Greetings gang! It's been an intentionally slower than usual year on this end but I am quite tickled to let y'all know that a certain slab that's been in the works on and off for years and absolutely falls into the "not much else" section of the label motto is finally available alongside some much needed represses that have been filling the new B.I.R. HQ / office space / in-law suite turned into rock dungeon. Finna get right to it!
GENTLEMAN JESSE - I WONDER IF YOU WOULD EVEN NOTICE: SINGLES AND RARITIES LP
"One of the brighter stars from the mid-oughties, an era when power pop was on the rise among punks and the Pitchfork crowd alike, Gentleman Jesse burst onto the scene in 2006 with their first single, “I Don’t Wanna Know (Where You Been Tonight).” Sporting the Carbonas’ rhythm section as well as their rough-and-ready DIY approach–via drummer Dave Rahn–,Gentleman Jesse conjures comparisons to the Nerves in how they filter drama and desperation through pop sensibilities. Also like the Nerves, Gentleman Jesse writes upbeat, breezy numbers that are best blasted on the car stereo at 80 miles per hour.
This album tracks the first five years of the group’s progress across 16 songs, from early demos to a string of punchy, danceable singles. The guitars may not be distorted, but, far from being saccharine or kitschy, Gentleman Jesse is truly more POWER than POP.
Each record features a layout chock full of photos from the first half a decade of existence with liner notes by the Gentleman himself."
There are 200 copies on NATURAL VINYL available for mailorder while they last.
As always, snag here and jam / download / snag here.
And those previously mentioned represses are as follows:
PUBLIC ACID - DEADLY STRUGGLE 12" (2nd press, limited to 500 copies)
INVERTEBRATES - SICK TO SURVIVE 12" (3rd press, limited to 500 copies)
SIKM - NOW I MUST COMPLY 12" (2nd press, limited to 400 copies on red vinyl)
MUJERES PODRIDAS - MUERTE EN PARAISO 12" (4th press, limited to 300 copies on yellow vinyl)
I was hoping to have another pressing of the LONG KNIFE - CURB STOMP EARTH LP available but no dice! Soon, though, soooon!
Lastly, a few more releases will be coming in the late fall before the year is out. They are as follows:
WHITE CROSS - FASCIST EP
MUJERES PODRIDAS - SANGRE Y SOL LP
RHDP - KASKASERO LP
More on that later. In the meantime, hope all is well on your end! Goodbye!
-B.I.R.
