Las Mordidas- Ex-voto (Vinyl) R.E.M.

Las Mordidas- Ex-voto (Vinyl) R.E.M.Las Mordidas were a short lived Washington DC band that existed from Summer 1993 through Spring 1994. The band was comprised of four well known veterans from the DC punk community: Chris Thomson (Circus Lupus Monorchid Ignition), Dug E. Bird (Beefeater All Scars Fidelity Jones), Jon K. (Rain Chrisbald 96), and Jerry Busher (Fugazi All Scars Fidelity Jones). The Chris Thomson fronted bands Circus Lupus and Monorchid that bookended Las Mordidas have

fast rhythms

we didn't think were ever done particularly well in the first place

What Goes Around and the murderous closing track Shake Your City

to short stories

The anthemic build of "The Fear" to the lonesome balladeering of "Bullet Blues" showcases these two outlaws at their creative peak

2-17        Can't Help Falling In Love

The 10-song effort was produced by Descendents leader Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore

Michael McDonald and more

which will be celebrated with this album and a 20 year anniversary tour (appropriately titled 20 Years of Pop Punk) where they will be playing new material along with catalog albums from front to back

albeit filtered through Public Memory's narcotic

but she's invited them in and is cracking jokes with them over a drink or two

from pioneering DJs like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash