Above: fish narc last week at the Shacklewell Arms, London, England.
As we near the release date (Feb. 14) of the new fish narc album frog song [KLP298] there is one more digital single being shared this week from Olympia's finest, "old band." It's another love song - - - this one about the camaraderie found in collaborating with pals
Says Ben of fish narc, "Before I joined Thraxxhouse/Gothboiclique in 2014, I had been participating in a loosely organized regional underground rock scene, which seemed to fizzle out until the tragic Ghost Ship fire of 2016 caused it to completely end. I grew up checking the seattlediy.org calendar, attending collective meetings and house shows, and wrote dozens of songs that never got recorded (and were never intended to be). My final project from this phase was a band called Hausu. We were based in Portland, OR, and released a 7” and one full length record, called Total, on Hardly Art records in 2013. It was honestly a great band, with a terrible dynamic. I’m friends with 2/3 of the other members now, but there was a long time that I felt so alienated from the experience that I never wanted to be in a band again. This song scratches at the ambiguity of the whole thing…I knew it was bad in my memory, but I felt so proud at the same time. I really actually still don’t know how I feel about it."
"old band" is streaming now via all your favorite digital plats. It is also a highlight of frog song [KLP298], which is available now from The K Mail Order Dept. This weekend fish narc plays several shows in the New York City area, including a frog song album release show this Friday (February 14) at trans-Pecos (see poster, below). there is also an acoustic fish narc playing Rough Trade New York on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15. Visit the K SHOWS page for a complete list of fish narc events.
The new fish narc album frog song [KP298] is available now from The K Mail Order Dept.