Teen Suicide

For some reason, i have it in my head that Portland lo-fi indie rock band Teen Suicide were going to break up or change their name or something.  Being that i'm posting right now about their brand new "Nude Descending Staircase, Headless" LP, i suppose that's not the case.  I must be tripping.  Anyway, check out "Idiot" below and snag a copy of the album here from Run For Cover Records.

Teen Suicide

Here's some new music from the great, Orlando-based indie rock band Teen Suicide.  Dig on the crunchy, lo-fi fuzz of "Fade 2 Blue" below and download it along with B-side "New Tattoo" here from Run for Cover.

Teen Suicide

For some reason i was under the impression that Philly band Teen Suicide were now defunct, but it turns out i was mistaken.  And i'm damn glad i was, because the group's particular brand of lo-fi alt-rock and fuzz can be just what the doctor ordered.  Listen to new tune "Get High, Breathe Underwater (#3)" below and pre-order the upcoming "Honeybee Table at The Butterfly Feast" here from Run For Cover.

Teen Suicide

I feel like it's been a spell since we last got some lo-fi goodness from Teen Suicide.  But here we are with a new track.  "Coyote (2015-2021)" is a noodling, guitar and piano number, soothing and meditative, and probably just what i need at the moment.  And that trumpet is transcendent.  Listen below and download it here from Run For Cover.

American Pleasure Club

It is increasingly difficult to pin down the music made by American Pleasure Club (formerly known as Teen Suicide).  The project moves from lo-fi folk to guitar oriented indie pop to mic-in-a-room stripped down piano noodling and beyond.  Their latest album, "Fucking Bliss," keeps a lot of the lo-fi aesthetic i first loved them for but ups the noise and feedback and layers in plenty of drone to make something that's both abrasive and dreamy.  Listen to "What Kind of Love?" below and get the record here from Run For Cover.

American Pleasure Club

It looks like last month's "I Blew on a Dandelion and the Whole World Disappeared" lo-fi tape release from the newly minted American Pleasure Club (fka Teen Suicide) was just a warm up for more new material in 2018.  "A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This" is due from the band in February on Run For Cover Records and finds the group still dabbling in lo-fi bedroom pop, and to an eerie degree on the album's first single, "Lets Move to the Desert."  Watch the video below and look for the album next month.

American Pleasure Club

Here's a lovely new release to close out 2017 to from the artist formerly known as Teen Suicide.  Now under the moniker of American Pleasure Club, the band continues to put out stellar, lo-fi pop, this time around on the "I Blew on a Dandelion and the Whole World Disappeared" cassette, recording tunes on what sounds like a tape recorder.  The aesthetic feels very Daniel Johnston, and i love it.  Listen to "Soft Whispered Prayer (tape)" below and grab the download or cassette here...but hurry, the tape is only available until tomorrow.

The World's Greatest (Teen Suicide)

One of my favorite bands to come across this year was Maryland's fuzzy, lo-fi Teen Suicide, a group i was regrettably late to the party on as i originally believed them to be breaking up.  Turns out they were just in the midst of a name change, and heretofore will be known as The World's Greatest.  I'm kind of partial to the original name, but i can be a bit of a dour sourpuss, and i fear change.  Anyway, the group just released a couple of new jams, "Greatest Trick" and "Sycamore."  Both are great, and you can stream them below and download them here.

Teen Suicide

If you're looking to get that lo-fi itch scratched, look no further than the upcoming final record of Teen Suicide, "It's the Big Joyous Celebration, Let's Stir the Honeypot," out next month on Run For Cover.  I'm kind of pissed that these guys are calling it quits, seeing as i've only just now discovered them.  Anyway, dig on the video to the Robert Pollard indebted "Alex" below and preorder the album here.