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| Sharkmuffin at Bar Matchless last June. |
Chartreuse
Sharkmuffin, the Brooklyn via the Jersey Shore fuzzy noisy surfy poppy duo of Tarra Thiessen (guitar) and Natalie Kirch (bass), will be bringing their debut full-length, Chartreuse, to the world via a joint release with NY / NJ-based label State Capital Records and Asbury Park's own Little Dickman Records.
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| Chartreuse album art by Alexandra Citrin |
The pair have roots on the Jersey Shore. They even met at a New Jersey beach house on July 4th, 2012. Just a few months later, the house where Sharkmuffin was born met someone named Sandy; and you can probably figure out the rest. Sharkmuffin's under 10-minute blast of an EP, 1097, takes its title from the address of that fateful / ill-fated beach house.
After hearing the tracks off of that short burner of an EP, I made it a point at last year's Northside Festival to catch a set from Sharkmuffin. They did not disappoint, filling the small space at Bar Matchless with their jagged and noisy garage pop. Thiessen's coffin-shaped guitar case even looked right at home in the Bar Matchless tomb-like back room.
For Chartreuse, Sharkmuffin got help from ex-Hole / current Upset drummer, Patty Schemel; and I'm looking forward to the results of that collaboration. The album is due on vinyl, cassette, and digital download on August 7th.
This is a really cool band, and it's really cool that they've hooked up with State Capital, who also released a record by our friends The Everymen, and our buds at Little Dickman.
Check out 1097 for a taste of your newest local band.
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