Castle Face Records has got fresh new jitters from Useless Eaters: a new batch called Relaxing Death. Relaxing it is not—sleepless synths and serrated drum machine loops populate their sharp-edged, futuristic sound. Nightmare punks on a hallucinatory run through empty streets; angry and intense, tightly wound and razor sync’d. Up to no good. It knocks like it’s cut with something nasty, and it’s out June 3rd.
LP $19.00
06/03/2016
CD $12.00
06/03/2016
MP3 $9.90
06/03/2016
FLAC $11.99
06/03/2016
***Welcome to the latest USELESS EATERS installment in the Slovenly Recordings repertoire. Following the unrestrained pummel of 2014’s Desperate Living 7inch, and the strange cohesiveness of their Singles: 2011-2014 collection, we present you with this stark and weird new Temporary Mutilation five track 10-inch EP. Featuring the instrumental prowess of drummer MILES LUTTRELL from future Slovenly legends SCRAPER, BRENDAN HAGARTY on bass, and recorded by KELLEY STOLTZ and mastered by MIKEY YOUNG, this release especially exemplifies singer / guitarist / leader SETH SUTTON's growth as a sonic craftsman—less concerned with “punk” as a sound while inevitably remaining PUNK, devoting himself to the development of unique noise. The title track’s skeletal arrangement and oddball meter has been embellished with haunting vibrations via phones of the saxo and xylo variety, electronic rhythmic units have been employed in “Poison Dart”, and the entirety of the EP bleeds with Sutton’s trademark horrific sci-fi imagery and aggressive riffs and delivery. Large hole 10-inch pressing. (STREET DATE - 2/0/5/2016)
10" $15.50
02/19/2016
Announcing a white-hot entry into Castle Face’s Live in San Francisco series: Useless Eaters, recorded in the basement of vintage clothing store Vacation. “This show was bananas. When we set up to record a live set, we always hope the band will just murder it and the people will go all crazy. I’d say that crosses over onto the tape and makes the record shine… This was one of those magic moments. All the elements in place for a memorable evening—BYOB, a basement, in the tenderloin of San Francisco, a wicked goddamn band slaying their songs, and a perfect essence in the air. Everyone falling over each other, spilling beer, smiling screaming and sweating. A fucking mess. When everybody leaves and you look at the muddy, hot, trashed, and disgusting room you think, ‘yes, something good happened here tonight.’ “Seth Sutton’s lineup is in peak form here, from touring and being general road-dog bad-asses. His guitar is slanted and choking with intermittent echo—just raw-vibes awesome. Miles Luttrell’s drumming is honed to a point and drunk with hi-hat countdowns. Brendan Hagarty’s bass sounds like it smells bad and is the perfect accompaniment to Seth’s treble-burst guitar, and the at-the-time new edition of Jacob Olsen on keyboard pulls even more of the dystopian spirals from the studio recording out into the live world.” —John Dwyer
LP $19.00
12/04/2015
CD $12.00
11/20/2015
MP3 $9.90
12/04/2015
FLAC $11.99
11/20/2015
***Slovenly Recordings is honored to present a new collection from one of our favorite punk rock stalwarts USELESS EATERS! SETH SUTTON is the primary UE punk in question, and“Singles: 2011-2014 compiles the best tracks from their out-of-print singles from cool-assed labels like Goodbye Boozy (Italy), Tic Tac Totally and Nashville’s Dead, to name a few. The electrostatic shock of “The Moves” is here, and it sounds like the LSD is just about to take over, only you’ve been chewing on a tab that you never quite wrangled out of its aluminum foil wrapper. Fatter, lo-fi decimating sounds abound with tracks like “Bloody Ripper,” and “I Hate The Kids” (feat. TY SEGALL) makes an appearance here as well. This is a fully realized set that somehow works even better than flipping through your Eaters’ 7” stack, which is likely incomplete. (STREET DATE - 4/14/2015)
LP $15.50
04/14/2015
CD $10.25
04/14/2015
Seth Sutton has been ripping the shit out of terse Telecaster-sharp riffs and Devo-indebted angular rhythms with Useless Eaters since dude was 18 years old. A young protégé of Jay Reatard, Sutton’s home-fried concoctions are sharp, corrosive mini-masterpieces that drive you to flick cigarettes and push strangers. Psycho-sexual, serrated vocals; thin, acidic guitars; rubbery bass and hot-to-tape traps lather the whole disc. Sutton delivers a really ripping crew of tunes this time around, kicking off with the supremely heavy “American Cars” and not letting up ’til the side break—these are glass-crunching gems with just the right amount of crud to cut your lip a little. A great alienated vibe flows throughout, along with some really sticky melodies, too. Going out under the neon tonight? Take this with you.
LP $19.00
10/28/2014
CD $12.00
10/14/2014
MP3 $9.90
10/28/2014
FLAC $11.99
10/14/2014
***USELESS EATERS return with a new 7-inch on Australia’s Anti-Fade. You get the cut “New Program,” backed with “Expensive Taste” and “Smoke Alarm.” Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies. Australian import.
7" $11.25
11/13/2012
Using cheap amps, cheap mics, and cheap tricks, Seth Sutton has created a fantastic and fascinating body of work as Useless Eaters. Taking his name from a snotty Vomit Pigs track from a snotty Killed By Death compilation, Sutton has aligned himself with the losers, the forgotten, and the never-were-knowns of "back in the day." Think Legionaires Disease, or The Trend, or Tampax, or Unnatural Axe--all fantastic bands content to dwell in the gutter, spewing out noxious, humorous, untamed punk rock with cheap and nasty equipment. Barely out of high school, Sutton has absorbed all the lessons of punk rock's first thirty years and avoided the traps of sentimentality, phoniness, and the urge to impress anyone outside of the band. Useless Eaters hate fashion, hate proficiency, hate snobbery, and probably hate you. Singles on Jay Reatard's Shattered Records, Italy's Goodbye Boozy, and other obscure vinyl outposts worldwide are spreading the sound. Useless Eaters are the real deal. Get in on it now, and share the secret. Or don't--Useless Eaters really don't care.
7" $5.75
12/15/2009