OREGON MUSIC NEWS
by Robert Ham on November 24, 2009
Recently signed to the venerable Kill Rock Stars label, Quasi – the raucous pop band made up of former married couple Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss and their musical partner Joanne Bolme (also of Weiss’s other outfit, Stephen Malkmus’s backing band, The Jicks) – just announced their first release for their new home, American Gong. The 10-track album will be released on February 23rd. There are scant few details about the disc other than the tracklisting (see below) and the names of the trio of gents who took turns behind the mixing board: Steve Fisk, Tucker Martine, and Dave Fridmann. Although we haven’t heard what it sounds like yet, if their past work is any indication, you’ll likely find us lined up outside the record store on the morning of the 23rd, shivering with cold and anticipation.
Track Listing
01. Repulsion
02. Little White Horse
03. Everything and Nothing At All
04. Bye Bye Blackbird
05. The Jig is Up
06. Black Dogs and Bubbles
07. Death Is Not the End
08. Rockabilly Party
09. Now What
10. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler
As previously reported, the band has a pair of live dates set up for the remainder of 2009: an appearance at the next installment of You Who at the Kennedy School on November 29th, and a New Year’s Eve date where they will be performing the album The Who Sell Out, in its entirety at Doug Fir Lounge.
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