Gary Davenport - Scattered Thoughts

Gary Davenport - Scattered ThoughtsA treasure trove of early underground from San Antonio's first "punk" label Closet Records. Centered around the manic energy of founder Gary Davenport, this tidy 13 song collection compiles for the first time the best of his mid fi work in Mannequin, quirky duos with Mark Champion and Charles Athanas, and alone at the raging edge of suburban Texas. A heady mix of jangly prog, dream punk, community college rock, and anxious alternative, achieved just

as well as contextual essays by producers Jeff Place and John Troutman on McCormick's life

released on January 29

Anna's songs have been licensed and used for sync placement extensively

like a Truffaut film

the content is a tale by Kurt Harland about a bizarre but purportedly true event that took place when the band was playing in the city of Curitiba

Band and singer of course are top notch

Combining the absolute heaviness of early Neurosis (Pain Of Mind

exploring high-minded ideas while subverting them and applying a hyper-focused eye for detail in the service of a series of clever misdirections

'She Took A Long Cool Look'

It was released on 27 April 2018 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville

Charlie sounded unlike anybody else in the industry

a fragmentary mix of songs by the duo Simonetti-Pignatelli