seam - headsparks

label: homestead records
released: 1992

once upon a time there was a band called bitch magnet.
you can find mentions of them hither and thither about SGMland.
they were a good band.
steve albini liked them.
does he still?
i don't know.
the next time i run into him whilst in the SGM bathroom i'll ask.
but maybe not.
i'm not really all that sure it's actually steve albini.
he's the guy that stands next to the sink and offers you a towel after having washed your hands and an andes mint or 2 from a pocket in his coveralls and recommends that he sprays various scents on you from a collection of bottles taken out of a suitcase at his feet.
he wears the same type of glasses.
he has the same "i fucking dare you to tell me that i need to eat a sandwich" look on his face.
no one really knows who he is.
he just kinda showed up one day.
i don't know.
maybe the next time i'm in there i could do that cough and say something at the same time thing.
"coughstevealbinicough."

but i digress....

bitch magnet.
released a few albums and whatnot.
and then they split.
they have links to bands with names like: bastro and codeine and slint and superchunk.
and then there's this band.
they have links to bands with the same names.
after bitch magnet split up the band's vocalist/bassist (sooyoung park...who plays guitar here) and superchunk's vocalist/guitarist (mac mccaughan...who plays drums on this album) snagged up a bass player named lexi mitchell and thus was born seam.
though the line-up on this album weren't together for very long.

so yeah.
if you know who they are already you already dig them.
if you're aware of any of the bands mentioned up yonder you'll dig this as well.

and if'n you're into all of that "such and such featuring...." business....
velocity girl vocalist sarah shannon shows up for a song. ("shame")
erectus monotone bassist jennifer walker provides back-up vocals for a song. ("new year's")

yeah.

DL