The Gits, the early-’90s Seattle punk legends led by the late Mia Zapata, have sold their catalog to Sub Pop. The label has remastered it and made it available on the streaming service of your choice and are also reissuing their 1992 debut, Frenching the Bully, on vinyl, which will be out January 31 (preorder).
“It’s been more than thirty-one years since The Gits played our last show,” says the band’s Andy Kessler, aka Joe Spleen. “We’re rereleasing The Gits’ catalog now for the people who loved our music, and hopefully others who have yet to find it. And we’re doing this now for the love of our dear friend, our co-conspirator, our singer, Mia Zapata.”
Says Sub Pop founder Jonathan Poneman, “The Gits first knocked me out with their very unadorned, unmacho abandon. Their songs and spirit still kick, inspiring a triumphal racket.”
Listen to The Gits’ catalog below.
In other news, drummer Steve Moriarty’s book Mia Zapata & The Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and Revolution is out now.