01 · SECTION
THE RECORDS
Eleven releases, argued with.
Every release, entered in order and argued with. Years, formats and personnel are facts; the verdicts are the archive’s own, and defended in each entry.
The Debut and What It SetThe 1998 self-titled album as a statement of method: three pieces, upright bass, rockabilly figures played at punk velocity.6 MIN READ
Roll On as a RecordThe follow-up considered as an album rather than a single-delivery system: sequencing, the widening of the arrangements, and what it risked.4 MIN READ
Modern ArtilleryA record that moved toward a bigger production and what that did to a band whose appeal was three people in a room.4 MIN READ
The EP YearsThe early releases before the first album, what they show about a band working out its method in public, and why early formats matter to an archive.3 MIN READ
Which of the Later Records Hold UpA working listener's argument about the back half of the catalogue — what still functions, what was a of-its-moment production choice, and the criteria being applied.6 MIN READ