Rademacher Returns w/4th EP

Still rockin' the Fres...

By Fred Mills

Back when we were just little BLURT-lings going by the name of Harp magazine we profiled delightful Fresno band Rademacher.  "Clever narratives and jittery, pulsing songs," we claimed (and not without reason) the band wielded with aplomb. Now comes word that our Harp heroes have a new EP they're about to serve up, their fourth. Titled the ERA EP, it's due digitally from Jaxart Records via all the usual suspects starting Sept. 30 and was recorded by Matt Orme at Gardenside Studios in Fresno.

Some background and obligatory label hype:

Due to their geographic location and their seeming nonchalance, these kids have garnered many comparisons to Pavement.  And there is something to that.  They write good songs.  They are a bit discordant.  But the important thing to know about Rademacher is this : they work really hard.  They tour constantly, produce recordings at a breakneck pace (4 eps and 1 full length in 3 years) , and take their music (if not themselves) very seriously.

Consisting of frontman Malcolm Sosa, bassist Greer McGettrick, and a rotating cast of musicians, they have recorded three EPs with their off-and-on -again drummer/utility infielder, Matt Orme. In 2007, Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart decided to lend his nimble fingers to engineer Stunts, resulting in a more epic and commercially viable sound for the group.

"I would like to be one of the best songwriters ever," says Malcolm Sosa. "Not just good.  Not just good ‘for Fresno', but kick-ass in your face, blood coming out of the stereo speakers and refrains running through your veins sort of good.  Is that too much?"

According to the band this EP will mark "a bit of a return, as well as a folksy revamp" of their early lo-fi, slow-core sound. Works for us! Full track listing below. Meanwhile, Rademacher will have a free residency at Los Angeles' The Echo club each Monday night of October.

RADEMACHER - ERA EP


1. If U Know
2. Believer
3. Need Nobody
4. MAGIC MOUNTAIN PKWY