Saddle Creek meets slam poetry thanks to “Kindest Brother,” the latest single, premiering here, from Rig 1 (Ian McElroy, founding member of Desaparecidos).
The LA by way of Omaha emcee co-wrote the single with Jake Bellows (Neva Dinova, Whispertown) and features Mike Bloom (Jenny Lewis, HAHA).
“Inspired by the work of Taita Edwin. This pathway position of the listener winding through the mechanisms of culture and conditioning to understanding and acceptance. With the essential seed planting, Jake Bellows, achieved deep grooves, and head bob textures with the hook that took us a couple years to find in his voice, “its just love.” Alongside Mike Bloom and I are among the everyone, a road walking through itself together is love,”
“Kindest Brother” will appear on the upcoming Seperation Illusion due on 3 November from Flower Moon Records (pre-order). The album will feature a plethora of amazing guests Todd Fink (The Faint), Clark Baechle (The Faint), Nik Frietas (Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Broken Bells), Blake Sennett (Rilo Kiley, The Elected) and Kirby James Fairchild (Granddaddy, Modest Mouse).
Separation Illusion follows Rig 1’s 2016 self-released EP Tasting The Mothership, along with North of Maple and Above the Treeline, West of the Periodic Split, previously released by Team Love, and now on Flower Moon Records.
Separation Illusion tracklist:
Lion
In The Throws
Quantum
Offline Baby
Hold and Dissolve
Kindest Brother
The Fabric
Pyramids
Real Hot Boy
Magic
Hologram Man
Choice of Frame
HalluciNOtion
Rig 1 social media and streaming links:
Facebook
Instagram
Spotify
Bandcamp
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
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