Semi-Famous, a Punk-rock supergroup consisting of members from Bombpops, Screeching Weasel, Mixtapes, and Ashers, will release their debut album, Destroy Ourselves, on July 26th via Rare Bird/Duck! Records. Check out the two new tracks, "Weasels in a Box" and "Clown in the Window" below:
John Jughead Pierson comments:
The intention from the beginning was to take the fictional band of Semi-Famous out of my book Weasels In A Box, and to record some songs under that name for the audiobook release. We had so much fun writing in a form that most of us had not been engaging in for years so we decided to write more. But the thing that happened is, even though still influenced by Screeching Weasel, the songs took on their own life. I have high regard for the songs written by Ben Weasel and Dan Vapid, and I have always stayed away from trying to sound like them. I don’t have the vocal talent of Vapid, or the humorous darkness of Ben, so it made sense that Ryan and my emulation of that time period would sound different from the originals. Semi-Famous’ music will continue to be inspired by that music and the music's multiple time periods but, especially with the writing of Poli van Dam and inspiration of Billy Brown, our sound will continue to grow in exciting new directions.
