PE001: Staffers - Torn Between Two Loves
Second full length cass. from Omaha-bred, DC-based Staffers. Released June 2017.
First press co-released w/ Unread Records
https://staffers.bandcamp.com/album/torn-between-two-loves
01. Oliver's Twist
02. Blank Ambition
03. Jessica
04. Back to Reality
05. Gone Before Midnight
06. That's OK
07. American Love Ballad
08. Title TBA After the Fire
09. The Sound of You Laughing
"Touching on the brilliantly sloppy post-punk and art-rock of bands like Swell Maps, Wire, and The Clean, there's a calming sense of "cool" throughout the record, shimmering through jangly propulsions of nervous energy ("Back To Reality"), disorienting twang with elastic rhythms ("American Love Ballad"), and downer songs set to upbeat punk grooves ("Blank Ambition"). Through it all McKeever has a way with his (generally self deprecating) words, and by the end you can't help but love the idea of Staffers and his big win for the underdogs of the world." - Post-Trash