Motoloaf No Happy Endings LP
This could 100% be an early No Idea Records release, and in fact, I thought it was. Like for realz, though. The cover art alone looks striking like a No Idea release. The sound has all the RADON, HOT WATER MUSIC, CLAIRMEL, TILTWHEEL, GUNMOLL, DON’S EX-GIRLFRIEND, FLUF, etc. similarities, not because it sounds like any of those bands but it vibes in that orbit. What this does have in common is great players and insightful, sarcastic, poignant lyrics, e.g. “We are a race of assholes / We deserve to be erased.” I love the cover art with the lose/lose situation these two beasts find themselves in, and neither is backing down from their mutual destruction. I’ve listened to this all the way through three times, and not only is this on split-colored vinyl, but it also has a lyric sheet to follow along. This is the whole package in one whole package. Oh, they are from Atlanta, GA, so there’s that.