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Flippin' on yr slip n' slide

The bittersweet incandescent shimmer of The Cuckoos is deeply rooted in classic rock, dance club funk, and neo-psych art soul, earning the young Austin, Texas band a remarkable reputation in just a few short years. The swampy groove arising from the collision of New Wave romanticism, swirling experimentalism, and loud punky guitars is somehow as perfect as it was improbable, decisively demonstrated on record and stage.

I Hate Love, the band’s debut album, is a musical manifesto. The diverse ten-song outing crackles with the electricity of The Cuckoos coming into their own. 
The band’s first self-titled EP earned favorable comparisons to Tame Impala, Joy Division, and Pink Floyd from esteemed publications like Classic Rock Magazine and Relix. I Hate Love is rooted in their primal psych-rock-post-punk soul but broadens its scope. It’s a new signature sound, one that will appeal equally to folks weaned on essential art-rock like Talking Heads and those attracted to retro-future acts like Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats.

I Hate Love was produced and mixed in Austin by Chris “Frenchie” Smith (…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Toadies, Fastball) at the Grammy-nominated producer’s studio, The Bubble, and mastered by Gavin Lurssen (Chris Cornell, Frank Zappa, Iggy Pop, Kid Cudi) and Reuben Cohen (Leon Russell, Dweezil Zappa, The Motels). 

- Ryan J. Downey

“Investment or Distraction ... what’s the price of passion?”

Michael Anthony Espinach, aka BREATHERRR, asks on his third record, FEAR FLORA. The album, several years in the making, is a reflection on comfort, burnout, and acceptance. It is the artist’s most vulnerable work to date, expanding upon 2014's fresh faced RESIN BALLET, and the anxious noise pop of 2016's ALMOND NOIR.  From the reclusive Post-Dub of opener COUCH, the Black Metal laced Synth Pop of UNICORN, to the majestically warm Psychedelic Classical of COCOON, FEAR FLORA will take listeners to their own dark wonderlands.


Starting as a solo project in late 2013, FEAR FLORA is the first true foray into collaboration for BREATHERRR.  As of 2019, BREATHERRR has expanded in lineup to include J.P. Bendzinski (Crystal Antlers), Joel Jasper (DRUGS) and Tyler Lindgren (Holophrase, Goblincock).

BREATHERRR has shared the stage with bands such as: HEALTH (Loma Vista Recordings), Youth Code (Dais Records), Pictureplane, and Haunted Summer

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