Samiam Announce First Ever US Vinyl Release of Clumsy
One of the most underrated bands, Samiam, just announced the first ever vinyl release of their record, Clumsy. The Berkeley, CA band formed in the late 80’s but flew under my radar for far too long. Their album Trips was the first I really got to listen to the band and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Atlantic Records first released Clumsy back in 1994, but the vinyl release is via Siren Records and available now. Clumsy was produced by Lou Giordano (Sunny Day Real Estate, Sugar, Millencolin) and marked the bands first major label release. In addition to the vinyl release, the band has unveiled never before heard demo versions of “Time By the Dime” and “Simca” from the Clumsy sessions, which can be exclusively streamed at Punknews.org.
Guitarist Sergie Loobkoff on Clumsy:
“We had all flipped out over Sugar’s Copper Blue, which Lou (Giordano) produced, and couldn’t believe our fortune in pairing up with him. All of us learned so much from that guy and he is personally responsible for how all subsequent Samiam songs were written and recorded. I think Clumsy was a huge step forward for our little ragtag group. Now, 19 years later, I listen to it and really appreciate the quality of sound that Lou sculpted. This record is imperfect…in a totally neat way.”
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Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
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