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CYLS 026: @footballetc “The Draft”
Release date: 2/8/2011
Format: 12"/Digital
Pressing Info:
First Pressing:
150 Black
350 Bone White
Second Pressing:
200 Baby Pink
300 Coke Bottle Green
Co-Release with strictly no capital letters
Alright, we’re back from a week off! I’m feeling refreshed and rearing to go, besides the fact that my computer froze while I was writing this and I had to start all over again. Lame! It felt good to take a week off, so expect another one of those every few weeks to keep me fresh.
We return today with Football, etc.’s debut LP, “The Draft”. Before we go anything further, we need to take a minute to acknowledge the loss of an incredible talent that was instrumental to this album and to the Houston music scene.
Last year, James Lyon Vehslage passed away. His was an extremely talented and creative drummer. He tackled every endeavor with energy and passion. He also built and ran a wonderful all-ages DIY venue called The Summit where countless bands played fantastic shows, including my own. RIP James, you are missed.
This album came out shortly after our label partner Conor left, and there were so many things that he did that I had no clue how to do. One of them was graphic art. There was an issue where the art was saved to the low-res template and the art became pixelated/very poor quality. Somehow, through the entire chain, this mistake was not caught. As a result, the jackets came out looking somewhat less than desirable. We fixed this in the second pressing with a little assist from our buddy, Jeff Ramirez. Thanks, Jeff!
This album has my favorite Football song of all time, and if you know this band, you can probably guess what song this is. That’s right, we are talking about track number 3, “Safety”- a jam that slays for days. Don’t get me wrong, every song is good, but Safety belongs in the top ten of the genre.
Watch a Violitionist Sessions with of three songs live from 2011 that is The Draft-era specific. There’s a neat interview you can read too:
http://violitionist.com/2011/12/football-etc/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEDnHjAORZ/?igshid=eft0kbxjbagt
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