First studio release from Pohgoh since 1998. The song, written and arranged in 1994, was recorded during a session between 2010-2013 after a 2009 reunion celebrating a then 15-year anniversary for New Granada Records. Part of a 3-song EP to be released 12/25/2014; limited to 20 hand-cut 10"s on clear vinyl. The EP features original vocalist Kobi Finley, but the recordings are unique in that they are the first Pohgoh recordings to feature all 5 members, including second vocalist Susie Richardson Ulrey on backing vocals/harmonies.

Recorded at Atomic Audio; Tampa, FL by Mark Nikolich

Photo: Pohgoh w/ Kobi at 2009 reunion (credit: Nicole Kibert)


POHGOH ~ "Claude Rains" (2014)

Recorded live via iPhone (rehearsal w/ trolley, fountain, giggles and all!) at New World Brewery; Tampa, FL
Friday December 26, 2014  

Happy New Year from Rec Center, Tracy Shedd and New Granada Records!

Words/Music by Frank Loesser; 1947

Tracy Shedd: vocals
Susie Ulrey: vocals
Michael Waksman: ukulele

Photo: John McNicholas

REC CENTER & TRACY SHEDD ~ "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"

- from album Secret Club
- out Friday September 7, 2018 (CD/LP/Digital)
- recorded August 2017 @ Magpie Cage; Baltimore, MD
- engineered & mixed by J. Robbins
- produced by J. Robbins & Pohgoh
- mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio; Cornwall, NY

facebook.com/pohgohfl
instagram.com/pohgohfl

New Granada Records (US)
Barely Regal Records (UK/EU)
Waterslide Records (JAPAN)

ABOUT POHGOH:
Twenty-one years is a long time between albums.  

Since calling it quits in 1997, Tampa, FL's Pohgoh has been known to break out the guitars for the occasional one-off reunion over the years. The last one reignited a missing passion and desire to write and perform music together.  Susie Ulrey (vocals, guitar), Matt Slate (guitar), Keith Ulrey (drums) and new bassist Brian Roberts (Hankshaw, Murder Suicide Pact) spent the last couple of years hunkered down in their practice space revisiting the old material while hashing out fresh ideas.   
 
In August 2017 the band made their way to Baltimore, MD's Magpie Cage Recording Studio to record their sophomore full-length with engineer/producer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines). The result is Secret Club, Pohgoh's first full-length since 1997's posthumous In Memory Of Bab, consisting of songs dealing with life as a band after almost 20 years apart and Susie's 15+ year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.  

Diagnosed in 2001, Susie's lyrics touch on the hardships and struggles of living with the disease including, but not limited to, a constant worry of being a burden to others  (“Business Mode”), years of chemical and drug therapies (“Super Secret Club”) and a simple nightly fight pleading with her own legs to remain still (“Who's The You”). The album does have its 'light in the darkness' moments, too, with songs about the direction of the reunited band (“Try Harder”) and the sheer power of positive thinking (“Bunch”), of which she declares “I lose battles, but I win wars.” All of this set to a backdrop of crunchy Superchunk-y guitars, even as they visit the more downtempo moments of reflection throughout the 11 tracks.  

With a rich history within the 90's DIY/indie/emo scene, Pohgoh was in a small league of female-fronted bands of the era alongside peers like Rainer Maria, Dahlia Seed & Jejune. The band's previous catalog includes several singles, a split 7" with Braid, the closing track on the Emo Diaries, Vol. 1 and the aforementioned full-length.

Secret Club

POHGOH ~ "Business Mode" (from 2018 album Secret Club)

- from album Secret Club
- out Friday September 7, 2018 (CD/LP/Digital)
- recorded August 2017 @ Magpie Cage; Baltimore, MD
- engineered & mixed by J. Robbins
- produced by J. Robbins & Pohgoh
- mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio; Cornwall, NY

facebook.com/pohgohfl
instagram.com/pohgohfl

New Granada Records (US)
Barely Regal Records (UK/EU)
Waterslide Records (JAPAN)

ABOUT POHGOH:
Twenty-one years is a long time between albums.

Since calling it quits in 1997, Tampa, FL's Pohgoh has been known to break out the guitars for the occasional one-off reunion over the years. The last one reignited a missing passion and desire to write and perform music together. Susie Ulrey (vocals, guitar), Matt Slate (guitar), Keith Ulrey (drums) and new bassist Brian Roberts (Hankshaw, Murder Suicide Pact) spent the last couple of years hunkered down in their practice space revisiting the old material while hashing out fresh ideas.

In August 2017 the band made their way to Baltimore, MD's Magpie Cage Recording Studio to record their sophomore full-length with engineer/producer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines). The result is Secret Club, Pohgoh's first full-length since 1997's posthumous In Memory Of Bab, consisting of songs dealing with life as a band after almost 20 years apart and Susie's 15+ year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Diagnosed in 2001, Susie's lyrics touch on the hardships and struggles of living with the disease including, but not limited to, a constant worry of being a burden to others (“Business Mode”), years of chemical and drug therapies (“Super Secret Club”) and a simple nightly fight pleading with her own legs to remain still (“Who's The You”). The album does have its 'light in the darkness' moments, too, with songs about the direction of the reunited band (“Try Harder”) and the sheer power of positive thinking (“Bunch”), of which she declares “I lose battles, but I win wars.” All of this set to a backdrop of crunchy Superchunk-y guitars, even as they visit the more downtempo moments of reflection throughout the 11 tracks.

With a rich history within the 90's DIY/indie/emo scene, Pohgoh was in a small league of female-fronted bands of the era alongside peers like Rainer Maria, Dahlia Seed & Jejune. The band's previous catalog includes several singles, a split 7" with Braid, the closing track on the Emo Diaries, Vol. 1 and the aforementioned full-length.

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