***"'They are always different, They are always the same'—TRAUMA HARNESS are secret Heads. I grew up with these three boys and they have had a huge impact on my life. JOSH, ANDY and JOHNNY were all playing awesome Rock n Roll back in 2007 when I met them in Belleville, IL. It was a legendary time for DIY gigs there—kids would turn out in droves and dance for every band and then after we’d all end up in a parking lot somewhere acting like idiots all night. It’s wild to think we’ve been friends for 15 years now. By 2011 each of their respective bands from before had ended and Trauma Harness was born. Over the past decade they’ve proven themselves year after year as talented songcrafters, committed hardworkers and fanatics of rock n roll. It’s rare that a band survives this long and stays interesting but somehow they’ve done it; they’ve cracked open a solid cohesive sound unconfined by the parameters of genre. For me, John Peel’s above quote about The Fall is just as applicable to Trauma Harness as it feels reductive to call them a post punk band, a synth pop band, a power pop band, etc. Much like The Fall, Trauma Harness has created a whole world of their own. They’ve been a constant pulse in the Lumpy Records catalog since the very beginning with four tapes, two 45s, and two lps released on the label since 2012. And thus I couldn’t think of a higher...
LP $19.35
08/19/2022
MP3 $9.90
07/31/2022
FLAC $11.99
07/31/2022
***Saint Louis's champion New Wave/Post Punk group returns with their best record yet. Gushing synth pop on the A side and a flip side Dragon Ball Z cover that sounds like Pet Shop Boys. No posturing here.
7" $7.75
06/01/2018
***Three-song 7” from St. Louis’s most celebrated post punk band. Astral pop on the A side with some drum machine new wave/synth pop tracks on the flip. “Ghost of a Flea” sounds like what you’d want to hear in a dream on an elevator in a space station.
7" $7.00
05/19/2017
***BACK IN STOCK!!! A collection of three Halloween-themed tapes released between 2012 and 2015 by this beloved long running St. Louis band. Channeling elements of post-punk, synthpop, and '80s horror movie music, TRAUMA HARNESS provide a delightful and ominous soundtrack for autumn. It’s tin can punk blended with a pop nightmare; if you’re waiting for October this should hold you over. Includes covers of John Carpenter, Alice Cooper, and Seige!
LP $14.25
05/19/2017
MP3 $9.90
05/19/2017
FLAC $11.99
05/19/2017
***Smoking debut album from St. Louis finest punk group. They definitely love Wire but also include some nods to power pop and synth music of the late '70s. Memorable radioactive post-punk songs peppered with gloomy dust. A strong release. Art by AMOS of Tenement.
LP $14.25
05/19/2017