The Famines – The Complete Collected Singles LP  (MCR 022)

Hi Hi Hi (3:28)
Faux Famous (2:05)
Syllables (2:11)
Got Lies if You
Want Them (3:13)
P.L.C.A (0:38)
Free Love is a Sales
Technique (2:02)
the First World War (3:03)
I Like Some of the
Things You Do (2:30)
TWA Flight 553 (4:21)
Gimme Some
Numbers (3:34)
Faux Wealthy (2:34)

The Famines are our favourite band. They are a band that we gladly wave the banner for, a band we would take a bullet for, and they require your attention. Personally, I’ve only ever been brought to tears by a live show once, and it was for The Famines who were closing out Wyrd Fest II, in a performance that was both visceral and unexpectedly sweet. As Bruno Latour would say, we have been enrolled.

The Complete Collected Singles is a small encyclopedia of minimalist-maximalist modernist noise garage songs from 2008 to present. These songs range from sly to monstrous, teething to biting. Indeed, The Famines are a band working in extremes, pushing two-piece dynamics simultaneously toward new highs and new lows.

In a culture of disposability, The Famines offer something worth holding on to. When you find yourself weeding out your record collection in five years, you will hold onto The Complete Collected Singles. Famines guitarist/vocalist Raymond Biesinger’s sleeve visuals give these things a lasting appeal.

The first pressing of The Complete Collected Singles is 500. The first 100 pre-orders come with a limited, colour-reversed poster of the sleeve art, and look absolutely amazing. The LP sounds great as well - the re-mastering and the long-play format will keep this on your turntable for years to come.