Famous Class

Upchuck

Bite The Hand That Feeds

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***Channeling the speed of youth and the heaviness of a fleshy, lived life in equal proportion, Upchuck’s second LP, Bite the Hand That Feeds, is a Trojan Horse par excellence, craftily smuggling in waves of sentimental emotion and clever pop songwriting under a veil of pulsing rhythms and scorching riffs. What binds Upchuck together is a purity of intention, an organic loyalty to a thick knot of uncalculated friendships, struggles, and desires. These are songs about the joy of continuing to live, songs that find each other in the rush of a crushing reality, propelling the listener onward towards a collective release, however brief it may last. Themes of surviving through the night, youth-blinded love, cheap champagne soaked back-alley parties, and chaotic street protests are subsumed under a single unifying thread: the needs we have for one another, our shared hunger for connection. In a world saturated with arbitrary rules and paper-thin moralism, Upchuck offer freedom through sensation, a type of unserious transcendence found through the swirl of bodies melting into one another in the passion of dance. With Bite the Hand That Feeds, Upchuck isn’t trying to tell anyone how to live. Rather, they are simply trying to find a way to make life more worth living for both themselves and their friends—if the music compels you to move, you might as well consider yourself their friend too. Shortly after the release of their debut album Sense Yourself, Upchuck absconded to Southern California to record Bite the Hand That...

Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal

(Vol. 2) Master of Rehearsal

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***BSCBR is a group of Black Sabbath lovers hailing from New York City. The group consists of Brad Truax (Interpol), Mick Barr (Ocrilim, Krallice), Greg Fox (Liturgy, Ex Eye), Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), and Angel Deradoorian (Dirty Projectors, Deradoorian). After a music residency in Berlin where Zinner, Deradoorian, and Fox met up, the first formation of the band was created. Zinner had the idea of bringing the music to NYC (when Truax and Barr joined) where the band received immediate attention and sold out their first concert. It was surprising for everyone, but they just kept on playing, and the people kept on showing up. It's been one of their favorite bands to play in ever. The love of Sabbath has brought so much joy to this group and there's no greater feeling than spreading that joy to fellow fans. (STREET DATE - 10/28/2022)

Upchuck

Sense Yourself

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Upchuck is a five piece band from Atlanta, formed from connections made in skateboarding, construction, and teenage delinquency. The band is lead guitarist Mikey, Rhythm guitarist Hoff, bassist Armando, drummer Chris, and vocalist KT – who combined are inventively raucous and revolutionary. Upchuck shakes the minds and bodies of those seeking a release. With lyricism to prove her intentions, songwriter KT screams of haunting tales of discrimination, ignorance, and life in a doomed generation. Only the wise and relentless will thrive in a revolutionized and radical world, and upchuck is sternly feeding the fuel for a new gen. Sense Yourself is teeming with the sounds of swaggering danger. Songs bearing titles such as “Boss Up,” “In Your Mind,” and “Our Skin” come out of the gate strong, complete with searing energy courtesy of guitarists Mikey and Hoff. Bass player Armando and drummer Chris’ rhythms are driven by a bounding sense of urgency and contempt. The group attacks creative post-punk and indie rock with a compelling blend of high-energy blasts and ’90s alt rock inflections, channeled through a haze of distortion. "Perdido," sung in Spanish by drummer Chris, builds energy around the phrase: “Hago lo que quiero” — I do what I want. With "In Your Mind," the group explores the realities of reaping what you sow. But the album’s undisputed jam, "Facecard," finds KT taking on the superficiality of modern America: “The trifling yuppie fuck, comes out beyond the cut to try and low ball, low ball,” KT sings. Operating...

Floating Room

Shima

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Portland band Floating Room has been saddled with a multitude of stuffy genre descriptors over the years—shoegaze, art pop, slowcore, baroque pop. But the band’s latest release, Shima, makes one thing clear: this is a rock band. Led by multidisciplinary Uchinanchu American artist and DIY veteran Maya Stoner, Floating Room has featured a revolving cast of musicians since its inception. Their somnolent debut release, 2016’s Sunless, was recorded mostly solo and entirely in Stoner’s bedroom, while the full-length followup, 2018’s False Baptism, captured a louder, more energetic incarnation of the band and was recorded at the legendary Anacortes studio, The Unknown. Shima arrives on the heels of last year’s Tired and True EP, which saw Stoner experiment with symphonic instrumentation and lush, soft-rock textures. Shima, by contrast, is a rollicking punk record that whips by at warp speed, highlighting Stoner’s emo and riot grrrl roots; it’s Tired and True’s photo negative. Opening track “I’ll See You Around” is an unmistakable pop-rock hit that sounds like it could have been written by Adam Shclesinger for the Josie and the Pussycats reboot; “Shimanchu” is both a paean to Stoner’s Uchinanchu heritage and a retort to the condescension she faces daily as an Asian American woman; “Firetruck” is a love song disguised as a ‘60s pop pastiche, and “I Wrote This Song For You” is a message to an inner child disguised as a love song. Shima weds the heavier leanings of Stoner’s earliest work—her first popular Portland band was hardcore three-piece Teeath,...

Upchuck

Upchuck / In Your Mind

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***Upchuck is a five piece band from Atlanta, formed from connections made in skateboarding, construction, and teenage delinquency. The band is made up of lead guitarist Mikey, rhythm guitarist- Hoff, bassist- Armando, drummer- Chris, and vocalist- KT—who combined are inventively raucous and revolutionary. The vocalist, demanding to be heard, exclaims to the listeners of her past, present, and future traumas, that’s not only hurt her but many others. Upchuck shakes the minds and bodies of those seeking a release. With lyricism to prove her intentions, songwriter KT screams of haunting tales of discrimination, ignorance, and life in a doomed generation. Only the wise and relentless will thrive in a revolutionized and radical world, and upchuck is sternly feeding the fuel for a new gen. (STREET DATE - 10/29/2021)

Moothart, Charles

Soft Crime EP

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***This EP was a personal feat in light of the existential malaise we have been wading through. The songs are surreal and honest. My take on current reality inevitably takes a bit of a nose dive in to spiraling repetition. This isn't new to me as I am by nature an over thinker. I would take the instrumentals on hikes to sort out the lyrics. A blend of physical and mental exhaustion ultimately let me lower the guard. I found the concept of Soft Crime could be the slight of hand that takes place in front of our eyes ... or the small things we let ourselves get away with; either way Soft Crime goes down every day. The Blood Machine turns, and we sacrifice ground to take steps. It's important to remember that by the burning light of the dumpster fire, we can still find the true beauty of our neighbors. We're in it together until the very end. Whether that is tomorrow or was yesterday. (STREET DATE - 10/15/2021)

Hushpuppy

Singles Club (Remastered)

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***"It’s been a few weeks now since Zoë Brecher released Singles Club (Remastered), her debut album as HUSHPUPPY and honestly we’re still recovering. The album completely bowled us over, and it was a mere matter of hours after the 3rd consecutive listen that we started talking with Zoë about vinyl. Favors have been called in, test presses are approved and today we are so excited to announce the vinyl release of Singles Club (Remastered), which will be out on Famous Class Records fall. Singles Club (Remastered) is a collection of shimmering meditations on romance and relationships. The album was written and recorded by the New York City-based Zoë Brecher, more widely known as a versatile percussionist in several NYC-based projects. Outside of HUSHPUPPY, Brecher is also the drummer of Sad13, Sammus, Julian Lamadrid, Kalbells, and Somantha Urbani, and was a touring drummer for Oberhofer, King Tuff, and SASAMI. Singles Club (Remastered) is filled with heartfelt and introspective love songs, with addictive riffs and sweet, sometimes raspy, vocal styling’s. She concedes her lyrics reflect her passionate and playful personality. As she describes the tracks, 'The songs are short and sweet, and mostly about love, which for me is lesbian love. But I wanted them to be relatable to anyone.' The remastered version provides a fresh, polished sheen that brings HUSHPUPPY’s lofi sound to a stronger and clearer place. 'With my music, I want to make people feel good,' she says, 'and I want them to know they are not alone when...

Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal

Master of Rehearsal

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***BLACK SABBATH COVER BAND REHEARSAL is a group of Black Sabbath lovers hailing from New York City. The group consists of BRAD TRUAX (INTERPOL), MICK BARR (OCRILIM, KRALLICE), GREG FOX (LITURGY. EX EYE), NICK ZINNER (YEAH YEAH YEAHS), and ANGEL DERADOORIAN (DIRTY PROJECTORS, DERADOORIAN). After a music residency in Berlin where Zinner, Deradoorian, and Fox met up, the first formation of the band was created. Zinner had the idea of bringing the music to NYC (when Truax and Barr joined) where the band received immediate attention and sold out their first concert. It was surprising for everyone, but they just kept on playing, and the people kept on showing up. It's been one of their favorite bands to play in ever. The love of Sabbath has brought so much joy to this group and there's no greater feeling than spreading that joy to fellow fans. Two tracks—"Sweet Leaf" and "Fairies Wear Boots." (STREET DATE - 9/04/2020)

Cashion, William

Postcard Music

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***FUTURE ISLANDS bassist WILLIAM CASHION collects postcards. Years in one of the country’s hardest-touring bands often find him rushing from destination to destination without time to take a deep breath, let alone be present in each locale’s sights and sounds. But bringing home postcards helps coalesce ephemeral moments into souvenirs he can return to and access again. In crafting his first solo record, Cashion experimented in the studio, driven by a potentially infinite riddle: “what is the sound of a song that has no beginning and no end?” Exploring music’s unique ability to distort our sense of the passage of time—or even take us outside it—Cashion welcomed elements of repetition and chance into his process. The sessions were also highly informed by meditation, a new regular practice Cashion introduced to his daily routine during this period. The resulting album builds upon the most intriguing results of months of exploratory writing sessions. Acclaimed UK designer CHRIS BIGG helped visualize the world of Postcard Music, and Cashion’s wife, visual artist ELENA JOHNSTON contributed a painting to the album's inner sleeve. Cashion and Johnston have previously worked together on a series of collaborative paintings and brightly colored, curved neon light sculptures. During downtime between projects, he retreats to the beaches of North Carolina near where Future Islands formed. The eleven songs here were recorded in sessions in the Outer Banks, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Cashion’s current hometown Baltimore.

Wasted Shirt

Fungus II

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***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork. “Rarely when formulating combinations of musicians you would like to hear play together do you get to actually hear it. If Brian Chippendale and Ty Segall made a record, would you want to hear it? If the answer is yes, read on. If the answer is no, it’s too bad you ended up canned, suspended in syrup with nothing but other peaches to keep you company. “Ty’s 2019 album First Taste and the new Lighting Bolt album Sonic Citadel are easily some of the best material either entity has ever released so if these two happened to find themselves in the same recording studio, a fan just might entertain elevated expectation levels. In fact, some might actually show signs of enthusiasm, even excitement at the fact that from July 5th -13th 2018, in the air-conditioning free environs of Ty’s home studio, the duo, eventually calling themselves Wasted Shirt, wrecked the joint as thoroughly as you hoped they would. “Prepare To Be Stoked Dept.: The album is exploding euphoria from start to finish. A morphing day-glo rainbow that will bring a smile to your face like if you were on your way to Washington DC for the Million Puppy March. Upon first spin, all boxes are checked and any previously held doubts are completely obliterated. The more you play it, the better it kabongs you upside your head. Hectic doesn’t even begin to describe it. Brian and Ty, two mere particles in the...

Cronin, Mikal

Undertow / Breathe

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***"It’s easy to get caught up in an undertow, pulled down into the water, weightless and directionless. The current stirs and you lose your way. But eventually, if you’re lucky and patient, you can float back up to the surface and take a breath. This is my first new music in a while—my gulp of air. Many talented friends joined me, the basic tracks were recorded live together for the first time in my recording career. This felt good. JASON QUEVER recorded it in Los Angeles, December of 2018. Thanks for listening." (STREET DATE - 5/10/2019)

Civic

Those Who No

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***"Shortly after their debut, Melbourne's CIVIC return with their sophomore EP Those Who No—a fatalistic slab of power pop for the modern set. Recorded on a stint in Geelong, with BILLY GARDNER once again at the helm, Those Who No acts as a counter point to the gutter rock classicism and urban decay romantics of ‘New Vietnam,' and shifts it’s focus towards genre experimentation, bleaker insular realities and modern personal warfare. Over four tracks, JIM MCCULLOUGH, LEWIS HODGSON, DARCY GRIGG, ROLAND HLAVAKA and DAVID FORCIER, dance on the knife’s edge of mythology versus the mundane—an against all odds desperation that flirts with the anthemic yet only stokes the flames. Mid 70s glam and rock n roll tropes are pummeled beyond recognition referencing the past but predominantly pointing to the future. There are forces at work here and Civic aren’t a band merely content to play to their strengths - they are a true sum of their parts who get their kicks testing their limitations."—Ben Hepworth

Deerhoof

Plays The Music of The Shining

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***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.1 rating from Pitchfork. Stanley Kubrick has a troubled past with DEERHOOF. An argument over whether Eyes Wide Shut was good almost broke up the band in 1999 and again in 2003. When Famous Class suggested a 7" of music from The Shining, the band waffled for three years about whether they thought they could do it justice. But once a Halloween release date was proposed, Deerhoof couldn't resist. They got the score to Bartok's "Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta" out of the library, and transcribed one of the 20s songs straight from the closing credits. Music that in the movie echoed from some ghostly, gilded past takes on a more urgent character in Deerhoof's versions, as if to underscore that the horrors of white supremacy, oligarchy, and domestic abuse are alive and well in 2018 America.

Flat Worms

The Apparition / Melt The Arms

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***"The Apparition / Melt the Arms" is the third release from Los Angeles band FLAT WORMS (TIM HELLMAN, JUSTIN SULLIVAN, WILL IVY) on New York's Famous Class Records. The 7" single follows their debut LP on Castle Face records. These songs were recorded with TY SEGALL in his home studio during a global heatwave.

Liars / Tropical Fuck Storm

Tropical Fuck Storm / Liars - LAMC No. 18

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***The eighteenth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features LIARS "Total 3 Part Saga" backed with TROPICAL FUCK STORM’S "The Happiest Guy Around."

Nots

Anxious Trend / In Glass

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***The unrelenting Age of Anxiety that surrounds us all on both a personal and political level influenced the newest NOTS 7” “Anxious Trend / In Glass”. It’s a rhythmic mess punctuated by lyrics dealing with turmoil and shock as the new normal. Both songs were recorded with ANDREW MCCALLA straight to tape in a top secret Memphis haunt late July 2017.

Unnatural Helpers

Wonder Years (The Lost Recordings)

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***"Standing around guzzling beers at a show at the long defunct Gibson House in the early 2000’s, Brian Foss the booker, mentioned an upcoming show w/ the Evaporators to LARS, JED & I. Quickly surveying the scene & seeing we had a 3 piece at hand & could grab the show, somebody said 'Can we play that? Yeah, umm… we’ve got a new band, it’s sounding pretty good, it’s called ummm… we’ll get back to you with the name.' A band was born. Jed & I might’ve been playing in the INTELLIGENCE then. Lars & I might’ve been playing in DIPERS then. MIN was in the Intelligence w/ us for a time & the A FRAMES w/ Lars. MIKE from DOUBLE FUDGE played in Intelligence, Welcome and later UNNATURAL HELPERS with me. It’s difficult to peel apart all of the bands & be sure which shows you saw, which shows you played, who might’ve playing with who at that time. We were all psyched to be playing music. Energy was high, down time was unacceptable. Forward we moved. We played the show w/ the Evaporators, which was a hoot & then played a party at Jed’s house in Ballard. I remember Jed stole a pool from Fred Meyer for that one. That was it. I don’t really remember why. We guzzled beers & formed bands w/ others that were around? I dig the brevity. I like how tidy it was. We probably never argued or hated that idiots stupid story...

Damaged Bug / Black Pus

Black Pus / Damaged Bug - LAMC No, 17

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***The seventeenth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features DAMAGED BUG's "Rubber Lips," backed with BLACK PUS' "High Tide." (STREET DATE - 4/07/2017)

Zig Zags

Ripping Death

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***Look out! Los Angeles punk cretins ZIG ZAGS are back on wax. In true Zig Zags fashion, we've got all bases here covered. On the A-side, “Ripping Death” explores the horrors of everyday life in a war torn world. Blasting at 'Kill ‘em All' speed, this track doesn't let up until your nails are stuck in the desk and your boss sends you home out of pity. On the flip, “Riddle of Steel” extols the virtues of the John Milius classic “Conan The Barbarian." This one moves at a Medieval gallop, and features the first ever appearance on any ZZ recordings of the ancient instrument, "the lute". Hold tight cause the songs have gotten faster, meaner, leaner and angrier—a reflection of our societal whole barreling toward a stinging sun, that burns hot with anger and defeat... (STREET DATE - 2/24/2017)

Deerhoof

I Thought We Were Friends

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***DEERHOOF returns just 4 months after their magnificent new LP The Magic with a brand new 45rpm heatseeker. “I thought We Were Friends” was born between tour dates, self-recorded, mixed, and mastered in the band's Brooklyn practice space and GREG's basement. On the A-side we have the mesmeric pop gem “Risk Free” featuring the vocal duet of SATOMI and Greg. The flip side gives us “Delight,” Deerhoof’s own victory march. Think the “Brass Bonanza” pumped through the nastiest, most shredded PA system you’ve ever heard. It all comes housed in a beautiful screen printed jacket featuring art from Satomi and a poly-lined inner sleeve. (STREET DATE – 11/18/2016)

V/a

Start Your Own Fucking Show Space

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***Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. A document of the final month of programming from the Brooklyn DIY venue Death By Audio before its eviction in November of 2014. Presented in chronological running order, Start Your Own Fucking Show Space features live recordings from 26 bands over the venue’s final month. Artists include A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THEE OH SEES, TY SEGALL, NOTS, FUTURE ISLANDS, PROTOMARTYR, PARQUET COURTS, LIGHTNING BOLT, DOWNTOWN BOYS, DEERHOOF, DAN DEACON, TED LEO, and many many more. This is not a nostalgic cry for the good old days, it’s an invitation to start anew. Start Your Own Fucking Show Space! Seriously…we need it. Packaged in heavyweight double gatefold jackets and printed Euro sleeves listing the date and line-up of every one of the 1,890 shows in the venue's history. Download included.

Ex-cult

Summer of Fear / 1906

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***EX-CULT return with a new cut "Summer of Fear," backed by a killer version of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's 'downer, post-apocalyptic vibe' song "1906." Packaged in die-cut jackets with printed inner sleeves. Upcoming Negative Growth full-length on In The Red to be released 9/23/2016. (STREET DATE - 8/12/2016)

Walter

Poetics Of Space / Like The Fly

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***Staying true to the interwoven nature of the current Los Angeles music scene, WALTER is a group sewn together from different projects (MEATBODIES, SADGIRL, DUCKTAILS) bent on staking its own claim on the music that their city is so well known for. Comprised of PATRICK NOLAN, MISHA LINDES and ROSS CHAIT, the trio utilizes the stripped down format of guitar/bass/drums to blend Southern California heaviness with quieter, more subtle moments. Pretending like the guitar solo never went out of style in the first place, Walter serves up its own unique flavor of unabashed, self-deprecating smart rock.

Zig Zags

Running Out of Red

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***NOW AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE!!! Los Angeles-based bonehead savants Zig Zags are no-nonsense ’80s style thrash with a magpie eye for deep-fried pop culture detritus. These guys give so few fucks while they are out ripping faces that it’s tough to say much about them that hasn’t been said before—they shred so that we may raise beers in non-ironic salute to their Voivod worship, to a world in which young heshers subscribe to Heavy Metal and practice early Slayer solos while watching daytime TV, to waking and baking as you watch the world burn. Running Out of Red is the soundtrack to getting high and driving around in your shitty car in your small town, occasionally getting laid…occasionally getting laid out at the local liquor store by an older dude. Gang vocals: check. 1-2 pit beat: on lock. Shredder solid state guitar heroics: ripping, and so should you, the bong is packed and I think there’s still pizza in the fridge. I can smell your pants from here, dude. (STREET DATE - 5/20/2016)

A Place To Bury Strangers

Kicking Out Jams

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***“I always wanted to have a band that would just come up with real pop songs on the spot,” explains A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS front man OLIVER ACKERMAN. “This is that minus the pop and plus the fucked up rock and roll. This is our raw, uncut, thought-of-on-the-spot A Place To Bury Strangers. The inspiration is you. You have inspired us to kick you in the ass and make you dance or at least flail your arms around until you puke. These five? tracks were created in five? different locations throughout the world in the middle of the crowd with people breathing down our necks and stepping on our feet. Sometimes someone would grab the microphone away and bark like a chicken and sometimes grab our collective ass. Here is the soul squeezed from the past years of the band’s existence on this platter.” One-time pressing packaged in two-color screen-printed jackets. (STREET DATE - 4/08/2016)

Meatbodies

Valley Girl

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***Through the toxic foliage of the American slicked back hairdo there emerges the essence of the underground weirdo. Dance! Kiss! Lick! Love! SPIT! TOUCH ME BABY! IM REAL! Suggestions on the highway spiders up the pillar. Kill the fake, MOVE what's inside you. MOVE what you got! MOVE YOUR "MEATBODY!" KEVIN BOOG, CHAD UBOVICH, PATRICK NOLAN, sometimes BOOG CHAD PAT, usually THE MEATBODIES, also known as MEATBODIES. What was ONCE a solo affair for Mr. Chad has now turned into 3! conjoining hands, conjoining rhythms. GETTING UP FOR THE TONGUES. Clapping in the distance. Make yourself a MEATBODY. Hear the noise you weren't meant to hear 'til the end of the song. (STREET DATE - 3/18/2016)

Purling Hiss

Something EP

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***MIKE POLIZZE, recording as PURLING HISS, has a fuzz-glazed output full of poppy pearls. On the Something EP, Polizze returns to the original Purling Hiss approach, a vibe harking back to Lounge Lizards and Public Service Announcement. He has collected here four self-recorded tracks made at his home in Philadelphia on which he tackles all instrumentation, giving you a brief peek inside the power pop process. Three tracks along with a bonus cut on the download.

La Luz / Scully

Scully / La Luz - LAMC No. 16

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**The sixteenth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features LA LUZ's "Believe My Eyes" backed with SCULLY's "Don't Want That." (STREET DATE - 8/25/2015)

Zig Zags

Slime

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***Los Angeles scuzz punks ZIG ZAGS are back in action! Famous Class Records releases 4 songs bursting with more metal, punk, hardcore, pop and 7 Seconds covers, than your human mind can handle. Beware of Cronenberg-style head explosions! Opening track, “Gröth” kicks things off with fuzzed-out bass over hardcore riffing. Next comes “Slime” which sounds like early Metallica fighting off a gang of Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers! The B-side finds Zig Zags veering into classic pop/punk territory with the irresistible, “Sunken City,” an ode to San Pedro and their heroes in The Minutemen. And finally—the worship culminates in a cover of the 7 Seconds track “We’re Gonna Fight”—this one recorded alive and on the airwaves. So turn up the stereo… and flip the fuck out! (STREET DATE 8/11/2015) Zig Zags started in a room lit by a single green light, going on to record a song with Iggy Pop and an album with Ty Segall, from playing house parties for pizza to staring off the stage at the Fillmore West. Theirs is the nightmare of the insane and the all-too-normal, the Bermuda Triangle between sci-fi and lo-fi and no-budget, the Twilight Zone twist ending where it turns out everyone ELSE was an alien the whole time. When Cliff Burton wore that Misfits shirt? Zig Zags. When the Emergency Broadcast System interrupts that John Carpenter movie? Zig Zags. When a soggy pile of Thrasher mags and Jack Kirby comics spill out of a dumpster behind the Sunday School? Zig Zags. When...

Jeff The Brotherhood / Colleen Green

Colleen Green / Jeff The Brotherhood - LAMC No. 15

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**The fifteenth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD's "A Dog," backed with COLLEEN GREEN's "Hellraiser." (STREET DATE - 7/07/2015)

Segall, Ty

Mr. Face

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***BACK IN STOCK ON CASSETTE!!! TY SEGALL's Mr. Face—packed with 4 killer jams—”Mr. Face,” “Circles,” “Drug Mugger,” “The Picture”—released on cassette with 3-D case art and a pair of viewing glasses.

Speedy Ortiz / Weisman, Chris

Weisman, Chris / Speedy Ortiz - LAMC No. 14

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***The fourteenth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features SPEEDY ORTIZ’s “Doomsday,” backed with CHRIS WEISMAN’s “I Took It Off A Record.” (STREET DATE - 10/07/2014)

White Fence / Jack Name

Jack Name / White Fence - LAMC No. 12

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***The twelfth edition in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea. Features WHITE FENCE’s “Nero (Has a Lot to Think About,” backed by JACK NAME’s “Belly Full of Blood.” (STREET DATE - 9/02/2014)

A Place To Bury Strangers / Ceremony

Ceremony / A Place To Bury Strangers - LAMC No. 1

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***BACK IN STOCK!!! The first in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.

Fuzz / Ccr Headcleaner

CCR Headcleaner / Fuzz - LAMC No. 10

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The tenth in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.

Lower Dens / Horse Lords

Horse Lords / Lower Dens - LAMC No. 9

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The ninth in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.

Mccombs, Cass / White Magic

White Magic / McCombs, Cass - LAMC No. 6

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The sixth in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.

Segall, Ty / Chad & The Meatbodies

Chad & The Meatbodies / Ty Segall - LAMC No. 7

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The seventh in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.

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Live at Death By Audio 2012 Flexibook

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! “Live at Death By Audio 2012 is a playable flexi record book featuring kick ass tracks from JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, TIM HARRINGTON as OBFS, BLACK PUS, RUINS ALONE, FUTURE ISLANDS, ERIC COPELAND, TY SEGALL, THEE OH SEES, METZ, GROOMS, and A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, all recorded LIVE in 2012 at the Brooklyn venue Death By Audio. This puppy comes packed with artwork by BRIAN CHIPPENDALE, DAVE SINGLEY, PERRY LUBIN, MATT LEINS, RON REGE JR., JON VERMILYEA, and BRENDAN NAKAHARA. To top it off is a full download of the whole comp PLUS the entire live set from Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segal.

Xiu Xiu / English, Lawrence

English Lawrence / Xiu Xiu - LAMC No. 8

Famous Class

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The eighth in Famous Class’ LAMC split series featuring an unreleased A-side track from one of the label’s favorite band’s, backed with a B-side track from a lesser-known artist handpicked by the A-side group. The series gets its name from the epic Less Artists More Condos concerts that the late ARIEL PANERO threw in New York, showcasing amazing bands in some strange and unique venues. Ariel’s driving force was a desire to get the bands he believed in the recognition he felt they deserved. This series simply tries to honor that idea.