WHAT TYRANTS
Buy No Luck digitally: HERE
From the moment No Luck kicks on, its apparent What Tyrants are on a mission to pack as much relentlessly paced riffage into their 13-track debut album as humanly possible. And they succeed wildly in doing so. The power trio, made up of brothers Sean and Kyle Schultz and Garrison Grouse, have distilled touchstones from noise pop, skate-punk, and surf into short, fuzzed-out sonic outbursts, freakouts that go down easy and beg repeating. The songs are also an opportunity for Sean Schultz to lay down some hard truths. But while Schultz may deliver wallops of unblinking cynicism in telling stories of best friends, life's tribulations and the occasional neighborhood bank robbery, he’s always quick to balance it with a dose of self-reflection... and sometimes even self-loathing. In the end, and above all else, No Luck is really about letting it all hang out and having a good time. When life gets you down and you can't catch a break, just remember not to sweat it. Forged Artifacts is excited to deliver this collection of fuzz trips digitally and on limited edition cassettes.
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CS edition of 150
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*All proceeds from this release will be donated to ACLU & Hopewell Music in North Minneapolis.
The Greatest of All-Time is a compilation of 18 unreleased tracks by 18 musicians & bands from the Twin Cities. Our aim is to give a snapshot of the current music scene & bring together some of our favorite bands. We're excited to donate proceeds of this installment to a charity that fights for basic human liberties for all and another that enriches the lives of young people in our own community. Thank you supporting this release. Enjoy!
Art by: Derek Erdman // Mastered by: Graham Barton
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What Tyrants’ debut, No Luck, is an addictive album at the nexus between garage rock, power pop and the down-on-my-luck, unemployed and unrequited-love tunes of Mike Ness. Brothers Sean and Kyle Schultz play their respective parts on guitar and drums with the sort of intuition we suppose you’re supposed to expect from brothers — and bassist Garrison Grouse walks through the trios tight arrangements with class and charm not at all removed from John Entwistle’s role on Live at Leeds. Absolutely everything about this disc succeeds in reminding us why we love rock and roll in all its glorious forms. - Dave Hoenack, Hymie's Records
CS edition of 100
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