White Lung

White Lung

It’s The Evil

Deranged

Limited-edition repress on red vinyl! After three critically acclaimed 7-inches (two of which were released on Deranged) and a slight lineup change, Vancouver’s WHITE LUNG deliver one fantastic debut album. Mix the punk venom of some of the more notorious riot grrrl bands of the ’90s with the guitar noodling and tempo of UK post-punk by way of John Reis and you get something pretty close to It’s the Evil.

White Lung

Blow It South

Deranged

***Two new songs from Vancouver's WHITE LUNG continue where Sorry left off. Honing on their unrelenting post punk formula, WL returns with a clear confidence that they can write great songs and plan on delivering on the goods. Featured as best new song on both Pitchfork and Stereogum, these songs are some of their best. The band has been busy in 2013 but expect them to be everywhere starting early next year.

White Lung

Two Of You

Deranged

***Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., high-energy punks WHITE LUNG pull references from every era of punk remaining unforgiving yet melodic. Their debut LP It's the Evil (Deranged) was named Punk Album Of The Year by Exclaim! and their sophomore LP Sorry (Deranged) has managed to top the last. Spawned from East Vancouver’s dirty DIY Emergency Room scene, White Lung formed in 2006 with guitarist KENNETH joining in 2009. From the beginning they were road warriors, touring regularly, even contemplating selling their underwear just to get on the road (they eventually opted for the more practical route of saving up funds.) White Lung broke out of their incestuous local scene and brought their music across Canada and the US. They continue to tour fanatically, their live shows have been called, “effortlessly engaging and enigmatic, harnessing a controlled violence that managed to be passionate without going the least bit over-the-top” by Exclaim! Magazine.

White Lung

Atlanta

Deranged

***NOW AVAILABLE!!! The third 7” from Vancouver’s WHITE LUNG featuring three new songs. More of the same excellent Riot Grrrl meets early UK punk.

White Lung

Sorry

Deranged

BACK IN PRINT ON LIMITED RED VINYL!!! Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork. High-energy manic punks, WHITE LUNG, are back with their sophomore release, Sorry. Their 2010 debut It’s the Evil earned them the title as the primary ambassadors for Canada’s emergent punk scene receiving critical acclaim from CHARTAttack to Maximum Rock n’ Roll to Terminal Boredom and their follow-up does not disappoint. McCORKELL’s signature driving, off-kilter riffage paired with WAY’s snarling and aggressive yet melodic vocals and the hard-hitting rhythmic duo of GRADY MACKINTOSH on bass and ANNE-MARIE VASSILOU on drums amp up White Lung’s position from ambassadors to the queens (and king) of Canandian noise rock. Bowing to the inevitable need for comparison, according to Vice Magazine, “White Lung combine the feral energy of the Germs with the taut, wiry dynamics of the Wipers and have released a string of singles that keep improving in a bewilderingly exponential fashion.” Also present in their sound are golden era Kurt and Courtney, The Bags, and Rocket from the Crypt. This wealth of influences doesn’t mean the band’s sound is hard to pin-down. Written and recorded nearly simultaneously, Sorry manages to be both raw and complex, thanks to White Lung’s focus on cohesive writing. Sorry may have been stressful to record, but it’s a joy to listen to. It signals a new era for White Lung, featuring denser more melodic songs that maintain the rough edge of their punk pedigree.