The amazing debut LP from Local Tourist.

Local Tourist is the musical project of Erin Umstead, who is currently based on the US East Coast. I met Erin in NZ in 2018 and had the privilege of playing with her in Local Tourist over the course of the following year. Together we (and drummer Rory Dalley) produced this record, which has just come out on Melted Ice Cream in NZ, and Lover’s Weekend in the USA. I’ll mercifully save you from RIYL comparisons, but you’ll get a sense of the depth and beauty of the record within the first ten seconds of listening. It’s also available on vinyl!

Yet another collection of new songs, all recorded last year. The release is a companion piece to “November 2021”, which you can listen to here.

The 30 songs from both releases are combined together on cassette, which you can buy through the Oh Yea, Haha Bandcamp. Grab one soon as they’re pretty limited.

Another collection of no strings attached tunes!

Check out this collection of unfinished tunes recorded a few years ago. You’ll notice it’s titled Unfinished I, suggesting there will be an Unfinished II at some point…

Here’s a halloween themed video to a tune off my last record When Did Things Become So So-So?. Check out the full album here:

We’re also doing a 10″ lathe cut through Ride On Super Sound, releasing November. You can pre-order HERE.

The lathe cuts are made by Ride On Super Sound in Ōtautahi on Johnny Electric’s custom lathe cutter, they sound awesome.

Here is a demo of ‘Psych Slasher’ from 2013, recorded on my trusty Fostex Model 280.

I’ll be putting up a collection of Salad Boys 4 track demos at some point in the next few months.

 

Music video for “Onwards and Downwards”

Directed and edited by Wiktor Lekston. Live footage filmed by Jamie Stratton.

New album currently in the works for a (hopefully) 2020 release, sounds nothing like the above song.

Filmed Friday October 24th, 2019.

01. New Song
02. On And On
03. Onwards And Downwards
04. Jemmies

Joe Sampson – vocals and Telecaster
Matthew Phimmavanh – Jazz bass
Brian Feary – drum kit

Recorded and filmed by RDU. Mixed by Jamie Stratton.

 

Here’s a collection of old demos that were written and recorded in 2009. Some juvenilia but some cool stuff that ended up being Salad Boys/T54/The Dance Asthmatics etc…

Listen to the first new Salad Boys single in two whole years!

This Issue b/w Onwards And Downwards coincides with our ‘Australia 2019’ tour and features two new non-LP tracks. Watch the video for ‘This Issue” below. Music video filmed/directed by Ben Dodd and Salad Boys.