quasi - c/d s/d

new album American Gong leaked. it's very cohesive and definitely guitar/bass driven this time around. the album is very good but some tracks fade into the background a bit. my favorite track is '7 - Death Is Not the End'. Sam hits some high notes and it sounds great. I don't know why he doesn't get as creative with his vocals more often

this album shows Quasi having fun

yeah, "Death..." is the fucking jam. I am bookending my radio show this week by opening with iLiKETRAiNS' "Death Is the End" and then ending with the Quasi track. Pretension!

erm Repulsion?

American Gong just gets better and better. There's something about the sound that crackles even through the ridiculous compression. I love the twee aspects of their '90s albums but it's pretty cool that they could move past them successfully.

I had totally forgotten Quasi after being obsessed with their earlier albums approx. 10 years ago. Then suddenly I find out they're playing my town so went along at the last minute and it was awesome! hardly any ppl (even fewer than last time round) but very fun. They have a covers EP! It has a cover of War Pigs which they did live!

I had a few threads to choose from, but picked this one because there's no Donner Party thread that I can find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml2ddk2oz2E

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81%2BHLSlPoYL._SX425_.jpg
Sam Coomes-Bugger Me comes out tomorrow. Recorded with just an organ and old drum machine. I was into Quasi circa Featuring Birds, but I still like this dude's voice.
And this track is good fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XkoSz-XG8

*considers today's news*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-8S_3EhfI

god damn, weiss is pure energy

<3 her so much

RIP the Quasi Rock-Si-Chord.

https://consequence.net/2022/10/quasi-breaking-the-balls-of-history-queen-of-ears-2023-tour-dates/

After six years away, Quasi are returning soon with their perfectly-titled new album Breaking the Balls of History, which they’re teasing today with the new single “Queen of Ears.” Their debut for Sub Pop is slated for release on February 10th, 2023, and they’ll also celebrate the occasion with a North American tour.

Quasi’s Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss co-produced Breaking the Balls of History alongside longtime punk go-to John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, Unwound, Treepeople, Team Dresch). They figured their 2013 record Mole City would be their last and were content to move on — that is, until Weiss broke both legs and her collarbone in a 2019 car crash, just months before that pesky pandemic began. So along came Breaking the Balls of History, an album motivated by life’s futility.

“There’s no investing in the future anymore,” Weiss says in a press release. “The future is now. Do it now if you want to do it. Don’t put it off. All those things you only realize when it’s almost too late. It could be gone in a second.” Coomes concurs: “When you’re younger and in a band, you make records because that’s what you do. But this time, the whole thing felt purposeful in a way that was unique to the circumstances.” Pre-orders are ongoing.

https://www.normanrecords.com/artwork/medium/226/194976-quasi-breaking-the-balls-of-history.jpg

This is pretty fun, I like it.

It's been kind of disappointing to see this fly under the radar a bit, especially with all of the hubbub when Janet left S-K. It seemed like a lot of outpouring of support for her at the time, so you'd think there'd be more excitement for this. I mean, I get it, Quasi was always going to be a lower stakes sort of thing than S-K, but she sounds great here.

Some of the lyrics are a little eh, especially in "Doomscrollers", but idk this is pretty fun.

yeah i like it, i'll always be down for their core distorted organ + janet weiss on drums thing.

there are some dumb opinions on weiss and SK upthread, damn.

"breaking the balls of history" is the album name of the year

they are just the coolest, this record sounds great

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0030255357_10.jpg

Portland represent

Just gave this a spin and it's great. I think I've only previously heard Hot Shit and When the Going Gets Dark, and in my memory, those records had some high points with a lot of stuff that didn't catch my ear. Don't take my word for it - I'll have to revisit. But this one feels solid as hell.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/quasi-album-guide