Go Sailor were a great, short-lived band from the mid-90s who represent a key link in the US indie music chain. Featuring Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap, The Softies, Gaze, Brave Irene, Knife Pleats), Linton (Henry's Dress, The Aislers Set) and Paul Curran (Take A Day fanzine, Crimpshrine), they released three great singles and a few compilation tracks, and then went their separate ways. But what records they are! Basic and lovely in their song-writing, they're perfect snapshots of where indie-pop was during that last burst of pre-internet indie activity. Touching on time-honored themes of friendship and love (lost and found), they resonate with honesty and purity of intention.

While the themes might sound, dare we say, twee, the music is anything but. Rose's scrappy guitar was backed by Linton and Paul's sparkplug rhythm section, each song vibrating with enthusiasm and punk rock energy. Tunes like "I'm Still Crying," "Windy" and their ace cover of Nar's "Blue Sky" are as rambunctious and infectious as pop comes, showing the band's deep roots in the Bay Area punk scene. And the hits just keep on coming: "Ray of Sunshine" and "Long Distance" are total classics, while "Bigger Than The Ocean" slows the pace down for a couple's dance. Paul takes the lead on "The Boy Who Sailed Around The World," wrapping up this flawless record with one of the band's live favorites.

Go Sailor reunited in the early 2010s to play to enraptured crowds at the NYC and Athens Popfests, and their appearance at the Slumberland 20th Anniversary show was the stuff of legend. This album compiles all three of their singles plus compilation tracks and was first released on vinyl in 2011. Due to pressing plant issues it quickly went out of print and that's just not right, so we are very happy to bring you this 11th anniversary edition, back on vinyl where it belongs.

Go Sailor

Go Sailor - Long Distance

Drew Collins - Songwriting, Vocals, Guitars
Ian Norris - Mastering @imhaus
Miguel Pichardo - Production, Mixing, and Vocals @onlyafter6pm
Jake Fucci - Lead Guitars @pulsr-367208514
Josh Merkin - Drums @pulsr-367208514
Bex Vines - Vocals and Additional Lyrics @bex_musicz
Izzi Oakes - Additional Guitar and Synth @oakscreen

Photo by Mar Salinas @ratpower

Green

teenage years (demo)

Knife Dead Calm

august 28th

her ribbon in there -sundots

why are you acting so weird

hiding

Wish i could talk to you
Wish you could talk to me too

Wish i could say your name
Without feeling like i do
Scaring you

I don't wanna do this again
And i don't wanna do this again
And i don't wanna do this again
And i don't wanna do this again

Miss walking in the snow
I miss the places we would go
I miss being your friend
I miss being around you
Around you

And i just wanna be your friend
And i just wanna be your friend
And i just wanna be your friend
And i just wanna be your friend

recorded in the autumn of 2015.
album artwork by ivanna masera

Miss

i don't want to hold you back from doing everything you want to, whenever you would like to

alive

why are you acting so weird

omufang

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