Feat, The/long Square
Split
You might say that Chicago's THE FEAT have been plotting and planning for years. Craig Woods (Fall On Deaf Years, Towers), Justin Wexler (Stillwell, Engines), and Matt Vicars (Ghost Towns, Sore History) have created a sound that exists somewhere within their shared collective experience of independent and punk music. Existing somewhere in the venn diagram of mixed bill shows at the Fireside Bowl in the 90s, years of touring and playing basements across the country, and old well-concealed cash mailorders from Ebullition and No Idea. Their songs were recorded by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Street Studios in MIlwaukee. Detroit's LONG SQUARE is a group of four gentlemen that vary slightly in age, height, and facial hair style. They mostly wear hats, glasses, and earth tones from the darker end of the spectrum. Their musiclooks back at the second-wave Midwest-emo on which they were raised, and looks to the future with a wild surmise and one squinting eye. Ben enjoys audio engineering and film making. He plays a Fender guitar very proficiently, and sings most of the words in these songs with a gruff tenderness. Eric has been getting good at speaking Swedish. He enjoys architecture, and seeing the corners of things erode. He is a fantastic guitar player, idea-mill, and twinkle daddy. He sings a few words in a few songs with urgency and intent. Michael enjoys motion graphics, family life, and word play. His unique style of bass performance marries counter-melody to the root. He sings a few words in a few songs- strongly and sweetly. He was also the prom king of his high school. Ryan likes to ride his bike and play miniature golf. He plays drums like he doesn't actually like doing anything else. Their songs were recorded by Chris Koltay at High Bias in Detroit. Will Killingsworth mastered the records, which was pressed by Third Man Pressing and the b-sides were silk-screened by ESP Detroit. Art by Francisco Ramirez for Bureau of Print Research and Design.