#pswingset

08/18/2013; Red 7, Austin, TX

O’Brother was supposed to be the next big thing in post-hardcore/emo for about five minutes around the time I saw them. Certain friends were talking them up and they had a ton of hype around them online. So I saw them. I was a bit underwhelmed. It was fine, but I don’t remember their set being special or anything. It was just another band following in the footsteps of Thrice or Cursive. Fine. Nothing great.

Native was kind of similar. First time I saw them was on a Sargent House showcase at South by Southwest with the Mars Volta. At the showcase, I actually sort of got my hopes up about Native. They were one of the more exciting bands there and at the time I wasn’t hearing many bands playing their flavor of post-hardcore. But, as time passed, they never really capitalized, and much like O’Brother, ended up fading into my memory. As their Facebook has not been updated in a few years, I guess they’re done.

In the works for quite some time (as everything is), I'm proud to get out two new releases in time to close out the year. They're a little different from our usual heavier releases, but the same impeccable quality you're used to from MeatCubeLabel.

nim - a piece of plastic cassette

Something of a "best of" for this long running Kyoto-based emo band. Nim is one of the most well known bands in Japan playing the classic 90's emo sound. Their style is guitar-heavy and super nostalgic. This is definitely a band you don't want to miss out on.  

Pswingset / Play Dead Season split cassette

#FBF

Nov 26th 2010 @ 1011, San Antonio TX w/ SOHNS

Dec 10th 2010 @ Hole In the Wall, Austin TX w/ Look Mexico

Feb 3rd 2011 @ Red Seven, Austin TX w/ Native, Pj Bond

March 15th 2011 @ Plush, Austin TX w/ TopShelf / CYLS - SXSW Show #1

March 18th 2011 @ Mellow Mushroom, Austin TX w/ Former Thieves, Felix Culpa, Helen Earth Band, Xerxes, IIOI

April 7th 2011 @ Thunderbird Coffee, Austin TX

May 21st 2011 @ Mohawk, Austin w/ Jonah Matranga

June 13th 2011 @ House Show, Austin TX w/ Football, Etc.

June 23th 2011 @ The Mink, Houston TX w/ Football, Etc.

June 24th 2011 @ The Center House, Arlington TX w/ Football, Etc. innards

June 25th 2011 @ Bad Grannys, Oklahoma City OK w/ Football, Etc.

June 26th 2011 @ Dettos Barn, Liberty MO w/ Football, Etc.

June 27th 2011 @ Moving Castle, Chicago IL w/ Grown Ups (last show) Football, Etc. , Coping

June 28th 2011 @ The DAAC, Grand Rapids MI w/ Radiator Hospital, Football, Etc. The Ground Is lava

June 29th 2011 @ Kling Thing, Akron OH w/ Annabell, Prawn, Gamenight, Football, Etc.

June 30th 2011 @ Pilot Light, Knoxville TN w/ Gamenight

July 1st 2011 @ Banks St. Bar, New Orleans LA w/ The Silent Game

July 2nd 2011 @ Mohawk, Austin TX w/ Artificial Heart, Tape Deck MTN

Aug 21st 2011 @ Beauty Bar, Austin TX w/ Graveyard Lovers, Diving

Sept 8th 2011 @ Vinyl Junkie, Houston TX w/ Football, Etc, Reverse The Curse, Square and Compass

Sept 9th 2011 @ 1011, San Antonio TX w/ Football, Etc.

Sept 10th 2011 @ Emos, Austin TX w/ Wild Frontier Festival

Nov 9th 2011 @ Beauty Bar, Austin TX w/ Coping, InAeona, The vessel

Dec 10th 2011 @ Scoot Inn, Austin TX w/ We'll Go Machette

Jan 1st - Jan 8th 2012 @ Recording 'All Our False Stars' in Denver CO

Feb 6th 2012 @ Mohawk, Austin TX w/ The Jealous Sound

March 13th 2012 @ Gypsy Lounge, Austin TX w/ Topshelf Records SXSW

March 16th 2012 @ Mellow mushroom, Austin TX w/ You Blew It, Slingshot Dakota, The Loom, brother Ghost

March 17th 2012 @ Varsity Bar, Austin TX w/ Look Mexico

May 25th 2012 @ Scoot Inn, Austin TX w/ Slingshot Dakata

July 24th 2012 @ Red Seven, Austin TX w/ You Blew It, brothers or Not

August 17 2012 @ Scoot Inn, Austin TX w/ Look Mexico, Football, Etc

Oct 12th 2012 @ Mangos, Houston TX w/ Holder, Hoofprints

Oct 13th 2012 @ Rubber Gloves, Denton TX w/ The New Trust

Oct 14th 2012 @ 1011, San Antonio TX w/ Sohns, Stegosaur

March 13th 2013 @ Barbarella, Austin TX w/ Weapons Of Mass Creation SXSW showcase w/ Laura Stevenson, pentimento, cherry cola champs

March 15th 2013 @ Austin Kickboxing, Austin TX w/ Topshelf SXSW #3

July 5th 2013 @ 1011, San Antonio TX w/ Stegosaur

July 6th 2013 @ Mangos, Houston TX w/ Football, Etc. Hoofprints, Valens

July 7th 2013 @ Holy Mountain, Austin TX w/ Hoofprints, Stegosaur

July 12th 2013 @ Heavy Sick, Tokyo Japan w/ Play Dead Season, Detrytus

July 13th 2013 @ Era Shimokitizawa, Tokyo Japan w/ Malegoat, Mirror, Akutagawa, Play Dead Season

July 14th 2013 @ Nano Live House, Kyoto Japan w/ Bed, Play Dead Season

July 15th 2013 @ Rita, Nagoya Japan w/ Slavedriver, Play Dead Season

Aug 17th 2013 @ Red Seven, Austin TX w/ Native, O brother

Sept 21st 2013 @ Red Seven, Austin TX w/ Markov

Jan 2nd 2014 @ Stubbs, Austin TX w/ Thieves, Nominee

Feb 6th 2014 @ Red Seven, Austin TX w/ IIOI, World Is, GBPOL,

http://topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-our-false-starts

http://pswingset.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-play-dead-season

2010 to 2014, awesome times. awesome tours. I feel really fortunate to have been able to do everything we got to do and work with so many cool people. I can remember distinctly feeling like this would be my last hurray.. as I was then 28 when I joined the band, but that hasn't ended up being true. Joining this band ended up being more of a rejuvenation for me as a musician and an opportunity to be apart of something again that I experienced when i was 18 and 19. In fact it's been wholly unexpected and amazing to me that since turning 30 I have actually been able to experience more amazing things through playing music than when I was in my 20's. I spent an entire decade of my life in van touring with Little Compass and later with Papermoons. I was skeptical and weary of being in a band again by the time Jordan invited me to join Pswingset. But as it has turned out, it was a truly wonderful experience and even though we didn't play a million shows or spend 4 years on the road killing ourselves.. the things we did do, and the people we met and friendships that we formed have all had a hugely positive effect on where my life is at this moment.