Until We're Dead
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Until We're Dead is the first studio album by ska-punk/anarcho-punk
band Star Fucking Hipsters
. It was released in 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords
.
vocalist Stza
and drummer Brandon Chevalier-Kolling were the original creators of the punk rock supergroup Star Fucking Hipsters
. The band went on hiatus following Brandon’s untimely death. Stza eventually reunited with another former Leftöver Crack member, drummer Ara Babajian
, along with friend Frank Piegaro of The Degenerics to reform the group. With the addition of female vocalist Nico de Gaillo of Another Dying Democracy and bassist Yula Beeri
of World Inferno Friendship Society they crafted their full length album in early 2008. According to Stza, the album was to be originally titled "Allergic To People". The album was recorded and mixed by Ryan Jones at The Wild Arctic in Queens, NY and additionally mixed by Stza and James Mcmann at Motor Studios in San Francisco, California during the early half of June that year. It was eventually released by independent record label Fat Wreck Chords on September 30, 2008.
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
band Star Fucking Hipsters
Star Fucking Hipsters
Star Fucking Hipsters is a punk rock band from New York City who have released albums on Fat Wreck Chords and Alternative Tentacles records. They have been called a "punk supergroup" and feature members from numerous notable bands including Leftöver Crack, Ensign, and The Ergs!-Initial formation...
. It was released in 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
.
Background
Leftöver CrackLeftöver Crack
Leftöver Crack is an American punk rock band formed in 1998, following the breakup of the ska punk band Choking Victim. Primarily playing an amalgam of ska and hardcore punk, they classify themselves as "crack-rocksteady". The band is currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords for CD releases, and...
vocalist Stza
Stza
Scott Sturgeon, also known as Stza Crack , is a musician who has fronted several ska-punk bands in the New York City area, the best known being Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack...
and drummer Brandon Chevalier-Kolling were the original creators of the punk rock supergroup Star Fucking Hipsters
Star Fucking Hipsters
Star Fucking Hipsters is a punk rock band from New York City who have released albums on Fat Wreck Chords and Alternative Tentacles records. They have been called a "punk supergroup" and feature members from numerous notable bands including Leftöver Crack, Ensign, and The Ergs!-Initial formation...
. The band went on hiatus following Brandon’s untimely death. Stza eventually reunited with another former Leftöver Crack member, drummer Ara Babajian
Ara Babajian
Ara Babajian is an American drummer who has been a member of such bands as Leftöver Crack and The Slackers. Ara is of Armenian descent, and is named after Ara, an Armenian king....
, along with friend Frank Piegaro of The Degenerics to reform the group. With the addition of female vocalist Nico de Gaillo of Another Dying Democracy and bassist Yula Beeri
Yula Beeri
Yula Beeri, born Yuli Yael Be'eri, is an Israeli composer, musician, and performer. She has been performing music in New York City for the past ten years....
of World Inferno Friendship Society they crafted their full length album in early 2008. According to Stza, the album was to be originally titled "Allergic To People". The album was recorded and mixed by Ryan Jones at The Wild Arctic in Queens, NY and additionally mixed by Stza and James Mcmann at Motor Studios in San Francisco, California during the early half of June that year. It was eventually released by independent record label Fat Wreck Chords on September 30, 2008.
Track listing
| # | |Title | |Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introducción a los Hipsters" | 0:18 |
| 2. | "Until We're Dead" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Immigrants & Hypocrites" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Two Cups Of Tea" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Empty Lives" | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Snitch to the Suture" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Only Sleep" | 5:12 |
| 8. | "9/11 Was (An Inside Joke)" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "The Path is Paved" | 2:21 |
| 10. | "Zombie Christ" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "This Wal-Mart Life" | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Broken" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Death or Fight" | 8:08 |
- "Death or Fight" Includes a reprised segment of "Immigrants & Hypocrites" after the end of the main song.
Personnel
- Nico de Gaillo- vocals
- Sturgeon F. Hipster- guitar, vocals
- Frank Piegaro, guitar
- Yula BeeriYula BeeriYula Beeri, born Yuli Yael Be'eri, is an Israeli composer, musician, and performer. She has been performing music in New York City for the past ten years....
, bass - Ara BabajianAra BabajianAra Babajian is an American drummer who has been a member of such bands as Leftöver Crack and The Slackers. Ara is of Armenian descent, and is named after Ara, an Armenian king....
, drums
Additional musicians
- Franz NicolayFranz NicolayFranz Nicolay is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. He is perhaps best known for playing the accordion and the piano in The World/Inferno Friendship Society and playing keyboards in The Hold Steady from 2005 to 2010...
- piano, organ, accordion - Cara Wick- violins
- Darius Koski- piano, accordion
- Chad Mo- clarinets
- Joey CapeJoey CapeRandal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
- vocals
Production
- Ryan Jones- mixing
- Alan Douches- mastering
- Fat Mike- production
- Stza- production