parkinglot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I couldn't find a thread for this. This record rules, and is one of my favorite 2015 releases. I think these are shipping already? BUY: (Clear or black vinyl) http://teamlove.myshopify.com/products/tl077-quarterbacks Download/stream (pay what you want): http://quarterbacks.bandcamp.com/ QUARTERBACKS started as a short-lived duo playing too-fast love songs backed by guitar and a single snare drum. Basement style, old smelly carpets, house shows for punk and patch kids. This was in New Paltz, a college town at the bottom of a mountain in upstate New York. Dean (Dean Engle, the band’s songwriter/vocalist) worked at one of the town's two record shops, as K Records-obsessed small town boys usually do. The QUARTERBACKS line-up combusted after a handful of shows. The songs sat dormant until January 2012 when Dean enlisted Max Restaino and Tom Christie to revive the project. The new three-piece expanded the original vision, playing love-obsessed songs with limited affectation. The songs averaged under-2 minutes, and the DIY ethic remained firm. A few tape-only releases came into being (See the brilliant Double Double Whammy Records of Brooklyn NY). Two years of upstate basement shows further refined their efficient tw*e punk set, new songs slowly forming from familiar themes and chord patterns, progress through recursion. Down the street from the record shop where Dean worked was Team Love Records, a record label that had relocated from Sugar Street in NYC’s East Village to Church Street in New Paltz. The folks at Team Love and Dean found themselves spending way too much time discussing favorite Cat’s Miaow singles and post-Young Marble Giants projects. On February 10th, 2015, Team Love will release the first official long-player by QUARTERBACKS. It’s 19 songs played in 22 minutes. It’s fast, broken-hearted and full of people, places and things. QUARTERBACKS was recorded at the Tin Roof Sessions Studio in New Paltz by Kyle Gilbride in less than twelve hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Pretty good release! But a small part of me is always sad when I play this (and also the Tony Molina record) and each song ends so quickly and I have to get up and find something else to spin 15 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Pretty good release! But a small part of me is always sad when I play this (and also the Tony Molina record) and each song ends so quickly and I have to get up and find something else to spin 15 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayrossner Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 great great album, apparently there was a problem with the clear versions and they're shipping out in April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangrey Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 so good. one of my favorite releases of 2015 so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 so good. one of my favorite releases of 2015 so far.Agreed. Without thinking too hard, it might be my favorite of the year so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 great great album, apparently there was a problem with the clear versions and they're shipping out in AprilI can't seem to find any info on the vinyl, besides what is on the pre order page. Where'd you see this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I've had the Team Love store open in my safari tab for WEEKS. I will order this eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangrey Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 i ordered a clear, got an email saying there were problems with the clear and if i wanted to be sent a black one now or wait on the clear. i chose to wait on the clear. i haven't heard anything since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 i ordered a clear, got an email saying there were problems with the clear and if i wanted to be sent a black one now or wait on the clear. i chose to wait on the clear. i haven't heard anything since.Good to know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayrossner Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 they received the clear ones today and are packaging them up now! woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 they received the clear ones today and are packaging them up now! woo! !!!!!!!!!!! plasma36 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Fuck. Just spent $33 CAD on this shipped for a clear. DAMN OUR TERRIBLE DOLLAR. It's at 0.76 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Clear shipped already. Can't wait to get this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Bump because I haven't been this stoked on a record for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Bump cause that's how I feel about old Dr Dog albums all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 listen to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 most of my friends think the acoustic lo-fi stuff is a lot better than this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 most of my friends think the acoustic lo-fi stuff is a lot better than this most of yr friends are stupid. just kidding. there's just something about this record that makes it amazing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I really like this! Will pick up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Got my clear copy in today. Kinda bummed that there's no lyric sheet, but the record itself sounds great, or at least as good as it possibly can on my shitty turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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