdity, wacky guitar parts, but with the power and tightness to back it up. Then I saw them live for the first time after they added a bass player and they were the highlight of whatever year that was. I thought they'd get friggin' huge (like.. Metz huge or something) but such is life. NC!

Smoke of My Will is probably a good starter record for anyone looking to dive in. It has both drummers who had pretty different styles.

According to the couple of tracks I heard long ago, super NC.

Must get into them like for real.

Prolific band that checks all the boxes. I was really into the first few releases, and they just kept up the momentum. They played a cool show at the loft building we rehearsed in forever. Great split with Child Bite. Super nice dudes. A bit less fluid and more quirky than is typically my jam, but a solid not crap.

Drummer Ben Ivascu is the best!

Great band. Only got to see them live once and they destroyed.

I think about this song a lot:

RyanZ wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:04 pm Drummer Ben Ivascu is the best!

Great guy, killer drummer. Used to be buddies with a couple of these guys and a group of awesome Twin Cities people in my touring days (Falcon Crest and Signal to Trust were also excellent).

This rips:




They were great to watch the one time I saw them at ATP. Former FM The Classical is a very entertaining frontman.

Glorious band, they lit up London back in 2012. An FM took a photo of me in post-work office get-up looking like I’m braced for impact as singer and mic dive toward my face.

Please recommend me a record from these fellas, it will be my next purchase. I promise.