Pass The Loofah Naked Roommate SKU: 21.00 23.00 £21.00 - £23.00 £21.00 - £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Trouble In Mind Released Date: 25th October 2024 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Pass The Loofah quantity Add to basket ReservePre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Oakland’s Naked Roommate have been slinking around the Bay Area lighting up stages, shaking asses & confounding listeners since 2018, when the group – originally just the duo of real-life partners Andy Jordan & Amber Sermeno (both formerly of The World) – self-released a cassette of demos (2018’s “Naked Roommate”). Members Michael “Mig” Zamora & Alejandra Alcala (Blues Lawyer) joined soon after to augment the sound & live band with their proper full-length album “Do The Duvet”, co-released in September of 2020 via UK label Upset! The Rhythm & Trouble In Mind. 2024 finds the lineup expanded even further to incorporate the horn section of Geoff Saba & Jeanne Oss on tenor & alto saxophones as well as percussion & marimba as the band readies their sophomore effort, the dizzyingly ecstatic ”Pass The Loofah”. Recorded by members Andy Jordan & Mig Zamora from 2021-2023 as time & restrictions allowed, “Pass The Loofah” retains the wild energy of their debut, but leans into the rhythmic throbs perpetuated by forbears like Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Lizzy Mercier Descloux & ESG; the signature sound of UK’s On-U Sound & NYC’s 99 Records, but with a decidedly West Coast irreverence & a knack for absurdist exposition. Make no mistake, this is music designed to make your body MOVE & Naked Roommate won’t stop until they ’ve made sure every ass is shook. The band freely incorporates elements of the dancier side of post-punk (think A Certain Ratio or Liquid Liquid) as well as disco, funk, & house music. However, the group’s uplifting melodicism belies a deeper subtext, understanding the importance of the sense of community of dance music & the culture surrounding it and leaning into a Neo-socialist lyrical context. Shit is fucked, & we get thru it by helping one another & acknowledging & addressing the failures of disaster Capitalism & tech-bro hegemony (a state the band is all-too familiar with, living in The Bay Area) Take the first single “Bus”; a four-on-the-floor banger & salutary paeon to the ups & downs of the people’s transport that throbs & pulses with a late-night sashay (and a bridge that launches the tune into the stratosphere). Elsewhere, “Fight Flight ”s funky horn stabs and Sermeno’s slinky vocals swoon over Numan-esque synth squiggles that are fortified & funkified toward the dance floor. “Broken Whisper ” edges into new territor y for the group, adding a Caribbean flavor a’la Kid Creole or The Specials that punctuates the persistent & synthetic beats underneath. Meanwhile instrumental interludes like “Ducky & Viv”, “G-Y pt. 1” & “G-Y pt. 2” oscillate into zones of sci-fi meets soap opera soundtracks, sounding not unlike the electronic experiments of UK industrial pioneers Chris & Cosey. Album closer “I Can’t Be Found” might be the album’s secret weapon; It ’s swooning synth melody & processed vocals recall early Daft Punk or MGMT by way of Derrick Carter & The Au Pairs. It ’s a beautiful song; perfect for the late night (or early morning) car ride home from the club. Artist Naked Roommate Genre Rock And Pop Label Trouble In Mind Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings No Kicker Fight Flight Successful Friend Ducky & Viv Bus Broken Whisper G-Y pt. 1 Sunblot Reasons Why Yob G-Y pt. 2 I Can’t Be Found Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Naked Roommate and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Naked Roommate Do The Duvet Rock And Pop | Upset The Rhythm | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th September 2020 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Naked Roommate Do The Duvet £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Upset The Rhythm SKU: UTR132 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cherry Poppin Daddies White Teeth, Black Thoughts Rock And Pop | People Like You | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 5th May 2014 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cherry Poppin Daddies White Teeth, Black Thoughts £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: People Like You SKU: 4682951 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 5th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Magazine No Thyself Rock And Pop | Wire-Sound | 180g, 1LP Released 24th October 2011 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Magazine No Thyself £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Wire-Sound SKU: WIRED22 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th October 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hayden Thorpe Ness Rock And Pop | Domino | 1LP Released 27th September 2024 £22.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Hayden Thorpe Ness £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP516 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th September 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vanessa Fernandez Use Me Rock And Pop | Groove Note | SACD Released 12th January 2015 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vanessa Fernandez Use Me £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Groove Note SKU: CGRN1050SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 12th January 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shamir Ratchet Rock And Pop | XL Recordings | 1LP Released 18th May 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shamir Ratchet £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: XL Recordings SKU: XLLP672 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Slade Cum On Feel The Hitz – The Best Of Slade Rock And Pop | BMG | 2LP Released 25th September 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Slade Cum On Feel The Hitz – The Best Of Slade £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG SKU: 4050538608731 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nick Waterhouse Nick Waterhouse Rock And Pop | Innovative Leisure | 1LP Released 8th March 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nick Waterhouse Nick Waterhouse £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Innovative Leisure SKU: IL2060V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brandi Carlile By The Way, I Forgive You Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP Released 8th February 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brandi Carlile By The Way, I Forgive You £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: 0075678659171 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Flipper Album Generic Flipper Rock And Pop | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 10th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Flipper Album Generic Flipper £27.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M513LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton Rock And Pop | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 8th September 2022 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton £34.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SD33-326 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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