USoT is in the rear-view mirror and we’re month out from our last shows, but we’ve got a couple of things in the works…
Jason and Russell have started another band (as yet unnamed) with a our friend Jeff Samuels (ex-Hat Party) on drums. This time around Jason is playing baritone guitar through a bass amp and Russell is still torturing throat and abusing guitar. We’re writing songs now, but so far it appears as though it’s going to be more mathy and angular and Unwound-like. Much more akin to the first USoT record than the last. Yes, we plan on touring.
Jason and Russell continue to play guitar in Tyranny Is Tyranny. It’s more straight forward than USoT — more post-metal/post-rock, with a focus on repetition and dynamics. The songs are, admittedly, still filtered through AmRep noise though.
In addition, Russell keeps threatening to start a solo drone/doom project — just him and a laptop. His recent obsession with Nadja, Earth, and Mamiffer should indicate the direction this thing will go.
Stay tuned. Thanks for all your support and enthusiasm.
Rock!
Hey, while I will miss USoT, this is the best part about a really good band breaking up- the various “Parts” go on in new configurations, meaning that we get new bands out of the deal