{"product_id":"rump-state-s-t-lp-12xu","title":"Rump State - Psychic Sidekick LP [12XU]","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlitched noise in grand tradition of To Live \u0026amp; Shave In LA and other abstract greats. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom IG user OutsideNoise444:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 xyejjpt x15dsfln x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af\" style=\"--x---base-line-clamp-line-height: 18px; --x-lineheight: 18px;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xt0psk2 x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af x126k92a\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003ealbum review for psychic sidekick by rump state! if you like deceit by this heat, hi how are you by daniel johnston, hole in the heart by ramleh, proto punk like white light \/ white heat by the velvet underground and funhouse by the stooges, or genres like ambient, noise music, electronic music, or experimental music in general, this is for you! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3FvdnQHZlA?si=0LnvOArhbSRjlTBH\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBandcamp says:\u003cbr\u003eMark Morgan (formerly of Sightings and Silk Purse) and Gaute Granli first met in Brooklyn at The Glove in 2017 while Granli was on tour from his home country of Norway. The following year, Morgan embarked on a solo European tour and he and Granli did three shows together in Norway. Ultimately finding each other reasonably tolerable and able to agree to disagree on punk versus prog, they soon thereafter toured together in the fall of 2019 in Europe for 50 days with each playing solo. As the tour progressed, both found themselves influencing and being influenced by the other and by the end, they decided they should do a band together (easier to book one act rather than a package deal). Plans were made to reconvene in 2020 to record and possibly tour but then Covid threw a wrench into the works. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA couple of years later, Rump State finally started playing and recording together in 2021 at Entropy Studio in Redford, Michigan (notably the childhood home of Ted Nugent who purportedly refers to it as \"Tedford\"). Outside of agreeing that there should be a strong focus on duo vocals and that Morgan would play guitar and Granli electronics, not much else was discussed in advance of first playing together. From these sessions, their first LP\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e \"Retaliation Aesthetics\" was cobbled together and eventually released on the Parisian No Lagos label in March 2023. Since then, Rump State has toured the USA once and Europe multiple times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Psychic Sidekick', Rump State's second album, is a jarring, dizzying (even!) collision ; prior notions of song disassembly and aural properties being repossessed-then-sold-for-scrap were already due for reassessment. Morgan and Granli have rendered such arguments moot, and if you prefer \"discussion\" to argument, CONGRATS ON BEING SO (fucking) civilized. That's not gonna diminish this album's impact one iota. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs this the most challenging album of 2026? How in blazes should I know, it's only February. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Morgan resides in Queens, NY and Gaute Granli in Brussels, Belgium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/files\/rumpstatepic.jpg?v=1784142178\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"12XU","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":54267869626581,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/files\/rumpstateeee.jpg?v=1784142375","url":"https:\/\/goner-records.com\/products\/rump-state-s-t-lp-12xu","provider":"Goner Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}