Problem Child

Modern Dumbass cassette
and a picture Tea took at their last show

Problem Child were a fuzzy punk band from Miami

They took the band as a joke apparently

but sounded better than any joke i could tell

The first time i saw them the vocalist played in their underwear

tore up a rose

smashed a bunch of glass

and had better stage presence than anyone i had ever seen

they were being what every edgy subversive loser thinks they are

when they act stupid

only it worked

I only saw them one other time

it was their last show

to which the whole band was relieved

i think they felt a joke got taken seriously

and that made it all unfunny

and unfun

the vocalist untied my shoes during the set

and still killed it

i'm a loser for saying it

but i think they're the closest to nirvana i'm going to see

just the lack of caring about what goes on

was cool

sounded incredible too

weird guitar riffs and catchy bass

and some drums

and the yelled vocals

i didn't know what the lyrics were until i went home and read everything on their bandcamp

good shit

happiness is my favorite song

makes me want to write things differently

sometimes it does hurt to try

Vivian K

best band ever

Vivian K are a mathy-emo-punk-garage? band from Florida, they moved to Chicago at some point but are back (i think)

They may as well live on the road though, they tour very often so if you see this while they're still active, totally go to a show or else you're missing out.

They've just released a new album and they're getting the LP soon enough (vinyl turnaround time is so fucking long since yuppies re-popularized it) 

Can we talk about that vinyl bullshit though, it fucking pisses me off that bands who deserve vinyl can't afford it cause people think a Sharknado 3 picture disk will sell, shit kills me.

Anyway, Vivian K are incredible, I remember not liking their stuff when I had first heard it online but after seeing them live in Cape Coral (s/o nice guys pizza) my emotional ass changed my mind. They played "Success is the Best Revenge" the first time I saw them and I damn near cried.

The second time I saw them was at the same place, my band was supposed to play with them but my drummers car broke down last minute (we live like 2 hours apart since i moved to college)

They played songs that aren't out yet and i gotta say i'm very excited for whatever is to come. 

They're on Creep records which to me seemed like Jank replacement (i'm not saying Vivian K don't deserve it i'm just saying that timing was weird) 

(show flier for the show i was supposed to play with them)

Check em the fuck out though they're the sweetest people, see them on tour and buy all their shit

ALSO

it's important to note that they contributed a song to a compilation tape, the proceeds of which go to planned parenthood, and in these troubling times under evangelical christian rule it is very important that we do all we can to support institutions that will struggle in the next four, and god forbid (lol irony) eight years.

Links are attached to all the names and whatever (you know, the highlighted stuff)

Here's some articles and things

NERDIST WRITE UP

THEY STEAL ALL THEIR RIFFS (kidding)

tbh tho that pile riff is very similar and both songs make me happy as heck at that part