Cub - Pep 7"

This is the second Cub 7" I've posted. I bought this (along with many of the other 7 inches I posted today) at City Lights Records in State College, PA. Two years ago was the last time I shopped there and I purchased the Hot Dog Day 7". This record was there too but I held back due to limited funds. Apparently the turnover at City Lights isn't very high (or no one in State College likes Cub) because two years later it was still there. City Lights is actually closing this year (RIP.) While in college, it was one of my only links to a world outside of Pennsyltucky. City Lights you will be missed.

Cub - Pep 7"

Cub - Hot Dog Day 7"

I know I really should like Cub. They have all the makings of a band I would really like but for some reason I don't love them. This 7 inch is pretty good though, especially the song My Chinchilla. 

Cub - Hot Dog Day 7"

Bunnygrunt - Standing Hampton 7"

I used to have a radio show in college. My friend Justin and I used to play all sorts of indie rock/pop/etc and basically no one listened. It was still pretty fun though and I scored a lot of free records from it. Justin would always play Bunnygrunt's cover of Holiday Road from the Double Agent 1980 comp. The Softies also did a great cover of Rick Astley's Together Forever.

Bunnygrunt - Standing Hampton 7"

Looper - Impossible Things 7"

I just got this 7 inch on ebay. Looper is Stuart David of Belle & Sebastian. I saw them 10 years ago at Tramps with Khan. I just recently found the ticket stub. I remember being super into Khan my freshman year of college. What ever happened to that guy?

Looper - Impossible Things 7"

Courtney Love - Highlights 7"

Courtney Love is Lois Maffeo and Pat Maley (founder of Yoyo Recordings.) I'm pretty sure Courtney Love (of Hole) ripped off her name from this band. I like Lois' voice a lot and both her solo stuff and her album with Brendan Canty are great.

Courtney Love - Highlights 7"

Velocity Girl - Your Silent Face 7"

Gay guys love Velocity Girl. I know three guys that have/had VG related aim names. They are another band that my friend Mike introduced me to in high school. The A side of this 7 inch is a cover of New Order's Your Silent Face and the B side is a cover of the Beach Boys' You're so good to me. Both are pretty solid.

Velocity Girl - Your Silent Face/You're So Good To Me 7"

The Gist

When I studied abroad in Manchester, UK I met my friend Gareth who introduced me to Young Marble Giants. From there I discovered The Gist (Stuart and Philip Moxham of YMG.) I think I got these 7 inches on ebay.

The Gist - This is Love and Love at First Sight

Lugworm - Te lo dir'o

Lugworm was a Scottish band that recorded in the mid to late 90s. To my knowledge they only released two 7 inches. This one and a split with Bis. When I was a nerdy teenager, I wrote them a letter and said that I really liked this 7". They wrote back 7 months later and told me they were surprised that the record made it out of Scotland and that they broke up. 

Lugworm - Te lo dir'o 7"

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This is a brand spanking new site where I will upload tons of 7 inch/10 inch/12 inch singles that I enjoy. I feel like Tuscadero is a good start. My friend Mike introduced them to me when we were 17. I saw them once at Tramps (RIP) with Starry Eyes (ex Velocity Girl) and Bis. I'll be uploading singles by both those bands very soon. These versions are more rough sounding than the ones on the Step into My Wiggle Room album. 

Tuscadero - Angel in a Half Shirt/Poster Boy