Chicago punks (well, Elgin, actually) The Usuals have been kicking around for a while. Sadly, last year the band lost one of their own when guitarist and Chicagoland legend Steve Katzel passed away. After a slight lineup change and new guitarist brought on board, the band has now released Man Down. The four-song EP features old classics that were some of Steve’s favorites to play, slightly retooled for the new lineup.
TGEFM is honored to premiere the new EP in full for today’s release.
Curt Harrison, vocalist and co-founder of the band, says:
We really wanted to try and do something special as a band in memory of Steve, so we revisited a few of the band’s songs from the early 2000’s that were his favorites to play. ‘No Disguise’ is one of them that we decided to recreate for this tribute. Jeff Pezatti from Naked Raygun asked if he could hear our demos for the new EP. He loved this song and asked to sing backups on it. We were stoked and of course said yes, not knowing what Jeff particularly had in mind, we knew it would be awesome! Putting out this EP, in a sense, helps bring closure and at the same time paves the path for the new music we have been creating.
Check out the new EP below and, underneath, links to like/follow, stream, or purchase. Also be sure to check back in later today as we post a track-by-track discussion/interview of the new EP!
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the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
