Salinas Records is having quite the Spring. In the same week they released the highly anticipated sophomore record by Joyride! – which we loved, they also released the second Quaker Wedding album.
If you haven’t heard about this three-piece from NYC, you are not the only one. To an extent this has to do with the fact that Quaker Wedding doesn’t seem all that concerned with being hip, happening or polishing up their sound; they are all about writing great songs. And if there is one name that comes to mind while listening to Quaker Wedding it’s Blake Schwarzenbach. If you like the output of his bands (Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil and Forgetters), there is a strong likelihood you will like the new Quaker Wedding record. Operating on a similar sonic spectrum somewhere between punk and rock, it has that same underappreciated quality that accumulates critical acclaim which doesn’t automatically translate to success.
Total Disarray is full of Punk rock with rough edges and a lot of melancholy. Destined to be overlooked by the many, I can see Total Disarray being fully embraced by the few. Count me in, I think this one’s special.
Total Disarray is out now through Salinas Records – the label founded by Quaker Wedding frontman Marco Reosti.