Snappy Little Numbers Bearded Punk / Monster Zero (2022)
Discomfort Creature is a new project spearheaded by Chris Fogel, who was a part of the early 2000s band The Gamits. Having spent time on the Vinyl Collective message board during this time period, they came up a lot due to their affiliation with Suburban Home records. I own exactly one Gamits record, their split 7" with The Murderburgers that was part of an All In Vinyl subscription series. But I have no memory of it whatsoever.
Because of that, I was pretty much coming into Discomfort Creature with a limited set of expectations or preconceived notions. I'm not really expecting it to sound like anything specific and there's nothing for them to live up to because of my unfamiliarity with prior works. The good news is, that it's a pretty fun record. The band that I really keep hearing echos of for some reason is Armchair Martian. I'm not exactly sure why as vocally, Chris has more of a Billy Joe style than a Jon Snodgrass one, but there's an air about the songs that puts me in a similar place as I was when I heard Armchair Martian for the first time, even though Discomfort Creature plays things a little faster for the most part.
There isn't a bad song in the bunch with the bulk of the proceedings being fast paced affairs with just the slightest bit of twang creeping into their predominantly pop punk stylings. This came in a little late to be in the running for my best of 2022 list, but I definitely would have had to make a place for them if I had a bit more time to spend with this record.
Discomfort Creature - S/T:
https://snappylittlenumbers.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-sln-233
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