Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

Create A Place

Water Wing

***Create A Place is the second album from Portland, Oregon's MR WRONG. Where the debut, Babes In Boyland documented the then history of the band and the transition from a fearless two piece to a relentless trio, Create A Place definitely gives us the light at the end of the tunnel. Fully realized, the new album pulls from an array of influences, such as late '70s and early 1980s punk and post punk. Think Gang of Four, Neo Boys, The Raincoats, The Rats, Au Pairs, Chin Chin etc. The personnel, MOF (guitar), LEONA (bass) and URSULA (drums), are all self taught musically and the result is a sound that can only be made by the sum of it's parts. Equally melodic as it is hard hitting, Create A Place takes a sharp look at the disturbing and chaotic social and political climates that currently prevail. Themes include the perils of consumerist culture, inefficiency of bureaucracy, and the struggle to exist within a society that does not adequately provide care for it's people. The general theme the album touches on is that amidst feelings of isolation and overstimulation, we choose to opt out, refuse to go with the flow. And the fact that the importance of creating safer spaces where mutual care, decompression and expression can exist, is now more important than ever. Recorded by EVAN MERSKY (Lithics, Mope Grooves). Mastered by AMY DRAGON (Table Sugar, Girlsperm). First pressing limited to 500 copies.

Mr. Wrong

Babes In Boyland

Water Wing

***Guitarist MOFF and drummer URSULA started MR. WRONG in a spider filled basement in 2015, inspired by femme punk & post-punk bands from the '70s and '80s, and the desire to learn their instruments. Many mix tapes and late-night-listening’s later, many of which can be attributed to the discovery of blogs like Gunilla and T.V. Dinner, Mr. Wrong found their raw, confrontational sound. They met their bassist-to-be, LEONA, at their first show (a rowdy house-show at their place of origin, Spider Vein) January 2016. Mr. Wrong continued as a 2-piece for about 9 months until realizing that Leona’s bass stylings were the missing ingredient in their witches brew. At this point, Moff and Ursula had reached a new level of proficiency due to their dedicated practice schedule and tendency to never-say-never to a show. They recorded their demo, Distraction, on local friends’ cassette label, Cosmonaut Music, which captured the raw energy of their early songs (a blur of fierce 2-minute rants about jobs, witches, shitty dues, and gentrification) in the Spring of 2016. The addition of bass that Fall opened a door to the post-punk portion of Mr. Wrong’s early inspiration, resulting in a wave of new song-writing which relied more heavily on complex rhythms. Babes In Boyland was recorded winter of 2017 at Red Lantern Studios. At the time, they didn’t know what those recordings would turn into, they just knew they had to happen. Synchronicity struck at the recording space, leading to the release of their full-length record...