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Hard Coming Down

by Gun Outfit

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Lau Blues 03:40
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Young Lord 05:14
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Fool's Gold 02:44
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Death Drive 02:52
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Songwriter 04:00

about

Hard Coming Down is Gun Outfit's third album for PPM. It's not an easy task to shake up a scene famous for the twee groups of the K Records catalog, but with Gun Outfit barreling through hundreds of shows in the late 2000's, they were key in the renewal of the loud and plaintive to the historically vibrant scene of Olympia, WA. Reviewers compared them to Sonic Youth, Wipers, Dino Jr - because, just like Gun Outfit, these bands combined the caterwaul of Black Flag with the twining harmonies of folk. However, Gun Outfit retained a vision original enough to appeal way beyond a mere re-hash of the late 80's SST playbook, and in Hard Coming Down they have created something more serene, bold, and confident than anything in their prior output. Slow burning dirge-y jams on Hard Coming Down such as "Flyin' Low, Maria", "Lau Blues", and "Songwriter" align themselves with the most downbeat and darkened indie-folk. And their knack for embedding the sublime within the punk ripper too finds its most clear success in album standout "Death Drive", a flawless take of ennui and angst in Gun Outfit's high-energy signature. It's a classic of its type.

credits

released April 2, 2013

Recorded At – Gaucho's Electronics LA, CA, High Command OLY, WA and The Unknown, Anacortes, WA
Mastered At – Infrasonic Sound

Bass – Anton Seder, Dave Harvey (10), John Cutter
Drums – Dan Swire*, Danny Sasaki
Layout – Joanne Kim, Roy Tatum
Mastered By – Pete Lyman
Organ – Dave Harvey (10)
Pedal Steel Guitar – Mississippi James
Photography By – Joanne Kim, Joe Denardo
Producer – F. Bermudez*
Vocals, Guitar – Carrie Keith*, Dylan Sharp

Cover photo, from the film "I & &" The Wind of Change, by Ben R. Caldwell

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Gun Outfit Los Angeles, California

This is where you can get files of the cassettes we've released over the years. Our albums can be found elsewhere. Some of these files are very lo fidelity- they were ripped from cassette.

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