Andrew Gomez IV (Glory Kid ltd/Where My Bones Rest Easy)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2015? (In order 1-5)
- Mercy Ties - Proper Corruption LP
- Wild Moth - Inhibitor LP
- Trenchfoot - At The Mercy Of Circumstance
- Ex-Breathers - Past Tense LP
- Fight Amp - Constantly Off
2. What band did you discover in 2015 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
Slow Code, this might be biased because we have signed them to our label. But, seriously, this band came out of nowhere here in Seattle. They are playing a style that has laid dormant for years now and they execute it famously. I have been a big fan of the later '90s Dischord catalog like Jawbox, Bluetip, and Lungfish. So excited to see a band reviving this sound and doing it justice. Not to mention some of the best people I have met. So that's a bonus.
3. How will you remember 2015? (In terms of music)
The year I went to the East Coast for the first time (on tour of course), became a gig poster printer, and helped release some of my favorite records to date.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2016?
New Where My Bones Rest Easy LP. New LP's from Reservoir, Mossbreaker, and Slow Code. And an EP from Sneeze.
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2016?
New Fugazi LP. I mean, right? Everyone else has gotten back together!
6. How relevant is the physical format record/cd/tape in 2015 and going into 2016? What do you see changing in terms of physical vs. digital discussions?
Vinyl is bigger than ever, pressing plants can't keep up. Which has given way to cassettes being a viable alternative. I don't see the newly revived opinion/demand for physical formats becoming less desirable anytime soon. If anything is only going to get more crazy before it plateaus.
