About the Archive
The short story: Over the past 7 years, we’ve made some great music.
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The slightly longer story: In Chicago, near the intersection of Albion and Newgard Avenue, sits a house that should have been condemned years ago. The crooked angles of its brickwork sloped toward the weak corners of its foundation and the holes in the drywall made convenient storage for anything that needed hiding. Here lived a lucky tribe of cavemen. This is where it started.
We spent years doing many things in, around and to that house. There were ten great bands in a one-mile radius, all feeding on a collective frenzied energy. We rehearsed amongst asbestos, threw things from the rooftop and silkscreened cryptic messages on any unclaimed article of clothing we could find. We justified this as necessary to making music that was pure.
Kleinflelter was that group of cavemen. They later became Lying In States. Where The Moon Came From was their denim clad rival around the corner. In the early morning hours, Jason Fredrick was often speaking in toungues on the couch; soon to start Love Story in Blood Red. Samuel Stiles, Steve Eck, and Casey Meehan were a trio of transplant balladeers from New Orleans. Andy Wagner lived down the street, then a thousand miles away, then down the street, then two thousand miles away and now lives down the street again. The Notes and Scratches have all done time in one or another of these groups. Brother Truck never actually visited that house as a band but grew organically over years out of the friendships that were made there.
I don’t know where all that merch finally ended up; there’s some under my bed for sure. Lost yet worthy music that we are proud to be re-issuing.
This archive is the first step in what we hope will become a genuine resource for those who enjoy music created with integrity. If you like what you hear, check back often and soon.
