Kelly lived on my sofa for a few months at the end of 2007 and start of 2008. It was at this point that she had been writing these songs and playing a few shows. I just sort of ended up releasing this. I was really, really happy with how it turned out. The artwork was done by Leah Stewart and William Exley and is kept together in a really neat screenprinted sleeve.
The songs are sweet, pop folk. Lots of people from the punk scene often find themselves slipping into Billy Bragg mode and playing some of their band's songs acoustically. Kelly managed not to fall into this trap whilst still playing simple, heartfelt songs.
She now spends most of her time playing more alt-country, whiskey-soaked songs in Livers And Lungs with a bunch of other great dudes from the South Coast punk scene.
I have now SOLD OUT of this. Kelly might have a few copies left, speak to her!
This release sort of came out of nowhere. I had met Pete and Laura from Omerta a few weeks earlier when my band played with Pete's other band at the time, The Mingers. The next time we saw The Mingers Pete said that they were looking for someone else to get involved in helping them release this record. Somehow I agreed to hand over some money and This One's For The Crew records was formed.
On this record, Omerta play blistering, crust-influenced thrash. Laura's vocals spew out terrifying screams as the rest of the band keep a slight amount of structure and purpose amongst the chaos. I was never really into this style of music, but always had a soft spot for Omerta. Try and check out their 12", We Will Never See The Snow Again too. It's sold out now but really worth picking up if you see it in a distro.
On the flipside, Whores Whores Whores play chaotic metallic hardcore. Spazzy guitars and drums with howled and screamed vocals in a way that would appeal to fans of Botch and earlier Converge. I only saw them once. They were mental, as you'd expect.
You can pick this record up for £2.50 postage paid here:
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I've been meaning to start a blog for a while, and seeing as I've not got the smarts to build my own website, and am too cheap to pay for someone to do it for me, this seems to make sense.
This One's For The Crew is a DIY record label and promotions collective run by Jay and Lizi in Brighton, UK. We have put on an awful lot of punk rock shows and have released seven records.
I will be trying to keep this fairly updated. Maybe you care. Thanks a bunch.
