Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: S & D, C or D...

Getting strong Thinking Fellers vibes from the preview track on this:
https://bumpy.bandcamp.com/album/banana-whip

Anyone know that band?

they appear to be very young and Minneapolis-based or related?

https://bumpy.bandcamp.com/album/durn-fool

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

^ there's a live clip of them here, i think i like 'em!

Hello.

https://tful282.bandcamp.com/album/these-things-remain-unassigned-singles-compilation-tracks-rarities-unreleased-recordings

OMG OMG OMG this is the one I have been waiting for

Bulbous Monocle focuses its lens further into the legacy and archives of the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. These Things Remain Unassigned — a phrase coined by Brian Hageman, one of the band’s musical snake appendages emanating from its Medusa crown — is presented by Bulbous Monocle as a double LP (gatefold jacket with a twelve page libretto). BM-03 gathers together the band’s singles, compilation tracks, outtakes and never before released gems encompassing the arc of TFUL’s musical corpus. Every track has been surgically remastered by Mark Gergis (Porest/Sublime Frequencies/Mono Pause) with his signature craftsman approach.

This collection is an auditory and visual feast. The extensive booklet included features band ephemera, concert flyers, photographs, and commentary about each track from Mark Davies. Beyond the rare singles and unreleased tracks from the TFUL archives, are cover versions from such disparate artists and composers as: Ennio Morricone, Krzysztof Komeda, The Residents, The Shaggs, Caroliner Rainbow and Pérez Prado.

and i'd vowed to stop buying records with boobies on the cover

wow "Strange Mail" is amazing, up there with any of their best

oh man this "Rosemary's Baby" theme

I am in awe

Perez Prado cover is fab as well

3 tunes I've never heard so far and 1 more to go, plus an alternate version of Flames Up

I got a comment on my shirt recently - it's like finding yr people, man.

― BlackIronPrison, Friday, March 12, 2021 7:20 PM (two years ago)

In Seattle this past summer, construction dude in line in front of me at the sandwich shop turned to me and said "Great band" with this intense stare. Gave him the Vulcan salute in response.

In my neighborhood last weekend for a block party: "My ex-husband used to tour with them all the time, they were amazing!"

Old news at this point, but did anyone hear Cup of Dreams sampled in this Yves Tumor song?

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

With so many older and underappreciated bands getting bigger than ever through tiktok, I've found myself wondering if TFUL282 will ever get the same treatment. Unfortunately Cup of Dreams only has ~150,000 plays on spotify (Noble Experiment is their most played at ~600,000) so I'm not sure that the Yves Tumor sample has helped much.

Guess I'd just like them to get big enough that they could cash in on touring again as I was in middle school and not aware of the band's existence when they did their two reunion shows in 2004.