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Fingers Crossed

by Artsick

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brantly Another absolute winner for Slumberland! Punkish Soft Boys-meets-Henry's Dress splendor! Like a dirty Velocity Girl kicking out lo-fi-ish Kinks-y jangle-noise. Sometimes it reminds me of a garage / budget-rock version of early 80's REM with hints of the Primitives. oh, and there's tambourines. Tambourines are lovely. Really are. Cover is funny too. took me a minute, but, yeah, worth a chuckle.
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89xtimewarp Reminds me of tiger trap, dear nora, and other equally wonderful things - in other words, it’s FIRE <3 Favorite track: Ghost of Myself.
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Giles Cassels These are songs about coping with heavy-duty mental shit. The lyrics are precise and concise, and appropriately frank. And yet the songs are so freaking catchy they demand that you dance like mad. Guitars shred, the bass joyfully loops around, and the drums, the hooks, the harmonies, the fuck-these-devils abandon in Riley’s singing bring you to your feet even in the privacy of your home. It confuses your dog, but you feel enveloped in clarity. It’s downright insane when you think about it.
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    First pressing on beautiful transparent light aqua blue vinyl. Please note: if you combine pre-order items with records that are already released in one order we'll ship them all together when the pre-orders ship.

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Restless 02:47
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Despise 02:11 video
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Look Again 03:17
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Living a Lie 02:08
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Stress Bomb 02:17
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Vacant 01:58
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Be OK 02:34
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Fiction 03:02

about

Artsick was formed in June 2018 when Christina Riley (of NorCal band Burnt Palms) teamed up with Mario Hernandez (Kids On A Crime Spree, Ciao Bella) on drums and Donna McKean (Lunchbox, Hard Left) on bass. Following up their terrific 2018 7" single they are now back with their debut album "Fingers Crossed," a thrilling, compelling and downright fun record that surveys a vast swathe of indie and indiepop history, from DIY progenitors like Dolly Mixture through the punkier side of C86 (think Talulah Gosh, Fat Tulips) to the 90s K Records-centered International Pop Underground and straight through more recent exemplars like Vivian Girls and Colleen Green. Christina says that she was "always been drawn to fuzzy guitars, melodies with emotion and songs with urgency" and that is readily apparent on every moment of this excellent album. 11 songs, 11 potential singles and a blast from start to finish.

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released January 21, 2022

Recorded and mixed by Tim Brown on a TSR 8 at Lunchbox Studio, Oakland CA.
Mastered by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound.

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Artsick Oakland, California

Artsick is an indiepop band from Oakland/Seaside, California, consisting of Christina Riley (Burnt Palms/Boyracer) on guitar and vocals, Mario Hernandez (Kids On A Crime Spree, Ciao Bella) on drums and Donna McKean (Lunchbox/Hard Left) on bass. They formed in 2018 and released a 7” inch single, followed by their debut album “Fingers Crossed,” on Slumberland Records. ... more

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