{"product_id":"pass-the-loofah-limited-metallic-silver-white-splatter-vinyl-lp","title":"Pass The Loofah: Limited Metallic Silver \u0026 White Splatter Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOakland’s Naked Roommate have been slinking around \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e Bay Area lighting up stages, shaking asses \u0026amp; confounding listeners since 2018, when \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e group - originally just \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e duo of real-life partners Andy Jordan \u0026amp; Amber Sermeno (both formerly of \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e World) - self-released a cassette of demos (2018’s “Naked Roommate”). Members Michael “Mig” Zamora \u0026amp; Alejandra Alcala (Blues Lawyer) joined soon after to augment \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e sound \u0026amp; live band with \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003eir proper full-length album “Do \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Duvet”, co-released in September of 2020 via UK label Upset! \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Rhythm \u0026amp; Trouble In Mind. 2024 finds \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e lineup expanded even further to incorporate \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e horn section of Geoff Saba \u0026amp; Jeanne Oss on tenor \u0026amp; alto saxophones as well as percussion \u0026amp; marimba as \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e band readies \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003eir sophomore effort, \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e dizzyingly ecstatic ”\u003cspan class=\"markggicat1ct\"\u003ePass\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mark5rtfhgajk\"\u003eLoofah\u003c\/span\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded by members Andy Jordan \u0026amp; Mig Zamora from 2021-2023 as time \u0026amp; restrictions allowed, “\u003cspan class=\"markggicat1ct\"\u003ePass\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mark5rtfhgajk\"\u003eLoofah\u003c\/span\u003e” retains \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e wild energy of \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003eir debut, but leans into \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e rhythmic throbs perpetuated by forbears like Kid Creole \u0026amp; \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Coconuts, Lizzy Mercier Descloux \u0026amp; ESG; \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e signature sound of UK’s On-U Sound \u0026amp; NYC’s 99 Records, but with a decidedly West Coast irreverence \u0026amp; a knack for absurdist exposition. Make no mistake, this is music designed to make your body MOVE \u0026amp; Naked Roommate won’t stop until \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003ey ’ve made sure every ass is shook. \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e band freely incorporates elements of \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e dancier side of post-punk (think A Certain Ratio or Liquid Liquid) as well as disco, funk, \u0026amp; house music. However, \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e group’s uplifting melodicism belies a deeper subtext, understanding \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e importance of \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e sense of community of dance music \u0026amp; \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e culture surrounding it and leaning into a Neo-socialist lyrical context. Shit is fucked, \u0026amp; we get thru it by helping one another \u0026amp; acknowledging \u0026amp; addressing \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e failures of disaster Capitalism \u0026amp; tech-bro hegemony (a state \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e band is all-too familiar with, living in \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Bay Area) Take \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e first single “Bus”; a four-on-\u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e-floor banger \u0026amp; salutary paeon to \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e ups \u0026amp; downs of \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e people’s transport that throbs \u0026amp; pulses with a late-night sashay (and a bridge that launches \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e tune into \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e stratosphere).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, “Fight Flight ”s funky horn stabs and Sermeno’s slinky vocals swoon over Numan-esque synth squiggles that are fortified \u0026amp; funkified toward \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e dance floor. “Broken Whisper ” edges into new territor y for \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e group, adding a Caribbean flavor a’la Kid Creole or \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Specials that punctuates \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e persistent \u0026amp; synthetic beats underneath. Meanwhile instrumental interludes like “Ducky \u0026amp; Viv”, “G-Y pt. 1” \u0026amp; “G-Y pt. 2” oscillate into zones of sci-fi meets soap opera soundtracks, sounding not unlike \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e electronic experiments of UK industrial pioneers Chris \u0026amp; Cosey. Album closer “I Can’t Be Found” might be \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e album’s secret weapon; It ’s swooning synth melody \u0026amp; processed vocals recall early Daft Punk or MGMT by way of Derrick Carter \u0026amp; \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e Au Pairs. It ’s a beautiful song; perfect for \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e late night (or early morning) car ride home from \u003cspan class=\"marktqdgb9wq9\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. No Kicker \u003cbr\u003e2. 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