This song was recorded in 2014 @ The Wreckroom, Adrian Grenier's basement studio in Brooklyn, NYC.

Recorded & mixed by Brian Koerber.

"HALF MEASURES"

We dance in dirty waters,
That I know for sure.
Like the sons & daughters
of the one before
Oh, I can see the problem
and it's certainly not me..
And if you wanna solve 'em
Go ahead - take the lead!

'Cause there's just no half measures
If it's a blind surprise.
Oh' I can think of treasures baby,
wild things, wild things..

There's the open fields now
And nowhere to walk
But I sure don't feel like
Sitting here for a talk

'Cause there's just no half measures
If it's a blind surprise.
Oh' I can think of treasures baby,
wild things.. wild things!

Half Measures

Episode one of the Cris Kirkwood Podcast with Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky. The intro music is Teenagers by the Meat Puppets, the outro music is 4 AM by the Bicycle Thief featuring Bob Forrest and Josh Klinghoffer.  

1: Bob Forrest

Punk, Rock and Roll are sitting in a bar, drinking cheap rum. In walks a trash can full of voices, who gets to talking. Punk, Rock and Roll think they might like this guy, so they pour their drinks down his throat, shake him up, swing him around the room, knocking over everyone. This is what The Connectors do. Punk swag with rock & roll guitar strings weaved through a solid, skank-worthy drumbeat, blasted through your ears with a drone of non-beauty from the frontman. The Connectors love you, and they want to eat your beautiful energy. They are two modest guys, and they've come to fill your ears with whatever they could get out of their heads. So come listen, because hot girls like their music, and they are underground, which I'm told is cool these days.

Words by
Joseph Stolhman


PRESS:

"..easily one of the most exciting duos in music right now" ;') - Elusivelittlecomments

“Garagey punk rock’n’roll - with Stooges, Dolls, Ramones type vibes – and a smidge of Nirvana.” – Xfm

“The Connectors are a London based band with a sound that fuses 70s punk and rock and roll. With the band only comprising of two people they are probably the best duo going since The Kills. FACT.” - Artrocker

“ This is proper Punk music – rusty strings guitars, a good stick in your head riff and delivered with a swagger. Not to mention some bugger sounds like he’s destroying the drum kit in the background.” 7/10 – SB, Tasty Fanzine

“ I hear a ton of new bands regularly. That’s all fine and good. But sometimes I want them to just, you know… rock. I don’t care how ultra polished it sounds or if you can dance to it. I just sometimes want my rock to rock. Is that asking too much? The Connectors rock. This London duo are the rock I want to hear when I want to hear rock. If you have 3 minutes and 14 seconds to spare, i’ll prove it” – Christopher Levine, Eclectiblogs.

" the duo makes the most out of their minimalist set-up. Translation: it's loud as hell. This is for sure a band worth paying attention to. – Afropunk.com

Half Measures

The Connectors

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