Seattle cult punk/power-pop legends the Fastbacks have announced their first album in 25 years. It’s titled For WHAT Reason! and will be out August 28 via No Threes.
If you’re unfamiliar, Kurt Bloch, Kim Warnick, and Lulu Gargiulo formed Fastbacks while in high school in 1979 and they’ve been constants in the 45 years since. Kurt Cobain was a fan, they put out records on Sub Pop in the ’90s, and their list of former drummers includes a pre-Guns N’ Roses Duff McKagan, Dan Peters of Mudhoney, John Moen of The Jicks and The Decemberists, and Tad Hutchison of the Young Fresh Fellows. Mike Musburger has been their most constant drummer through their history and is with them on this new album.
Full details of the album have not been shared, but you can watch the video for the first single, “Come On,” which was written/sung by Kim Warnick and is the kind of ultra-catchy three-minute power-pop Fastbacks do so well. Watch the video below.
Kurt Bloch was just in NYC as part of The Young Fresh Fellows (he’s been a member since 1988).