{"product_id":"stare-kits-live-nyc-1979-lp","title":"Stare Kits - Live NYC 1979 LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"46 years after I first heard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStare Kits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on a cassette, they finally have an LP. About time! This NYC quartet's name often comes up in discussions of the No Wave era, which make sense. The members -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Jaeger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Rigby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McMahon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Gurevics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- were all fans of the scene, and involved with various aspects of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTR3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of No Wave's pre-eminent showcases. UT played their first gig opening for Stare Kits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlinding Headache, Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, etc.) played guest sax with them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Gorton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e used Amy as a photo model almost as often as she used \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Lunch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and so on. But despite such connections they were not a No Wave band. Stare Kits's music certainly use instrumental elements in line with No Wave's ethos, but these're part of a much larger mix. The band's basic approach is much rockier and punkier. Bob's guitar parts are more in the tradition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eReed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e than they are Lydian, the McMahon\/Rigby's rhythm section is more primitive than martial, and Angela's vocals are goddamn melodic. Closer musical comparisons might be made to a various aspects of UK bands from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenetration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeaf School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eX-Ray Spex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. There's a soupçon of a '79 UK DIY rattle to some of the tunes as well. But there is an ineffable something lurking in their collective soul that keeps Stare Kits's instrumental sound grounded in the NYC art-punk\/street-rock continuum. Angela's vocals may resemble \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenelope Houston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's at moments but there's not much overt political content in Stare Kits's lyrics. An eclectic mix of elements? Yeah, and it sounds fucking great. The saga of Stare Kits was laid out pretty well in Angela's excellent book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Feel Famous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Hat \u0026amp; Beard Press 2025) and was also part of Amy McMahon's equally dandy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl to City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Southern Domestic 2019). Now's your chance to hear what their hubbub was all about.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Coley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887045374160,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4201\/4416\/files\/stare.jpg?v=1766531674","url":"https:\/\/www.grapefruitrecordclub.com\/products\/stare-kits-live-nyc-1979-lp","provider":"Grapefruit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}