Watch the new music video by Memo PST
By now you know Jackson Todd. He’s been ripping the keys for us for a few years. Check out his rolodex of articles about films, bands, playlists and books you need to read here. But he’s also been ripping in a bunch of bands (Repeater, Fortunate Stooge etc), but most recently and notably Memo PST. Remember they played an Inherent Bummer Live event last year.
Memo PST is fronted by former Ex-Cult frontman Chris Shaw and Orville Neeley. Jackson bangs the tubs and this is their second single release in lead up to their new record out May 17th on In the Red Records. They’re also playing a FREE live show at Zebulon on May 13th with Optic Sink and Oog Bogo — which will be their record release show and one you should 1000% be at.
Check out their new vid for “Platform Damage” below as well as all the info you’d ever need on em. And of course our vid on Jackson because he rules.—Travis Ferré
Here’s everything you’d ever wanna know about Memo PST from their press kit:
Memo PST was formed in 2022 by longtime associates Orville Neeley and Chris Shaw.
The band released a self recorded cassette demo and played a handful of shows in California before setting up shop at Discount Mirrors (the neighborhood studio owned by John Dwyer and Eric Bauer) to lay down an LP.
Recorded the first 5 days in May of 2023, the debut album from Memo PST features 12 blasts of raw and primitive Los Angeles punk rock, with Orville Neeley (Bad Sports, OBN IIIs) handling songwriting duties and Chris Shaw (Ex-Cult, Vile Nation) handling vocals and lyrics.
The debut long player from Memo PST is everything fans have come to expect from the two longtime fixtures in underground rock, but also features some of their most memorable songs yet, including “I Used To Be A Pretty Boy” the debut single from the band that sold out in hours via record label In The Red.
The black and white album cover photo (taken behind the iconic rocker shop Worship) and the stark presentation that Memo PST has thus far deployed is a clear statement that this is PUNK made for PUNKS, and the band has little to no regard for current trends created and championed by those less informed.
Written, recorded, and released in Los Angeles, this is the latest chapter in the LA transplants discography, and only the beginning of what we can expect to hear from the songwriting duo.
Rounding out the live lineup is life long Los Angeles punk Danny Clodfelter on bass and San Clemente surf punk Jackson Todd on drums. Crumple up your scribblings, this is Memo PST.
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