Y Is A Crooked Letter

by The Lowdown

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Ratskin Records bad acid trip spazz core. blown outside in the best way, freeway style psych noise wtf. Favorite track: I'll Turn Your Blood Into Ants.

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Santa Cruz trio that bumped against the boundaries of noise, no wave, and whimsy.

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1.	Sfdario 04:24	buy track
2.	Smooth Halls 00:25	buy track
3.	Cyclops 02:20	buy track
4.	I'll Turn Your Blood Into Ants 04:07	buy track
5.	Soh Toh Rah Mah 01:00	buy track
6.	Ass Dragger & The Acid Dragon 01:40	buy track
7.	Fuck Your Moves Dancehall Reprise 00:29	buy track
8.	Horror Dog 02:57	buy track
9.	This Ain't No Fuck You Revolution 02:39	buy track
10.	Garble Yarb 01:03	buy track
11.	Total Shutup 02:27	buy track
12.	Young Lovers 02:39	buy track
13.	Balmies 03:01	buy track
14.	Yay, Yay, Hooray 03:40	buy track
15.	Clangers 00:48	buy track
16.	My Friend Sue 02:53	buy track

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released October 17, 2003

The Lowdown:
Josh Alper/Keyboards/Guitars/Vocals/Tuner/etc.
Noel Harmonson/Drums/Horns/etc.
Hugh Holden/Vocals/Guitars/etc.

recorded on 4-track cassette throughout 2002 in a storage garage, an abandoned naval building, a cabinet maker's shop, and a rocker's studio. Thank you for technical assistance: Jamie Stewart and Kameron Gad.

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The Lowdown

The Lowdown (Santa Cruz/SF) formed in 1997. The band consisted of Hugh Holden (guitar/vox), Josh Alper (keyboards/vox), and Noel Von Harmonson (drums).

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