Ringo Deathstarr - Ringo Deathstarr EP

"There was no future in playing music in Beaumont," Ringo Deathstarr singer Elliott Frazier said in a 2008 interview with the Austin Chronicle. Whether it was the crowds or the musicians that drove him to Austin from his East Texas hometown, he found a community much more receptive to the noisy, overdriven shoegaze squall he wanted to create. Since forming in 2005, Austin's Ringo Deathstarr has been smashing Fender Jazzmasters and blowing out PA systems across America with their blitzkreig noise-pop assault. Taking cues from the loudest British bands of the late 80s and early 90s ( My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Slowdive, and Ride for reference), Ringo put together a batch of songs with very descriptive titles: "Swirly," "Starrsha," and "Some Kind of Sad." After gaining a reputation for playing short, ear-bleeding sets, they released their first EP on CD and digital formats in the UK by Spoilt Victorian Child in 2007 to rave reviews. Supporting slots with The Dandy Warhols, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and More exposed them to audiences ready and willing for their fuzzed-out, fucked-up pop songs. Fan Death Records is proud to issue Ringo Deathstarr's self-titled EP on 12" vinyl for the first time. The first pressing is limited to 500 copies and comes with a free 320Kbps MP3 download. 2009 will also see the re-issue of this EP on CD in Japan on Vinyl Junkie (Vinyl Junkie will have some copies of the 12" for sale) new 7" vinyls on Stickfigure, and extensive US touring in the fall of 2009.

Tracklisting: 1. Swirly 2. Starrsha 3. Some Kind of Sad,  1. Down on you 2. Sweet Girl

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