Guest Admin Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 OBITS "I Blame You" LP http://stores.channeladvisor.com/vinylhome/Items/SP785-1 Obits are Rick Froberg, Sohrab Habibion, Greg Simpson, and Scott Gursky. They reside in Brooklyn, NY. There is a bootleg of their first live show from Jan. ‘08 at the Cake Shop in NY somewhere on the internet. As with most of these sorts of things, the sound quality of that recording is pretty poor. The songs though… The songs are really great. Obits like a lot of music—Television, Wipers, Michael Yonkers, 13th Floor Elevators, Neu!, The Shangri-Las, African psych, punk rock. They don’t really sound that much like Creedence, maybe a little. Since that first show, we somehow convinced them that releasing some records on Sub Pop would be a good idea. Obits came out to Seattle in July of 2008 and played our 20th anniversary festival. In December of 2008, they released their first single, “One Cross Apiece” b/w “Put It in Writing” on their own Stint Records label and did some touring with the Constantines and The Night Marchers. This is a pre-order, we should have copies next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I've heard terrible things about these guys live, but I just can't believe it's true. The 7" was great. I'm stoked to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troymess Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 This record is incredible...I'll be snagging this one soon as well. I love the 7 inch. It's Froberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I've heard terrible things about these guys live, but I just can't believe it's true. The 7" was great. I'm stoked to hear it. I've seen them live twice, once in a pizza parlor and once opening for the Night Marchers. They were great both times, so maybe you heard that from someone who caught them on a bad night. At the show with Night Marchers, I was hoping that Rick and Speedo would do a surprise Drive Like Jehu song, but no dice. I loved the 7" as well. I am all over this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpopkid Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Album of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I, too, saw them with the Night Marchers and I thought they were pretty boring. But will be checking out the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Seeing Obits and the Night Marchers play one after another would be the biggest cocktease ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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