Kebab Disco, by neutrals

Kebab Disco

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agmon blimey, cannot stop playing this one. gobsmacking addictive wee album it is.

propagandatour The Neutrals are immediately appealing--but also hold up to repeated listens. This album gives joy Favorite track: Swiss.

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Black vinyl repress with 12"x24" fold out lyric poster

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	1.	I Can Do That 02:10
	2.	Missing Records 01:21
	3.	Half Shut Knife 03:05
	4.	Technical College 02:43
	5.	24 Pictures 02:52
	6.	You Were Seen 02:02
	7.	Angst Reflex 02:01
	8.	Food Court 02:42
	9.	Hate The Summer Of Love 02:09
	10.	Motorcycle Cop 03:09
	11.	Coming Up Roses 02:49
	12.	Swiss 04:34

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Kebab Disco is the debut LP from Bay Area trio Neutrals, following the release of two well-received promotional cassette demos. On the album, the group channels a wide range of 70s and 80s punk, post-punk, and indie pop influences.

In the accompanying zine/lyric booklet, the band describe the first side of the record as “the art school suite”: the action kicks off in Glasgow, Scotland, with tales of artistic jealousy, petty theft, late night psychedelic excursions, burgeoning romance, and a betrayal. By the beginning of side B, the protagonist has emigrated to the perceived mecca of San Francisco, only to be met with ghosts of the past, a shifting demographic, and a self-satisfied post-counterculture consumerist class. While not strictly autobiographical, this mirrors the personal experience of Scottish singer/guitarist Allan McNaughton.

“Paying some serious stylistic debts to the transitional period between post-punk and C86 in the early-to-mid ‘80s UK underground—had they actually existed back then, NEUTRALS could have fit on the Cherry Red roster next to the MONOCHROME SET just as easily as they could have on Creation Records alongside MEAT WHIPLASH.” – Erika Elizabeth, Maximumrocknroll

“endearing and addictive jangly indie/punk with guitars ripped from deep cuts from the Rough Trade and 4AD catalogues.” – Terminal Escape blog

"Tautly jangling early-80s DIY"... "serrated indiepop... of the Shop Assistants or McCarthy ilk perhaps, but a continuum is ensured by McNaughton, a Glaswegian relocated to Oakland, still speak-singing lyrics dotted with Scottish nostalgia" - Noel Gardner, The Quietus

Neutrals are Allan McNaughton (Giant Haystacks, Airfix Kits) on guitar and vocals, Phil Benson (Terry Malts, Magic Bullets) on bass and vocals, and Phil Lantz (Cocktails, Razz, Airfix Kits) on drums. They live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Emotional Response Records
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released June 7, 2019

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neutrals Oakland, California

Post-punk indie pop from the SF Bay Area.

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May 5

Knockout Room

San Francisco, CA
Jun 6

Thee Stork Club

Oakland, CA
Jul 19

Unimatrix Zero

Emeryville, CA

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